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Chesterfield prepare to entertain Brentford at Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 34 games played, Spireites have recorded 15 wins, and Brentford have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Recreation Ground was less than a year ago, in February 2008, the Spireites carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 23 Feb | Chesterfield | 1-0 | Brentford | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Jan | Brentford | 2 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Dec | Brentford | 2 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Chesterfield | 3 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Brentford | 1 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 10 Aug | Chesterfield | 1 - 3 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Brentford | 2 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Spireites's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Brentford's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Bees have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Chesterfield's 9 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Brentford's total of 12 points from their 7 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| Brentford | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from Chesterfield at home in recent games, and, though I cannot see a run starting here, I do think the Spireites will at least gain a draw. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Brentford | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |