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Port Vale prepare to entertain Bristol City at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Valiants are clearly on top, winning 60.53% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was just last season, in September 2002, with Bristol City inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Valiants in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Bristol City | 0 - 1 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 03 May | Bristol City | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Port Vale | 2-3 | Bristol City | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Dec | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Bristol City | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 31 Mar | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Dec | Port Vale | 1 - 2 | Bristol City | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Valiants in those games, with 7 conceded.
Bristol City have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Port Vale lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Two, picking up 56 points from their 37 games so far. Bristol City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 68 points from 38 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Valiants are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Bristol City | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |