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Port Vale prepare to entertain Brentford at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 19 wins out of 25 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was two seasons ago, in December 2006, the Valiants carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Brentford | 4 - 3 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Port Vale | 1-0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Brentford | 0 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 15 Aug | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 15 Jan | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Sep | Brentford | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 31 Jan | Brentford | 3 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Valiants have scored 8, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
Brentford's away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Port Vale see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 19 points from their 15 games played so far, Brentford lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 24 from their 15 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
| Brentford | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Vale Park for the Valiants and the Madmen are unable to see past Brentford claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | 8 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 14 . |
| Brentford | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |