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Port Vale vs Chesterfield: result 1-0 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 24Kick-off on December 30, 2016 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Port Vale
1-0
Chesterfield

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What was the result of Port Vale vs Chesterfield?

Port Vale won 1-0 on December 30, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 61′J. ThomasPort Vale

Official lineup for Port Vale vs Chesterfield

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Port Vale

  1. 9R. Cicilia
  1. 7Sam Kelly
  2. 14J. Thomas
  3. 28A. De Freitas
  4. 40R. Taylor
  5. 42A. Grant
  1. 2Benjamin Purkiss
  2. 4R. Streete
  3. 5Kjell Knops
  4. 24N. Smith
  1. 1J. Alnwick

Chesterfield

  1. 9C. Evans
  2. 11R. Mitchell
  1. 15L. O'Neil
  2. 18J. Nolan
  3. 26J. O'Shea
  4. 28G. Ariyibi
  1. 4Sam Hird
  2. 5G. Liddle
  3. 6I. Evatt
  4. 19D. Donohue
  1. 12R. Fulton
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Port Vale have 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats; Chesterfield have 6, 0 and 9.

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

Port Vale
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 26, 2016Walsall(home)0-1League One
Dec 17, 2016AFC Wimbledon(away)0-4League One
Dec 10, 2016Northampton(home)2-3League One
Dec 4, 2016Hartlepool(home)4-0FA Cup
Nov 26, 2016Shrewsbury(away)0-0League One
Chesterfield
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 26, 2016Rochdale(away)0-3League One
Dec 17, 2016Bolton(home)1-0League One
Dec 10, 2016Peterborough(away)2-5League One
Dec 6, 2016Rochdale(away)2-0EFL Trophy
Dec 3, 2016Wycombe(home)0-5FA Cup

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Port Vale win, 1 draw, 4 Chesterfield wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 2, 2016Chesterfield 4-2 Port ValeLeague One
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: Chesterfield vs Port Vale on Apr 2, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Port Vale score 1.1 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Chesterfield score 1.1 and concede 2.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Port Vale1.11.556/158/15
Chesterfield1.12.136/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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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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