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Chesterfield prepare to entertain Port Vale at Recreation Ground on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Spireites are clearly on top, having won 21 and lost only 8 of the 38 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Recreation Ground was less than a year ago, in November 2003, the Spireites carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Chesterfield | 1-0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 11 Feb | Port Vale | 5 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 12 Nov | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Chesterfield | AM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 17 Aug | Chesterfield | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Feb | Port Vale | 4 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Oct | Chesterfield | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Valiants's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Chesterfield's total of 10 points from their 5 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One. Port Vale are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 10 points from 5 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Spireites are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | Won 4 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Port Vale | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |