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Chesterfield face a trip to Bradford City at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium on Friday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Spireites will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 21 and win only 6 of the 38 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2004, with Chesterfield inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Bantams in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Chesterfield | 0 - 0 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | Bradford City | 2 - 3 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 20 Apr | Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 04 Nov | Chesterfield | 2 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 1985/1986 | Tue 03 Sep | Chesterfield | 3 - 4 | Bradford City | LGEC |
| 1985/1986 | Wed 21 Aug | Bradford City | 2 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGEC |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 26 Feb | Bradford City | 1 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bradford City have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
Chesterfield have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Spireites's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Bradford City see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League One, showing a record of 7 points from their 6 games played so far, Chesterfield find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 6 points from their 6 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Chesterfield have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Bradford City may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bradford City | 12 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Chesterfield | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |