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Port Vale face a trip to Bradford City at Coral Windows 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 27 and win only 7 of the 45 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2009, with Port Vale inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Bantams in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Mar | Bradford City | 0 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Sep | Port Vale | 0 - 2 | Bradford City | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Bradford City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Bantams, with 3 goals against.
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Valiants have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bradford City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 1 games have yielded only 0 points. Port Vale's 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Valiants out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Bradford City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bradford City | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | 9 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |