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Port Vale play host to Grimsby Town at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Valiants are clearly on top, winning 55.00% of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Port Vale was just over four years ago, in September 1999, with Port Vale running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Grimsby Town | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 12 Feb | Grimsby Town | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 05 Sep | Port Vale | 3-1 | Grimsby Town | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 23 Mar | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 26 Sep | Grimsby Town | 2 - 2 | Port Vale | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 11 Jan | Grimsby Town | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 14 Sep | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
Grimsby Town have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Mariners have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Port Vale's total of 39 points from their 25 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Two. Grimsby Town find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 30 points from their 25 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Valiants's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Grimsby Town. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | No sequences of note |
| Grimsby Town | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |