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Chesterfield travel to take on Accrington Stanley at Fraser Eagle Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 22 games played, Spireites have recorded 5 wins, and Accrington S. have come away with 11 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Accrington S. was way back in the black-and-white days of December 1959, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Third Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 19 Jan | Chesterfield | 1 - 0 | Accrington S. | D3N |
Recent respective form guides
Accrington Stanley's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While The Reds have scored 6, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Chesterfield's away form is none too clever either, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the Spireites pummel 13 goals, and let in 6.
Accrington S. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 23 points from their 19 games played so far, Chesterfield's total of 31 points from their 18 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Chesterfield are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Accrington S.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Accrington S. | Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Chesterfield | Undefeated in last 5 away games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |