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Brighton & HA face a trip to Port Vale at Vale Park at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 24 games played, Seagulls have recorded 5 wins, and Port Vale have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2006, the Valiants carving out a narrow 2 - 1 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 27 Jan | Brighton & HA | 0 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Valiants's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Brighton & HA's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Seagulls have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Port Vale are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 8 points from their 10 games thus far. Brighton & HA's 14 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Seagulls out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Port Vale. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | 5 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Brighton & HA | 5 games since last defeat. |