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Port Vale face a trip to Hartlepool United at Victoria Park 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 12 and win only 4 of the 21 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2004, the Pools 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Port Vale | 1 - 2 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United 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, 10 to 8.
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Valiants have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Hartlepool U. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola League One with a return of just 49 points from their 45 games thus far. Port Vale see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League One, showing a record of 59 points from their 45 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Valiants out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Hartlepool U.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool U. | No sequences of note |
| Port Vale | Not won in previous 5 away matches. |