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Chesterfield face a trip to Port Vale at Vale Park on Tuesday evening, 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 10 of the 43 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2008, with Chesterfield inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Valiants in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 28 Mar | Chesterfield | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
Chesterfield have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Spireites's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Port Vale see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 37 points from their 27 games played so far, Chesterfield's total of 45 points from their 28 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two.
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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Spireites has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Port Vale. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. |
| Chesterfield | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |