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Port Vale face a trip to Grimsby Town at Blundell Park on Monday 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 24 and win only 7 of the 41 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2009, with Grimsby Town running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 05 Sep | Port Vale | 4 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Apr | Grimsby Town | 3 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Port Vale | 5 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Grimsby Town | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 12 Feb | Grimsby Town | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 05 Sep | Port Vale | 3 - 1 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Mighty Mariners have scored 4, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Port Vale's away form is none too clever either, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. The Valiants's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Grimsby Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League Two with a return of just 17 points from their 22 games thus far. Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 26 points from their 21 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Port Vale are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Grimsby Town. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 8 home matches. Drawn each of their last 4 games. Not won in the 13 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | Undefeated in last 8 away games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |