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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 62.50% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was just last season, in August 2004, with Port Vale running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Bristol City | 4 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Bristol City | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | Port Vale | 3-0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Bristol City is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Robins have hit 9 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Port Vale see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League One, showing a record of 28 points from their 21 games played so far, Bristol City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola League One with a return of just 19 points from their 21 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Port Vale are not exactly setting the world alight at Vale Park at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Bristol City in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Bristol City | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 16 outings ago. |