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Port Vale prepare to entertain Luton Town at Vale Park on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Valiants are clearly on top, having won 7 and lost only 3 of the 13 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was just last season, in February 2003, with Luton Town inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Valiants in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Luton Town | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Port Vale | 1-2 | Luton Town | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Luton Town | 0 - 0 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 05 May | Luton Town | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 25 Nov | Port Vale | 3 - 0 | Luton Town | LD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 30 Apr | Luton Town | 3 - 2 | Port Vale | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 23 Apr | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Luton Town | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Valiants in those games, with 8 conceded.
Luton Town have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Hatters's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Port Vale's 52 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Luton Town's total of 56 points from their 34 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
| Luton Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Port Vale are starting to turn Vale Park into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occassion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Luton Town | 4 games since last defeat. |