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Port Vale face a trip to Chesterfield at Recreation Ground at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Valiants will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 22 and win only 8 of the 39 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2004, the Spireites carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 11 Feb | Port Vale | 5 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 12 Nov | Port Vale | 1 - 1 | Chesterfield | ASSM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 17 Aug | Chesterfield | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 15 goals have been scored by the Spireites in those games, with 10 conceded.
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Valiants have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Chesterfield lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League One, picking up 25 points from their 16 games so far. Port Vale lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League One, picking up 24 from their 16 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Port Vale only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Recreation Ground will be a good result. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | Won 4 successive home games. 11 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |