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Port Vale travel to take on Bradford City at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium 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 25 and win only 5 of the 41 games.
The last time the two teams met at Bradford City was back in September 1998, over five years ago, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1998/1999 | Tue 13 Apr | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Bradford City | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 29 Sep | Bradford City | 4 - 0 | Port Vale | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 24 Feb | Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 18 Oct | Port Vale | 0 - 0 | Bradford City | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 28 Jan | Bradford City | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sun 29 Sep | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Bradford City | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 29 Mar | Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bradford City's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Bantams have scored 9, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Port Vale's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Valiants's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Bradford City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 10 points from their 6 games so far. Port Vale's total of 10 points from their 6 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bradford City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Valiants has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Bradford City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bradford City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Port Vale | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |