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Port Vale face a trip to Doncaster Rovers at Keepmoat 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 13 and win only 4 of the 22 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2007, the Rovers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 24 Nov | Port Vale | 1 - 3 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Doncaster Rvs., Port Vale are having a torrid time on their travels, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the Valiants have hit 6 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Doncaster Rvs. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League One, and have accumulated 62 points from the 34 games they have played so far. Port Vale find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 35 games have yielded only 22 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Valiants are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Doncaster Rvs.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 8 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Port Vale | Lost each of the previous 8 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 9 most recent games. |