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Port Vale prepare to entertain Doncaster Rovers at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 15 wins out of 23 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was just last season, in September 2006, with Doncaster Rvs. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Valiants in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 24 Feb | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 03 Sep | Port Vale | 1-2 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The Valiants's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Doncaster Rvs.'s away form is none too clever either, remaining unbeaten in the last six, though five of those have been draws. The Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Port Vale are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 12 points from their 16 games thus far. Doncaster Rvs.'s 23 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Vale Park for the Valiants and the Madmen are unable to see past Doncaster Rvs. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | 8 games since last home draw. |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |