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Sheff. Wed. face a trip to Port Vale at Vale Park on Tuesday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Owls will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 8 and win only 2 of the 13 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2004, with Port Vale running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 07 Feb | Port Vale | 3 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 3 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1990/1991 | Mon 06 May | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 20 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | CHMP |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 11 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 17 Sep | Port Vale | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 05 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Valiants in those games, with 5 conceded.
Sheff. Wed. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The games have constituted a decent return of 15 goals for the The Owls, and 10 goals against.
Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 29 points from their 23 matches. Sheff. Wed. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 36 from their 23 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Wed. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Port Vale. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Sheff. Wed. | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |