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Port Vale prepare to entertain Doncaster Rovers at Vale Park on Sunday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 15 wins out of 22 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was less than a year ago, in January 2006, the Valiants carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Mar | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 06 Jan | Port Vale | 2-1 | Doncaster Rvs. | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Port Vale | 2 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 08 Jan | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 08 Oct | Port Vale | 2 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 24 Aug | Doncaster Rvs. | 3 - 1 | Port Vale | LGEC |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 02 Apr | Port Vale | 5 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Valiants, with 6 goals against.
Doncaster Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Rovers have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Port Vale are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League One, and have accumulated 12 points from the 5 games they have played so far. Doncaster Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 5 points from their 5 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 15 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Port Vale fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Valiants. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |