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Brighton & HA face a trip to Port Vale at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 22 games played, Seagulls have recorded 5 wins, and Port Vale have come away with 11 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in April 2002, with Brighton & HA inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Valiants in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Fri 12 Dec | Brighton & HA | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Apr | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 10 Nov | Brighton & HA | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 07 May | Brighton & HA | 1 - 3 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 27 Nov | Port Vale | 4 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LD2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 06 Mar | Brighton & HA | 0 - 2 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 03 Oct | Port Vale | 3 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 15 goals have been scored by the Valiants in those games, with 9 conceded.
In complete contrast to Port Vale, Brighton & HA are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Seagulls have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Port Vale's 51 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Brighton & HA's total of 56 points from their 35 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Valiants, as the Seagulls have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | 6 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Brighton & HA | Not won in previous 8 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |