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Accrington S. travel to take on Chesterfield at Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Reds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 5 of the 22 games.
The last time the two teams met at Chesterfield was way back in the black-and-white days of December 1959, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Accrington S. | 2 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 26 Dec | Chesterfield | 0 - 3 | Accrington S. | LGE1 |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 05 Dec | Accrington S. | 1 - 3 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 1958/1959 | Mon 29 Sep | Accrington S. | 3 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 1958/1959 | Mon 22 Sep | Chesterfield | 0 - 1 | Accrington S. | LGE1 |
| 1957/1958 | Mon 16 Sep | Accrington S. | 0 - 4 | Chesterfield | D3N |
| 1957/1958 | Wed 11 Sep | Chesterfield | 1 - 0 | Accrington S. | D3N |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Spireites in those games, with 6 conceded.
Accrington S. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the The Reds have hit 8 goals, 18 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Chesterfield lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 57 points from their 38 games so far. Accrington S. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 45 points from their 38 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Spireites, as the The Reds have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | 5 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Accrington S. | 11 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 14 outings ago. |