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Chesterfield pack their bags to visit 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 22 and win only 9 of the 42 games.
The previous match played between the two at Vale Park was within the last three years, in August 2006, as the Valiants edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Valiants have scored 6, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Chesterfield have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Spireites's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 13 goals for and 12 against.
Port Vale see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 23 points from their 20 games played so far, Chesterfield see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 23 points from their 20 games played so far,
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 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 4 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Chesterfield on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Port Vale. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Chesterfield | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |