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Doncaster Rvs. face a trip to Port Vale at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 13 out of 20 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2004, with Port Vale running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 08 Jan | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 08 Oct | Port Vale | 2 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 24 Aug | Doncaster Rvs. | 3 - 1 | Port Vale | LGEC |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 02 Apr | Port Vale | 5 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 07 Nov | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Tue 03 Feb | Port Vale | 4 - 2 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 22 Nov | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 1 | 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 8 goals have been scored by the Valiants in those games, with 2 conceded.
The Rovers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 8 against.
Port Vale lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League One, picking up 7 points from their 4 games so far. Doncaster Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League One, showing a record of 5 points from their 4 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Port Vale is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Undefeated in last 5 away games. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |