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Port Vale face a trip to Luton Town at Kenilworth Road 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 taste defeat on 8 occassions, and draw 5, from the 14 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2003, with Luton Town running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Mar | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Luton Town | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Port Vale | 1 - 2 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Luton Town | 0 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 05 May | Luton Town | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 25 Nov | Port Vale | 3 - 0 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 30 Apr | Luton Town | 3 - 2 | Port Vale | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Luton Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. In this time, The Hatters have rattled up an impressive 16 goals, and conceded 5.
In complete contrast to Luton Town, Port Vale are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Valiants have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Luton Town are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League One, with their 20 games giving them a return of 42 points. Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 26 points from their 20 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Luton Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 13 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Valiants are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Luton Town. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Luton Town | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. |
| Port Vale | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |