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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 25 and win only 8 of the 42 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2009, the Spireites carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 09 Feb | Port Vale | 1 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.
The Valiants have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Valiants's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Chesterfield are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 60 points from 35 games. Port Vale's 49 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game in which both sides are showing indifferent form, so the Madmen are expecting the Valiants to come away from it with a creditable draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | 14 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Port Vale | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 11 outings ago. |