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Wrexham pack their bags to visit Port Vale at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Red Dragons will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 17 and win only 5 of the 29 games.
The previous match played between the two at Vale Park was within the last three years, in March 2002, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | Wrexham | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 05 Mar | Port Vale | 1 - 3 | Wrexham | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 25 Sep | Wrexham | 1 - 3 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 03 Apr | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Wrexham | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 26 Dec | Wrexham | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 26 Mar | Wrexham | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 02 Oct | Port Vale | 3 - 0 | Wrexham | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Valiants in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Port Vale, Wrexham are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Red Dragons have conceded 15 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Port Vale lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Two, picking up 60 points from their 40 games so far. Wrexham's 55 points from 39 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Wrexham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Valiants, as the Red Dragons have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Wrexham | Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |