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Port Vale face a trip to Bristol City at Ashton Gate 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 22 and win only 6 of the 39 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2003, with Port Vale inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Robins in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | Port Vale | 3 - 0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Bristol City | 0 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 03 May | Bristol City | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Port Vale | 2 - 3 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Dec | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
Port Vale's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Valiants have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol City's 56 points from 38 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 47 points from their 39 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Robins, as the Valiants have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Port Vale | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |