FM Preview: Accrington Stanley v Chesterfield 01 Jan 2013

Last updated : 31 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Accrington Stanley v Chesterfield fixture

Accrington Stanley prepare to entertain Chesterfield at Crown Ground on Tuesday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Reds are clearly on top, having won 14 and lost only 5 of the 26 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Crown Ground was two seasons ago, in January 2011, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Tue 18 Sep Chesterfield 4 - 3 Accrington S. League Two
2010/2011 Mon 03 Jan Accrington S. 2-2 Chesterfield League Two
2010/2011 Tue 02 Nov Chesterfield 5 - 2 Accrington S. League Two
2009/2010 Sat 01 May Accrington S. 2 - 0 Chesterfield League Two
2009/2010 Sat 03 Oct Chesterfield 1 - 0 Accrington S. League Two
2008/2009 Sat 25 Apr Accrington S. 1 - 0 Chesterfield League Two
2008/2009 Sat 22 Nov Chesterfield 1 - 1 Accrington S. League Two

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Recent respective form guides

Accrington Stanley need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Reds have scored 8, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

Chesterfield's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Spireites's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Accrington Stanley are currently lying in 19th place in npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 27 from their 24 matches played.

Chesterfield lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League Two, picking up 36 from their 25 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Accrington Stanley 6 0 2 4 5 13 2
Chesterfield 6 2 2 2 8 7 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing seems to be going right for the Reds at home recently, and we can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Spireites come away with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Accrington Stanley Failed to win in previous 6 home matches.
Not won in the 8 most recent games.
Chesterfield 6 games since last away draw.

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