
In terms of head-to-head, of the eighty-five meetings, it's Walsall that lead the way with thirty-eight wins to the Valiants' twenty-one.
There have also been twenty-six draws during the fixtures history, which began on Saturday, 31st December 1892, the match, which was in the old Division Two, ended 3-0 to Port Vale.
In more recent times, their last meeting, which took place on the opening day of the season, and ended as a 1-1 draw. Summer signing Tom Bradshaw making his debut with a goal, to cancel out Tom Pope's 25th minute opener.
Former Walsall loanee Ryan McGivern joined Saddlers Captain Adam Chambers in referee Darren Bond's book in a match that saw twenty-one free kicks given.
Despite having a sizeable head-to-head lead Walsall have won just one of the last five meetings in all competitions, and have drawn three and lost two of the previous five league meetings, a run that began in the 2007/08 season.