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Port Vale face a trip to Swansea City at Liberty 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 16 and win only 6 of the 29 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2007, with Swansea City running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Mon 09 Apr | Swansea City | 3 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Swansea City are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Swans have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 6.
In complete contrast to Swansea City, Port Vale are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Valiants have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Swansea City are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League One, with their 23 games giving them a return of 47 points. Port Vale are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 20 points from their 26 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 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
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 Swansea City. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swansea City | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Port Vale | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |