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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 24 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Griffin Park was just last season, in February 2006, with Port Vale inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Bees 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Brentford | 0-1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Brentford's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While Bees have scored 4, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Port Vale's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Valiants have hit 9 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Brentford find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 44 games have yielded only 34 points. Port Vale see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 57 points from their 44 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brentford | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 1 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Bees at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Valiants come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brentford | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 11 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |