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Port Vale face a trip to Brentford at Griffin Park on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 15 out of 22 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2004, as the Bees edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 31 Jan | Brentford | 3 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 18 Mar | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Oct | Brentford | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 12 Jan | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 18 Aug | Brentford | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 22 Apr | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Brentford | AM |
Recent respective form guides
Brentford are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Bees, with 5 goals against.
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Brentford's 13 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Port Vale lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 13 from their 8 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brentford | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Brentford may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brentford | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. |
| Port Vale | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |