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Port Vale prepare to entertain Milton Keynes Dons FC at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 4 of the previous 6 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was just last season, in August 2004, as the Valiants squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 29 Aug | Milton Keynes | 0 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Mar | Milton Keynes | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 10 Aug | Port Vale | 3-2 | Milton Keynes | LGE1 |
| 1989/1990 | Wed 04 Oct | Wimbledon | 3 - 0 | Port Vale | LGEC |
| 1989/1990 | Mon 18 Sep | Port Vale | 1 - 2 | Wimbledon | LGEC |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 21 Jan | Port Vale | 2 - 0 | Wimbledon | LGE1 |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 17 Sep | Wimbledon | 4 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Valiants's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of Milton Keynes is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the The Dons have hit 5 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Port Vale's 46 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Milton Keynes find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 34 games have yielded only 34 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Milton Keynes | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
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 Milton Keynes. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Milton Keynes | Not won in previous 9 away matches. |