Chesterfield face a trip to Bury at Gigg Lane on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Spireites will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 23 and win only 5 of the 39 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2009, the The Shakers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Two match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2009/2010 | Sat 13 Feb | Chesterfield | 1 - 0 | Bury | LGE2 |
2009/2010 | Tue 24 Nov | Bury | 2 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
2008/2009 | Tue 03 Mar | Bury | 1 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | Chesterfield | 1 - 3 | Bury | LGE2 |
2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | Bury | 0 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
2007/2008 | Fri 07 Sep | Chesterfield | 3 - 1 | Bury | LGE2 |
2001/2002 | Sat 09 Feb | Chesterfield | 2 - 0 | Bury | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bury's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
The away form of Chesterfield however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Spireites, and 15 goals against.
Bury are holding the final promotion place in the Npower League Two, and have accumulated 34 points from the 18 games they have played so far. Chesterfield are currently occupying 2nd spot in their division, gaining 35 points from their 18 games.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Bury | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 9 |
Chesterfield | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Spireites's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Bury, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Bury | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
Chesterfield | 4 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |