FootyMAD's Port Vale match preview

History of the Notts. County v Port Vale fixture

Notts. County prepare to entertain Port Vale at Meadow Lane on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Magpies are clearly on top, having won 26 and lost only 10 of the 45 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Meadow Lane was just last season, in March 2003, the Magpies carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004	Sat 15 Nov	Port Vale	1 - 0	Notts. County	LD2
2002/2003	Tue 04 Mar	Notts. County	1-0	Port Vale	LD2
2002/2003	Tue 17 Sep	Port Vale	3 - 2	Notts. County	LD2
2001/2002	Sat 19 Jan	Notts. County	1 - 3	Port Vale	LD2
2001/2002	Sat 11 Aug	Port Vale	4 - 2	Notts. County	LD2
2000/2001	Sat 28 Apr	Port Vale	2 - 3	Notts. County	LD2
2000/2001	Tue 27 Mar	Notts. County	0 - 1	Port Vale	LD2

Recent respective form guides

Notts. County are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Magpies, with 4 goals against.

The away form of Port Vale is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Valiants's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

Notts. County are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division Two with a return of just 41 points from their 43 games thus far. Port Vale lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Two, picking up 64 from their 43 games so far.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Notts. County	6	1	2	3	6	14	5
Port Vale	6	2	2	2	9	10	8

FootyMad's prediction ...

This is certainly an intriguing match for the Magpies, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Notts. County	Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Port Vale	Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games.