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Port Vale travel to take on Chester City at The Deva Stadium at lunchtime on Sunday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 23 games played, Valiants have recorded 6 wins, and Chester City have come away with 10 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Chester City was back in August 1999, over five years ago, the Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Tue 30 Jan | Port Vale | 2 - 0 | Chester City | ASSM |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 24 Aug | Port Vale | 4 - 4 | Chester City | LGEC |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 10 Aug | Chester City | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | LGEC |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 18 Aug | Chester City | 2 - 2 | Port Vale | LGEC |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 11 Aug | Port Vale | 1 - 2 | Chester City | LGEC |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 16 Jan | Chester City | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 26 Sep | Port Vale | 2 - 0 | Chester City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Chester City have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Port Vale's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Valiants have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Chester City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 10 points from their 10 matches. Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 10 points from their 10 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chester City | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blues, as the Valiants have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chester City | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |