Port Vale face a trip to Brentford at Griffin Park on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 16 out of 23 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2004, the Bees carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League One match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2005/2006 | Mon 15 Aug | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
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 |
Recent respective form guides
Brentford have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Bees, with 4 goals against.
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Brentford's total of 57 points from their 31 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League One. Port Vale's 43 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Brentford | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 15 |
Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Bees, as the Valiants have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
Sequence statistics: | |
Brentford | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
Port Vale | No win in the 2 most recent games. |