Port Vale vs Chesterfield Prediction

Port Vale
1-0
Finished
HT 1-0
Chesterfield
Vale Park, Stoke-On-Trent 17/10/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
3.6 / 10
AI Best Pick
66%Trust
Double Chance
Draw or Away Win
1.40
SignalSOLIDModel39%SurpriseHighGap-5.8%
Port Vale Rest
7 days
Chesterfield Rest
7 days

Port Vale vs Chesterfield: the result in context

Port Vale beat Chesterfield 1-0 in the League Two on 17 Oct 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Their history points to a close game: 3 previous meetings produced 1.7 goals a game. Chesterfield tend to win more corners, 9.1 a game to 3.8 for Port Vale.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
35%2.80
X
29%3.27
2
36%2.44
Double Chance
1X
64%1.50
X2
65%1.40
Both Teams to Score
Yes
54%1.80
No
46%1.90
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.3 + 1.42 = 2.72
Over 1.5
73%1.30
Over 2.5
48%2.04
Over 3.5
28%3.58
Under 1.5
27%3.25
Under 2.5
52%1.75
Under 3.5
72%1.25
Corners
Projected Corners: 4.7 + 5.2 = 9.9
Over 8.5
64%1.49
Over 9.5
52%1.82
Over 10.5
41%2.32
Under 8.5
36%2.42
Under 9.5
48%1.88
Under 10.5
59%1.53
Cards
Projected Cards: 1.9 + 2.2 = 4.1
Over 3.5
58%-
Over 4.5
39%-
Under 3.5
42%-
Under 4.5
61%-

Match Events

15'Cameron HumphreysFoul
30'Jordan GabrielFoul
33'Joel Randall INJosh Koroma out
45'Onel Hernández
54'Ryan StirkFoul
59'Jaheim·HeadleyFoul
64'Lewis GordonFoul
65'Max Watters INOliver Lynch out
66'Onel Hernández INKeyrol Alexis Figueroa Norales out
69'Jon Edmund Alexander BradyDissent
73'George Cardinal Joseph·Hall INGeorge Byers out
73'Jaheim·Headley INKyle John out
79'Kyle Dempsey INRhys Walters out
79'Lewis Gordon INTom Pearce out
79'Ryan Stirk INLiam Mandeville out
80'Louie Marsh INKiano Dyer out
84'Dilan Markanday INWill Grigg out

Lineups

Port Vale
3-5-2Coach: J. Brady
Chesterfield
4-2-3-1Coach: P. Cook
Avg rating6.73
Avg rating6.37
M. Maroši7.220M. Maroši
C. Humphreys6.625C. Humphreys
J. Moon7.24J. Moon
C. Hall6.15C. Hall
J. Lawrence-Gabriel6.36J. Lawrence-Gabriel
K. Dempsey6.510K. Dempsey
G. Hall6.133G. Hall
B. Garrity6.68B. Garrity
J. Headley6.33J. Headley
M. Watters6.436M. Watters
O. Hernández7.911O. Hernández
R. Boot6.123R. Boot
R. Hutton6.633R. Hutton
K. McFadzean6.85K. McFadzean
J. Simpson6.86J. Simpson
L. Gordon6.719L. Gordon
G. McEachran6.420G. McEachran
R. Stirk6.68R. Stirk
D. Markanday6.524D. Markanday
L. Marsh5.918L. Marsh
J. Randall6.131J. Randall
L. Bonis6.110L. Bonis

Port Vale Substitutes

27M. Asamoah
7G. Byers73'for George Cardinal Joseph·Hall7.0
2K. John73'for Jaheim·Headley7.0
1J. Smith
38R. Walters79'for Kyle Dempsey6.9
24K. Figueroa66'for Onel Hernández6.8
14O. Lynch65'for Max Watters 6.9

Chesterfield Substitutes

4T. Naylor
46T. Pearce79'for Lewis Gordon6.3
7L. Mandeville79'for Ryan Stirk6.2
37J. Koroma33'for Joel Randall6.4
28W. Grigg84'for Dilan Markanday6.3
27K. Dyer80'for Louie Marsh6.3
26J. Eccleston

Match Stats

Port ValeChesterfield
36%Ball Possession64%
0Corner Kicks10
3Yellow Cards2
5Total Shots8
3Shots on Goal4
2Shots off Goal3
1Shots Inside Box3
4Shots Outside Box5
0Blocked Shots1
14Fouls6
3Offsides5
4Goalkeeper Saves2
319Total Passes558
222Passes Accurate444
6Free Kicks12

Team Comparison

Port ValePort Vale
ChesterfieldChesterfield
1529Elo Rating 1574
1.17Attack 1.46
2.59Defense 1.50
59%Hit Rate 17%
10.6Shots per Game 18.7
3.6Shots on Target 6.0
3.8Corners per Game 9.1
1.6Cards per Game 2.5

AI Insights

📈BTTS Trend67% in H2H
📉Away Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

Port ValePort Vale
  • Leads at half-time in 80% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 100% of the time
  • Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (0.7 vs 0.4 in second half)
ChesterfieldChesterfield
  • Leads at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late

Head to Head

Last 3 meetings, all competitions

Port ValePort Vale1Wins · 33%
Draws267%
ChesterfieldChesterfield0Wins · 0%
1.7Avg Goals
67%Both teams scored2 of 3
0%3+ goals0 of 3

Previous meetings

EFL Trophy22/09/2026
ChesterfieldPort Vale
4131
League Two25/01/2025
ChesterfieldPort Vale
11
League Two14/09/2024
Port ValeChesterfield
10

Recent Form

Port ValePort Vale
3W2D5L
10/10/2026
Port ValeGrimsby
10
W
06/10/2026
Port ValeMansfield Town
20
W
22/09/2026
ChesterfieldPort Vale
4131
L
19/09/2026
WalsallPort Vale
20
L
12/09/2026
Port ValeExeter City
10
W
05/09/2026
Salford CityPort Vale
10
L
01/09/2026
Swindon TownPort Vale
31
L
29/08/2026
Port ValeCrewe
00
D
22/08/2026
Port ValeTranmere
11
D
15/08/2026
OldhamPort Vale
20
L
ChesterfieldChesterfield
5W3D2L
10/10/2026
Crawley TownChesterfield
22
D
03/10/2026
ChesterfieldTranmere
42
W
26/09/2026
CheltenhamChesterfield
21
L
22/09/2026
ChesterfieldPort Vale
4131
W
19/09/2026
ChesterfieldYork
20
W
15/09/2026
ChesterfieldManchester City U21
53
W
12/09/2026
OldhamChesterfield
12
W
05/09/2026
ChesterfieldBarnet
33
D
01/09/2026
ChesterfieldGillingham
11
D
29/08/2026
RotherhamChesterfield
21
L

League Table

League Two 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Salford CitySalford City1281319:12+725WWWWW
2BarnetBarnet1063123:15+821LWWWW
3CreweCrewe1256115:11+421LWWWD
4WalsallWalsall1147016:7+919WDDDW
5CheltenhamCheltenham1253421:22-118WLLLW
6YorkYork1145219:13+617DDDWL
7GillinghamGillingham1245317:14+317DLWDL
8ShrewsburyShrewsbury1252513:17-417WWLWD
9ChesterfieldChesterfield1244418:16+216DLDWL
10Exeter CityExeter City124448:6+216WDWWL
11Accrington STAccrington ST1236317:16+115DWDWD
12Newport CountyNewport County1236316:15+115DDWDW
13TranmereTranmere1236315:15015WLDLD
14RochdaleRochdale1243515:17-215DLDWW
15Swindon TownSwindon Town1243513:16-315WDLLD
16Bristol RoversBristol Rovers1250716:20-415LLLLW
17GrimsbyGrimsby1235415:15014DLLLL
18Fleetwood TownFleetwood Town1235414:15-114LWDLL
19ColchesterColchester1126311:14-312DDLDD
20Port ValePort Vale103346:10-412DWWLW
21OldhamOldham1132613:17-411LWDLL
22RotherhamRotherham1225514:20-611DLLLD
23NorthamptonNorthampton102446:8-210LWDLL
24Crawley TownCrawley Town1012711:20-95LLDLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Salford CitySalford City1219:1225
2BarnetBarnet1023:1521
3CreweCrewe1215:1121
4WalsallWalsall1116:719
5CheltenhamCheltenham1221:2218
6YorkYork1119:1317
7GillinghamGillingham1217:1417
8ShrewsburyShrewsbury1213:1717
9ChesterfieldChesterfield1218:1616
10Exeter CityExeter City128:616
11Accrington STAccrington ST1217:1615
12Newport CountyNewport County1216:1515
13TranmereTranmere1215:1515
14RochdaleRochdale1215:1715
15Swindon TownSwindon Town1213:1615
16Bristol RoversBristol Rovers1216:2015
17GrimsbyGrimsby1215:1514
18Fleetwood TownFleetwood Town1214:1514
19ColchesterColchester1111:1412
20Port ValePort Vale106:1012
21OldhamOldham1113:1711
22RotherhamRotherham1214:2011
23NorthamptonNorthampton106:810
24Crawley TownCrawley Town1011:205
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About the Port Vale vs Chesterfield forecast

The forecasts for this League Two match are built from team Elo ratings, recent form, scoring data and the head-to-head record, and are updated as new data arrives before kickoff.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

Port Vale and Chesterfield in the League Two table

In the League Two table, Chesterfield are 9th and Port Vale 20th, 4 points apart. League goal record so far: Port Vale 6-10, Chesterfield 18-16. The full standings are on the League Two Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

Port Vale have led at half-time in 80% of their recent matches. Chesterfield have led at half-time in 60% of their recent matches. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.