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History of the Port Vale v Lincoln City fixture

Lincoln City pack their bags to visit Port Vale at Vale Park on Friday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 40 games played, The Red Imps have recorded 9 wins, and Port Vale have come away with 19 victories.

The previous match played between the two at Vale Park was within the last three years, in November 2006, the Valiants carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a F.A. Cup match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009	Sat 01 Nov	Lincoln City	0 - 1	Port Vale	LGE2
2006/2007	Sat 11 Nov	Port Vale	2 - 1	Lincoln City	FAC
2000/2001	Tue 20 Mar	Port Vale	0 - 0	Lincoln City	ASSM
2000/2001	Tue 13 Mar	Lincoln City	0 - 2	Port Vale	ASSM
1993/1994	Tue 24 Aug	Lincoln City	0 - 0	Port Vale	LGEC
1993/1994	Tue 17 Aug	Port Vale	2 - 2	Lincoln City	LGEC
1983/1984	Sat 12 May	Lincoln City	3 - 2	Port Vale	LGE1

Recent respective form guides

Port Vale have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.

Lincoln City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 31 points from their 29 matches. Lincoln City's 38 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

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	1	2	3	8	11	5
Lincoln City	6	1	5	0	11	10	8

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the The Red Imps has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Port Vale. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Port Vale	Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Lincoln City	Undefeated in last 3 away games. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games.