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Port Vale pack their bags to visit Bradford City at Coral Windows Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Valiants will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 27 and win only 6 of the 44 games.
The previous match played between the two at Coral Windows Stadium was within the last three years, in September 2006, with Bradford City running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Sep | Port Vale | 0 - 2 | Bradford City | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 06 Jan | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Bradford City | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Bradford City | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 01 Jan | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Sep | Bradford City | 0 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bradford City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, The Bantams have scored 10 and conceded 1 during this period.
In complete contrast to Bradford City, Port Vale are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Valiants have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bradford City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 58 points from their 38 games so far. Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 38 points from their 36 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Bantams, as the Valiants have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bradford City | Unbeaten in the last 10 home games. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |