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Port Vale face a trip to Swansea City at Liberty Stadium on Monday 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 14 and win only 6 of the 27 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2006, when they played out a goalless draw in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Port Vale | 0 - 2 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 08 Apr | Port Vale | 3 - 2 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | Swansea City | 0 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 16 Apr | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Oct | Swansea City | 0 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 26 Apr | Swansea City | 0 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 06 Nov | Port Vale | 3 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Swansea City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Valiants's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Swansea City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 62 points from their 41 games so far. Port Vale's 54 points from 41 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swansea City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Swans, as the Valiants have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swansea City | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | No win in the 2 most recent games. |