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Port Vale face a trip to Notts. County at Meadow Lane 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 26 and win only 10 of the 45 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2003, the Magpies carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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 | Sat 15 Nov | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Notts. County | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 04 Mar | Notts. County | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 17 Sep | Port Vale | 3 - 2 | Notts. County | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Notts. County | 1 - 3 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 11 Aug | Port Vale | 4 - 2 | Notts. County | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Apr | Port Vale | 2 - 3 | Notts. County | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 27 Mar | Notts. County | 0 - 1 | Port Vale | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Notts. County are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Magpies, with 4 goals against.
The away form of Port Vale is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Valiants's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Notts. County are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division Two with a return of just 41 points from their 43 games thus far. Port Vale lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Two, picking up 64 from their 43 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Notts. County | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 5 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Port Vale on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Notts. County. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Notts. County | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |