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Port Vale face a trip to Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park on Friday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Valiants will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 22 and win only 9 of the 39 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Rovers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a (Associate Members) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 07 Dec | Port Vale | 3 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 02 Nov | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | AM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 May | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 Aug | Port Vale | 1 - 4 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Tranmere Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Port Vale is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Valiants have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Tranmere Rvs. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 76 points from 44 games. Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 53 points from their 44 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
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 Tranmere Rvs.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Tranmere Rvs. | Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |