FootyMAD's Milton Keynes Dons FC match preview

History of the Port Vale v Milton Keynes Dons FC fixture

Port Vale prepare to entertain Milton Keynes Dons FC at Vale Park on Tuesday evening, 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 only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Milton Keynes is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. The Dons have conceded 16 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 48 points from their 39 matches. Milton Keynes find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 39 games have yielded only 37 points.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Port Vale	6	1	2	3	4	8	5
Milton Keynes	6	2	0	4	5	9	6

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	Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Milton Keynes	Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 10 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games.