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History of the Port Vale v Brentford fixture

Brentford face a trip to Port Vale at Vale Park on Monday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 17 out of 23 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2005, with Brentford inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Valiants in a League One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005	Sat 15 Jan	Port Vale	0 - 1	Brentford	LGE1
2004/2005	Sat 18 Sep	Brentford	1 - 0	Port Vale	LGE1
2003/2004	Sat 31 Jan	Brentford	3 - 2	Port Vale	LGE1
2003/2004	Sat 30 Aug	Port Vale	1 - 0	Brentford	LGE1
2002/2003	Tue 18 Mar	Port Vale	1 - 0	Brentford	LGE1
2002/2003	Sat 19 Oct	Brentford	1 - 1	Port Vale	LGE1
2001/2002	Sat 12 Jan	Port Vale	2 - 1	Brentford	LGE1

Recent respective form guides

Port Vale have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The Valiants have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.

Brentford have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Bees's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.

Port Vale's 4 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Brentford are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola League One, and have accumulated 6 points from the 2 games they have played so far.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Port Vale	6	3	1	2	8	4	10
Brentford	6	4	0	2	10	6	12

FootyMad's prediction ...

Brentford 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	Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Brentford	9 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 13 outings ago.