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Bristol City face a trip to Port Vale at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Robins will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2004, the Valiants carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory 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: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 31 Mar | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Valiants in those games, with 9 conceded.
Bristol City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Port Vale's 7 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Bristol City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 2 points from their 4 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bristol City have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Port Vale may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Bristol City | No sequences of note |