About Match
8 points for Chesterfield (12th), 5 for Port Vale (22nd): a 3-point gap. Chesterfield's recent output outruns their position: 5th on form over five rounds, 12th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.33/1.33 for Chesterfield and 0.5/1.17 for Port Vale (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.33. Victory would move Chesterfield to 11 points and up to 3rd, with other results unchanged.
Across 17 recorded meetings, Chesterfield have 8 wins to Port Vale's 6, with 3 draws, at 2.71 goals per meeting. The recent editions have closed up — 1.8 goals per game over the last five against 2.71 all-time.
The match takes place at Technique Stadium in Chesterfield (capacity 10,504).