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Port Vale prepare to entertain Hartlepool United at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Valiants are clearly on top, having won 13 and lost only 3 of the 22 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was less than a year ago, in February 2005, with Hartlepool U. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Valiants in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Feb | Port Vale | 0-1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Oct | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 27 Jan | Port Vale | 2 - 5 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 25 Aug | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 12 Nov | Port Vale | 6 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | FAC |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 12 Mar | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 4 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 18 Sep | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Valiants in those games, with 6 conceded.
Hartlepool U. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Pools have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Port Vale's total of 24 points from their 15 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League One. Hartlepool U. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 17 points from their 14 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
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 Hartlepool U.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Hartlepool U. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |