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Port Vale face a trip to Colchester United at Layer Road Ground 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 4 winners in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 24 Feb | Colchester U. | 1 - 4 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Port Vale | 4 - 3 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Colchester U. | 4 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Dec | Port Vale | 3 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 27 Aug | Colchester U. | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 07 Mar | Colchester U. | 0 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the U's in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Port Vale is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Valiants have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Colchester U.'s total of 16 points from their 10 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One. Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 13 points from their 10 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the U's, as the Valiants have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |