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Sheff. Wed. travel to take on Port Vale at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Owls will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 7 and win only 2 of the 12 games.
The last time the two teams met at Port Vale was more than a decade ago, in May 1991, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 3 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 1990/1991 | Mon 06 May | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | DIV2 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 20 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | DIV2 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 11 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 1 | Port Vale | DIV3 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 17 Sep | Port Vale | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | DIV3 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 05 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | DIV3 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 28 Aug | Port Vale | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 11.
Sheff. Wed. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Owls, and 5 goals against.
Port Vale's 42 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Sheff. Wed. see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division Two, showing a record of 36 points from their 29 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Owls could well see them head back from Vale Park with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Wed. | 4 games since last defeat. |