FootyMAD's Port Vale match preview

History of the Port Vale v Brentford fixture

Brentford face a trip to Port Vale at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 19 out of 25 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in December 2006, the Valiants carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007	Sat 28 Apr	Brentford	4 - 3	Port Vale	LGE1
2006/2007	Sat 16 Dec	Port Vale	1 - 0	Brentford	LGE1
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

Recent respective form guides

Port Vale's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Valiants have scored 8, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

Brentford's away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Port Vale see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 19 points from their 15 games played so far, Brentford lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 24 from their 15 games so far.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Port Vale	6	4	0	2	10	9	12
Brentford	6	2	2	2	9	9	8

FootyMad's prediction ...

Brentford are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Port Vale. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Port Vale	8 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 14 .
Brentford	Last drawn game 4 outings ago.