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CHESTERFIELD VS PORT VALE
Date: 22 SEPTEMBER 2026 at 19:00
BET ON: Asian handicap- PORT VALE +0.50
Odd: 1.55
- The key angle is Port Vale’s unusually long break from League Two action: with no league match for roughly two-and-a-half weeks because of international call-ups, the Valiants can treat this EFL Trophy fixture as an important competitive game rather than something that needs to be managed around another league match. Their postponed league fixtures against Colchester and Northampton created this extended gap, giving Jon Brady’s squad extra recovery and preparation time. That is particularly relevant after Brady admitted following the Walsall defeat that the performance was “not good enough,” while only days earlier he had said the new wing-back shape “works for us a lot more.” In contrast, Chesterfield have already demonstrated a willingness to rotate heavily in this competition, changing all 11 starters against Manchester City U21, while Paul Cook’s main emphasis around this period has been League Two results and getting his senior squad ready for league fixtures. With Vale having no league game to protect themselves for, they have every reason to approach this as a chance to build momentum and confidence, making the Port Vale +0.50 particularly interesting.