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Bradford City travel to take on Port Vale at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 40 games played, Bantams have recorded 9 wins, and Port Vale have come away with 19 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Port Vale was back in April 1999, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Sep | Bradford City | 0 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 13 Apr | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Bradford City | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 29 Sep | Bradford City | 4 - 0 | Port Vale | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 24 Feb | Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 18 Oct | Port Vale | 0 - 0 | Bradford City | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 28 Jan | Bradford City | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sun 29 Sep | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Bradford City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Valiants in those games, with 7 conceded.
The Bantams have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. While the Bantams have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 29 points from their 24 matches. Bradford City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 38 from their 24 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bradford City are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Port Vale. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | 6 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Bradford City | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |