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Port Vale prepare to entertain Bury at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 35 games played, Valiants have recorded 17 wins, and Bury have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was less than a year ago, in April 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Apr | Port Vale | 1-1 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Bury | 3 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Mar | Bury | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 03 Nov | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Bury | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 24 Feb | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Bury | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 23 Sep | Bury | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 09 May | Bury | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. The Valiants have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.
The The Shakers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The The Shakers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.
Port Vale see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 10 points from their 7 games played so far, Bury are currently lying in 20th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 6 from their 7 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
| Bury | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Bury is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Valiants in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Bury | Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |