FootyMAD's Bournemouth match preview

History of the Bournemouth v Port Vale fixture

Port Vale face a trip to Bournemouth at Dean Court 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 19 and win only 4 of the 33 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2006, where Port Vale annihilated the Valiants 0 - 4 in a League One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007	Sat 05 May	Port Vale	2 - 1	Bournemouth	LGE1
2006/2007	Sat 09 Dec	Bournemouth	0 - 4	Port Vale	LGE1
2005/2006	Mon 17 Apr	Port Vale	0 - 0	Bournemouth	LGE1
2005/2006	Sat 22 Oct	Bournemouth	1 - 2	Port Vale	LGE1
2004/2005	Sat 05 Feb	Port Vale	2 - 1	Bournemouth	LGE1
2004/2005	Sat 16 Oct	Bournemouth	4 - 0	Port Vale	LGE1
2003/2004	Sat 10 Jan	Bournemouth	2 - 1	Port Vale	LGE1

Recent respective form guides

Bournemouth have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.

The away form of Port Vale is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Valiants's have scored 12 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 14.

Bournemouth's 4 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Port Vale are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 1 points from their 3 games thus far.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Bournemouth	6	1	2	3	4	6	5
Port Vale	6	1	2	3	7	10	5

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cherries, as the Valiants have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Bournemouth	Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Port Vale	Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games.