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Port Vale prepare to entertain Bristol City at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Valiants are clearly on top, winning 61.54% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was less than a year ago, in March 2004, the Valiants carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Port Vale | 2-1 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Bristol City | 0 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 03 May | Bristol City | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Port Vale | 2 - 3 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Dec | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 31 Mar | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Valiants in those games, with 9 conceded.
Bristol City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Port Vale's 7 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Bristol City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 2 points from their 4 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Port Vale may be coming up against a decent side in Bristol City, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Valiants. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Bristol City | No sequences of note |