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Brentford prepare to entertain Port Vale at Griffin Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 16 wins out of 23 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Griffin Park was just last season, in September 2004, the Bees carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 15 Aug | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Brentford have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Bees, with 4 goals against.
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Brentford's total of 57 points from their 31 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League One. Port Vale's 43 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brentford | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 15 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Brentford may be coming up against a decent side in Port Vale, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Bees. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brentford | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Port Vale | No win in the 2 most recent games. |