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Port Vale prepare to entertain Brentford at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 18 wins out of 24 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was just last season, in August 2005, the Valiants carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Brentford | 0 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Valiants's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The away form of Brentford is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Bees have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Port Vale's 29 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Brentford find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 21 games have yielded only 18 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 |
| Brentford | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The current home form displayed by Port Vale is obviously none too clever, but, with the current standing of Brentford, I firmly believe this match can only produce a victory for the Valiants. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Brentford | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 12 away matches. No win in the 19 most recent games. |