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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 21 wins out of 31 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was less than a year ago, in February 2004, the Valiants 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 14 Feb | Port Vale | 1-0 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 11 Oct | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 29 Mar | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Oct | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 22 Jan | Port Vale | 3 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Fri 21 Dec | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 06 Jan | Port Vale | 0 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Valiants in those games, with 4 conceded.
Oldham Ath. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Latics's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 26 points from their 21 matches. Oldham Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 28 points from their 21 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 18 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Port Vale are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Oldham Ath. will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Oldham Ath. | 7 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 7 matches. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |