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Port Vale travel to take on Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 5 of the 15 previous games, with the hosts winning just 4.
The last time the two teams met at Scunthorpe U. was well over fifteen years ago, back in October 1985, when they played out a goalless draw in a Fourth Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1985/1986 | Mon 03 Feb | Port Vale | 3 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 1985/1986 | Tue 22 Oct | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
| 1984/1985 | Fri 10 May | Scunthorpe U. | 3 - 3 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 22 Dec | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 1984/1985 | Fri 07 Dec | Port Vale | 4 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | FAC |
| 1983/1984 | Tue 17 Apr | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 27 Aug | Port Vale | 0 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Scunthorpe United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. During these games, Iron have smashed 14 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 3.
In complete contrast to Scunthorpe U., Port Vale are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Valiants have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Scunthorpe U. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola League One, and have accumulated 14 points from the 7 games they have played so far. Port Vale are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 14 points from 7 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 14 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Iron, as the Valiants have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Scunthorpe U. | Unbeaten in the last 14 home games. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Port Vale | Not won in previous 3 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |