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Chesterfield are ready to welcome Port Vale to Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Spireites are clearly on top, having won 24 and lost only 8 of the 41 games.
The previous match played between the two at Recreation Ground was within the last three years, in February 2007, with Chesterfield running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Spireites in those games, with 4 conceded.
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.
Chesterfield lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 55 points from their 37 games so far. Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 41 points from their 37 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Chesterfield may be coming up against a decent side in Port Vale, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Spireites. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Port Vale | Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |