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Port Vale prepare to entertain Chesterfield at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Valiants are clearly on top, having won 22 and lost only 10 of the 43 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was less than a year ago, in December 2008, with Chesterfield inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Valiants in a League Two match.
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| 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 need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Valiants have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Chesterfield's away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Spireites have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 26 points from their 21 matches. Chesterfield are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 35 points from 21 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Valiants at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Spireites come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Chesterfield | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 13 outings ago. |