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Port Vale face a trip to Brighton & Hove Albion at Withdean Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 25 games played, Valiants have recorded 4 wins, and Brighton & HA have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2007, when they played out a goalless draw 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 13 Oct | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 27 Jan | Brighton & HA | 0 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 12 Dec | Brighton & HA | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Apr | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 10 Nov | Brighton & HA | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Brighton & Hove Albion are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Seagulls in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Brighton & HA, Port Vale are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Valiants have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Brighton & HA lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 60 points from their 40 games so far. Port Vale find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 41 games have yielded only 32 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Valiants are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Brighton & HA. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brighton & HA | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | 14 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |