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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 39 games played, Spireites have recorded 9 wins, and Port Vale have come away with 19 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 31 Aug | Chesterfield | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These games have seen the Valiants score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
The Spireites have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Spireites's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 8 against.
Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 47 points from their 40 matches. Chesterfield see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 53 points from their 41 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Spireites's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Port Vale, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Chesterfield | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |