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Bradford City prepare to entertain Port Vale at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Bantams are clearly on top, having won 26 and lost only 6 of the 43 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2006, the Bantams carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Bradford City | 1-0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 01 Jan | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Bradford City are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Bantams in those games, with 6 conceded.
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Valiants have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Bradford City's 11 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Port Vale are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 15 points from 8 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bradford City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bantams go into their game against Port Vale in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bradford City | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |