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Luton Town face a trip to Port Vale at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Hatters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2007, with Luton Town inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Valiants in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 Aug | Luton Town | 1 - 3 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Dec | Port Vale | 1 - 2 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Luton Town | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Feb | Port Vale | 3 - 1 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Dec | Luton Town | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Mar | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Luton Town | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Luton Town is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the The Hatters have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 34 points from their 31 matches. Luton Town find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 31 games have yielded only 6 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Luton Town | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Valiants, as the The Hatters have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Luton Town | Not won in previous 11 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |