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Chesterfield prepare to entertain Accrington Stanley at Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 15 wins out of 23 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Recreation Ground was less than a year ago, in March 2008, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-2 thriller, in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Mar | Chesterfield | 4-2 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Spireites, with 7 goals against.
Accrington S. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Reds have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Chesterfield's 22 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Accrington S. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 18 points from their 16 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 14 |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Accrington S. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Spireites in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Accrington S. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |