A fluid control valve comprising: a valve housing comprising an inlet and an outlet; a metering plug located within the valve housing, wherein the metering plug is configured to move linearly within the valve housing along a valve axis between an open position to allow fluid flow between the inlet and the outlet, and a closed position to block fluid flow between the inlet and the outlet, wherein a reference plane is oriented perpendicular to the valve axis, wherein the metering plug comprises a nose portion located at a first end of the metering plug near the outlet and opposite an end of the metering plug near the inlet and a sensing port located at the nose portion,wherein the sensing port is in fluid communication with fluid flow at the outlet, and wherein the sensing port is oriented into the direction of fluid flow from the inlet to the outlet either a) perpendicular to the valve axis and generally parallel to the reference plane or b) at an angle relative to the reference plane; an internal chamber located within the valve housing; and a passageway oriented generally parallel to the valve axis and extending through the metering plug from the nose portion to the internal chamber, wherein the passageway is configured to communicate fluid flow from the sensing port to the internal chamber, and wherein a chamber pressure of fluid at the internal chamber counteracts a fluid pressure of fluid at the nose portion. a valve housing comprising an inlet and an outlet; a metering plug located within the valve housing, wherein the metering plug is configured to move linearly within the valve housing along a valve axis between an open position to allow fluid flow between the inlet and the outlet, and a closed position to block fluid flow between the inlet and the outlet, wherein a reference plane is oriented perpendicular to the valve axis, wherein the metering plug comprises a nose portion located at a first end of the metering plug near the outlet and opposite an end of the metering plug near the inlet and a sensing port located at the nose portion,wherein the sensing port is in fluid communication with fluid flow at the outlet, and wherein the sensing port is oriented into the direction of fluid flow from the inlet to the outlet either a) perpendicular to the valve axis and generally parallel to the reference plane or b) at an angle relative to the reference plane; a nose portion located at a first end of the metering plug near the outlet and opposite an end of the metering plug near the inlet and a sensing port located at the nose portion,wherein the sensing port is in fluid communication with fluid flow at the outlet, and wherein the sensing port is oriented into the direction of fluid flow from the inlet to the outlet either a) perpendicular to the valve axis and generally parallel to the reference plane or b) at an angle relative to the reference plane; a) perpendicular to the valve axis and generally parallel to the reference plane or b) at an angle relative to the reference plane; an internal chamber located within the valve housing; and a passageway oriented generally parallel to the valve axis and extending through the metering plug from the nose portion to the internal chamber, wherein the passageway is configured to communicate fluid flow from the sensing port to the internal chamber, and wherein a chamber pressure of fluid at the internal chamber counteracts a fluid pressure of fluid at the nose portion.