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Luton Town face a trip to Port Vale at Vale Park on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hatters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 7 and win only 3 of the 13 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2003, with Luton Town inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Valiants in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Luton Town | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Port Vale | 1 - 2 | Luton Town | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Luton Town | 0 - 0 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 05 May | Luton Town | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 25 Nov | Port Vale | 3 - 0 | Luton Town | LD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 30 Apr | Luton Town | 3 - 2 | Port Vale | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 23 Apr | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Luton Town | LD1 |
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 14 goals have been scored by the Valiants in those games, with 8 conceded.
Luton Town have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Hatters's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Port Vale's 52 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Luton Town's total of 56 points from their 34 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
| Luton Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Hatters 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 | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Luton Town | 4 games since last defeat. |