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Port Vale pack their bags to visit Southend United at Roots Hall on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 34 games played, Valiants have recorded 4 wins, and Southend Utd. have come away with 13 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Roots Hall was within the last three years, in August 2005, with Port Vale inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Shrimpers in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Sep | Port Vale | 1 - 2 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | Southend Utd. | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 25 Jan | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 21 Sep | Southend Utd. | 0 - 0 | Port Vale | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Mar | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 20 Dec | Southend Utd. | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Southend United are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Shrimpers in those games, with 3 conceded.
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Valiants have hit 6 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southend Utd.'s total of 75 points from their 45 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One. Port Vale are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 37 points from their 45 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 11 |
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 Southend Utd.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southend Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. |
| Port Vale | 16 games since last away draw. No win in the 3 most recent games. |