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Port Vale face a trip to Shrewsbury Town at Prostar Stadium 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 12 and win only 3 of the 21 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2008, with Port Vale inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Shrews in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 17 Jan | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 11 Oct | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 10 Dec | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | ASSM |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 19 Oct | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 2 | Port Vale | ASSM |
| 1981/1982 | Tue 05 Jan | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | FAC |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 04 Mar | Port Vale | 1 - 2 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE1 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 08 Oct | Shrewsbury Tn. | 3 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Shrewsbury Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Shrews in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Port Vale is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Valiants have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Shrewsbury Tn. are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 21 points from 11 games. Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 12 points from their 11 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 13 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Valiants are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Shrewsbury Tn.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Port Vale | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |