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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 24 and win only 9 of the 41 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2006, with Tranmere Rvs. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Fri 31 Mar | Tranmere Rvs. | 3 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Port Vale | 0 - 2 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 29 Apr | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 07 Dec | Port Vale | 3 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 02 Nov | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | ASSM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 May | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Tranmere Rovers are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 3 conceded.
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Tranmere Rvs. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 22 points from 13 games. Port Vale's 19 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Rovers. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Tranmere Rvs. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | 7 games since last away draw. |