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Port Vale pack their bags to visit Bristol Rovers at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Valiants will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 16 and win only 6 of the 31 games.
The previous match played between the two at Memorial Stadium was within the last three years, in December 2005, with Port Vale inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Pirates in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 13 Dec | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Port Vale | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 02 Dec | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 30 Apr | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 3 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 09 Apr | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 23 Aug | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGEC |
| 1994/1995 | Wed 17 Aug | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 3 | Port Vale | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Pirates, with 6 goals against.
The away form of Port Vale is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Valiants have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 31 points from their 25 matches. Port Vale find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 29 games have yielded only 21 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pirates, as the Valiants have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol Rvs. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 9 matches. |
| Port Vale | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. |