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Peterborough face a trip to Port Vale at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Posh will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2003, with Port Vale running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners 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: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Peterborough | 4 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 12 Apr | Peterborough | 3 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 30 Sep | Port Vale | 3 - 0 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Peterborough | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 31 Aug | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 08 Jan | Peterborough | 3 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 25 Aug | Port Vale | 4 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Valiants, with 3 goals against.
The Posh have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Posh's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 53 points from their 45 matches. Peterborough are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 39 points from their 45 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Peterborough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Posh, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | 5 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Peterborough | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |