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Port Vale prepare to entertain Bradford City at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 43 games played, Valiants have recorded 19 wins, and Bradford City have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was just last season, in January 2007, with Bradford City inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Valiants 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 06 Jan | Port Vale | 0-1 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Bradford City | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Bradford City | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 01 Jan | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Sep | Bradford City | 0 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 13 Apr | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Bradford City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The away form of Bradford City is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Bantams have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Port Vale's total of 7 points from their 4 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Bradford City are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 9 points from 4 games.
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 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Both teams are displaying reasonable form at the moment, and for that reason, the Madmen predict the game will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | No sequences of note |
| Bradford City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |