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Port Vale prepare to entertain Plymouth Argyle at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 17 of the 24 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was less than a year ago, in December 2002, with Plymouth inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Valiants in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Plymouth | 3 - 0 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Dec | Port Vale | 1-2 | Plymouth | LD2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 19 Feb | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Plymouth | LD2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 28 Aug | Plymouth | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 24 Apr | Plymouth | 0 - 1 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 17 Oct | Port Vale | 4 - 0 | Plymouth | LD2 |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 28 Mar | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Plymouth | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Valiants, with 5 goals against.
Plymouth have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Pilgrims's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Port Vale are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 23 points from 13 games. Plymouth's total of 21 points from their 13 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
| Plymouth | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Port Vale may be coming up against a decent side in Plymouth, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Valiants. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Unbeaten in the last 10 home games. |
| Plymouth | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |