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Chesterfield face a trip to Port Vale at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Spireites will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 21 and win only 9 of the 41 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2006, with Port Vale running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Apr | Port Vale | 3 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 12 Nov | Chesterfield | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 09 Apr | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Valiants, with 5 goals against.
Chesterfield have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Spireites have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Port Vale are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League One, with their 3 games giving them a return of 9 points. Chesterfield are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 7 points from 3 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 13 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Chesterfield have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Port Vale may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Chesterfield | 4 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |