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Peterborough face a trip to Port Vale at Vale Park on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Posh have won 6 of the 20 games compared to the host's 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2002, the Valiants carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Peterborough | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 31 Aug | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Peterborough | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 08 Jan | Peterborough | 3 - 0 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 25 Aug | Port Vale | 4 - 1 | Peterborough | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 10 Mar | Port Vale | 5 - 0 | Peterborough | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 08 Oct | Peterborough | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 05 Jan | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Peterborough | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Valiants, with 6 goals against.
Peterborough have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Posh's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 4 against.
Port Vale are leading the way in the Nationwide League Division Two, with their 10 games giving them a return of 20 points. Peterborough are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 9 points from 10 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Peterborough | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Posh are doing reasonably well on their travels in recent games, but FootyMad think this will not be enough to stop what should be a relatively comfortable home win for Port Vale. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Peterborough | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |