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Chesterfield vs Port Vale: result 4-2 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 40Kick-off on April 2, 2016 at 02:00 PM (UTC)SMH Group Stadium, Chesterfield, Derbyshire

Chesterfield
4-2
Port Vale

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What was the result of Chesterfield vs Port Vale?

Chesterfield won 4-2 on April 2, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 36′Ajay Leitch-SmithPort Vale
  • 47′J. Campbell-RyceChesterfield
  • 60′Sam HirdChesterfield
  • 70′J. HooperPort Vale
  • 73′G. AriyibiChesterfield
  • 83′J. O'SheaChesterfield

Official lineup for Chesterfield vs Port Vale

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chesterfield

  1. 11Lee Novak
  2. 13J. Campbell-Ryce
  3. 22R. Simons
  1. 17C. Dimaio
  2. 24O. Banks
  1. 4Sam Hird
  2. 5G. Liddle
  3. 16C. Raglan
  4. 23T. Anderson
  5. 25Drew Talbot
  1. 1Tommy Lee

Port Vale

  1. 10Louis Dodds
  2. 19B. Moore
  3. 20Ajay Leitch-Smith
  1. 11S. Foley
  2. 18Sam Kelly
  3. 42A. Grant
  1. 2Benjamin Purkiss
  2. 3Carl Dickinson
  3. 4R. Streete
  4. 6R. Duffy
  1. 21J. Alnwick
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chesterfield have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Port Vale have 5, 5 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Chesterfield
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 28, 2016Oldham(away)0-1League One
Mar 26, 2016Fleetwood Town(home)0-0League One
Mar 19, 2016Scunthorpe(away)1-1League One
Mar 12, 2016Walsall(home)1-4League One
Mar 5, 2016Southend(away)1-0League One
Port Vale
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 28, 2016Barnsley(home)0-1League One
Mar 25, 2016Shrewsbury(away)1-1League One
Mar 19, 2016Burton Albion(home)0-4League One
Mar 12, 2016Peterborough(away)3-2League One
Mar 5, 2016Colchester(home)2-0League One

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 5 meetings: 3 Chesterfield wins, 1 draw, 1 Port Vale win.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 21, 2015Port Vale 3-2 ChesterfieldLeague One
Jan 10, 2015Chesterfield 3-0 Port ValeLeague One
Aug 30, 2014Port Vale 1-2 ChesterfieldLeague One
Apr 1, 2013Chesterfield 2-2 Port ValeLeague Two
Dec 8, 2012Port Vale 0-2 ChesterfieldLeague Two

Last archived meeting: Port Vale vs Chesterfield on Nov 21, 2015

How many goals should we expect?

Chesterfield score 1.5 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Port Vale score 1.1 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chesterfield1.51.3210/157/15
Port Vale1.11.338/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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22Port Vale46101224366142

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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