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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 60.98% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was less than a year ago, in December 2005, with Bristol City inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Valiants in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | Port Vale | 0-1 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Bristol City | 4 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Bristol City | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Valiants in those games, with 8 conceded.
In complete contrast to Port Vale, Bristol City are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Robins have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Port Vale are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 15 points from 9 games. Bristol City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 15 points from 9 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
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 | 8 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Bristol City | 12 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |