Tranmere Rvs. face a trip to Port Vale at Vale Park on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 40 games played, Rovers have recorded 10 wins, and Port Vale have come away with 17 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2004, the Valiants carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Two match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
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 |
2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Tranmere Rvs. | 3 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Valiants in those games, with 3 conceded.
Tranmere Rvs.'s away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 23 points from their 19 matches. Tranmere Rvs. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League One, and have accumulated 38 points from the 19 games they have played so far.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rovers have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Vale Park with an easy victory. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Port Vale | Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
Tranmere Rvs. | 8 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |