FM Preview: Hereford United v Chesterfield 09 Apr 2011

Last updated : 08 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Hereford United v Chesterfield fixture

Chesterfield face a trip to Hereford United at Edgar Street 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2009, the Bulls carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 21 Aug Chesterfield 4 - 0 Hereford Utd. League Two
2009/2010 Sat 27 Mar Chesterfield 1 - 2 Hereford Utd. League Two
2009/2010 Sat 17 Oct Hereford Utd. 1-0 Chesterfield League Two
2007/2008 Sat 16 Feb Hereford Utd. 2 - 0 Chesterfield League Two
2007/2008 Mon 21 Jan Chesterfield 4 - 0 Hereford Utd. League Two
1994/1995 Tue 24 Jan Hereford Utd. 0 - 2 Chesterfield League Division Three
1994/1995 Sat 05 Nov Chesterfield 1 - 0 Hereford Utd. League Division Three

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Hereford United have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. Bulls have conceded a disappointing 6 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.

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 6 goals against.

Hereford United are currently lying in 19th place in Npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 46 from their 40 matches played.

Chesterfield are leading the way in the Npower League Two, with their 40 games giving them a return of 78 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Hereford United 6 1 3 2 2 9 6
Chesterfield 6 4 1 1 14 5 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Although Chesterfield have been far from successful in recent away games, we can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Hereford United. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Hereford United Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Chesterfield Not won in previous 2 away matches.
4 games since last defeat.

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