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Plymouth Arg. prepare to entertain Port Vale at Home Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 17 wins out of 24 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Home Park was less than a year ago, in April 2003, with Plymouth Arg. running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Port Vale | 1 - 5 | Plymouth Arg. | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Plymouth Arg. | 3-0 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Dec | Port Vale | 1 - 2 | Plymouth Arg. | LD2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 19 Feb | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | LD2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 28 Aug | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 24 Apr | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 1 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 17 Oct | Port Vale | 4 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Plymouth Argyle are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Pilgrims have rattled up an impressive 17 goals, and conceded 0.
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Valiants's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Plymouth Arg. are holding the final promotion place in the Nationwide League Division Two, and have accumulated 60 points from the 31 games they have played so far. Port Vale's total of 48 points from their 30 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Plymouth Arg. may be coming up against a decent side in Port Vale, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Pilgrims. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Plymouth Arg. | Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |