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Port Vale prepare to entertain Brentford at Vale Park on Monday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 17 wins out of 23 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was less than a year ago, in January 2005, with Brentford inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Valiants in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 15 Jan | Port Vale | 0-1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Sep | Brentford | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 31 Jan | Brentford | 3 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 18 Mar | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Oct | Brentford | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 12 Jan | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The Valiants have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.
Brentford have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Bees's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Port Vale's 4 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Brentford are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola League One, and have accumulated 6 points from the 2 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Brentford | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Port Vale are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Brentford will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Brentford | 9 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 13 outings ago. |