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Chesterfield 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 44 games played, Spireites have recorded 11 wins, and Port Vale have come away with 22 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2010, with Chesterfield inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Valiants in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 13 Mar | Chesterfield | 0 - 5 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 09 Feb | Port Vale | 1 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 28 Mar | Chesterfield | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Dec | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Feb | Chesterfield | 3 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Port Vale | 3 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Apr | Port Vale | 3 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Valiants in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Chesterfield is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Spireites have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Port Vale's total of 3 points from their 1 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Npower League Two. Chesterfield are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 3 points from 1 games.
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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Valiants, as the Spireites have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Chesterfield | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |