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Port Vale face a trip to Bristol City at Ashton Gate on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Valiants will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 24 and win only 6 of the 41 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2005, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Port Vale | 0 - 2 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Robins in those games, with 6 conceded.
In complete contrast to Bristol City, Port Vale are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Valiants have hit 8 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 42 points from 24 games. Port Vale's 35 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 12 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Robins, as the Valiants have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 13 outings ago. |