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Brighton & HA pack their bags to visit Port Vale at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 23 games played, Seagulls have recorded 5 wins, and Port Vale have come away with 11 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Vale Park was within the last three years, in March 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 12 Dec | Brighton & HA | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Apr | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 10 Nov | Brighton & HA | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 07 May | Brighton & HA | 1 - 3 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 27 Nov | Port Vale | 4 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 06 Mar | Brighton & HA | 0 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
The Seagulls have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Seagulls, and 5 goals against.
Port Vale's 32 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Brighton & HA's 31 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An interesting game for the Seagulls to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see Brighton & HA take away one point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Brighton & HA | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. 6 games since last defeat. |