FootyMAD's Bristol City match preview

History of the Port Vale v Bristol City fixture

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.