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Swindon Town face a trip to Port Vale at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Robins will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 19 and win only 5 of the 33 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2004, the Valiants carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 08 Oct | Swindon Town | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 23 Feb | Swindon Town | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 30 Mar | Port Vale | 3 - 3 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Swindon Town | 0 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Sep | Swindon Town | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Valiants's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of Swindon Town is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Robins have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Port Vale's 24 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Swindon Town find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 17 games have yielded only 13 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Valiants, as the Robins have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Swindon Town | Not won in previous 17 away matches. |