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Port Vale prepare to entertain Oldham Athletic at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 20 wins out of 30 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was just last season, in October 2002, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 11 Oct | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 29 Mar | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Oct | Port Vale | 1-1 | Oldham Ath. | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 22 Jan | Port Vale | 3 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Fri 21 Dec | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 06 Jan | Port Vale | 0 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 12 Aug | Oldham Ath. | 4 - 1 | Port Vale | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Valiants in those games, with 10 conceded.
The away form of Oldham Ath. is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Latics have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Port Vale lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Two, picking up 45 points from their 29 games so far. Oldham Ath. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 36 points from their 30 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 |
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 Oldham Ath.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Oldham Ath. | Not won in previous 11 away matches. |