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Port Vale face a trip to Chesterfield at Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Valiants will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 23 and win only 8 of the 40 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2005, with Chesterfield running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners 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 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 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Chesterfield | 1 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Spireites's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
The away form of Port Vale is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Valiants's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Chesterfield find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 35 points from their 31 matches. Port Vale see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 40 points from their 31 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Port Vale on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Chesterfield. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | Not won in previous 5 away matches. |