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Chesterfield prepare to entertain Chester City at Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Spireites are clearly on top, winning 54.29% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Recreation Ground was just last season, in November 2006, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 4-4 draw in an (Associate Members) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Chester City | 0 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 29 Nov | Chesterfield | 4-4 | Chester City | ASSM |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 19 Feb | Chesterfield | 1 - 2 | Chester City | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 28 Aug | Chester City | 3 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 05 Dec | Chester City | 0 - 1 | Chesterfield | ASSM |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 29 Apr | Chesterfield | 1 - 2 | Chester City | LGE1 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 12 Nov | Chester City | 3 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Spireites in those games, with 8 conceded.
The away form of Chester City is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Blues have hit 8 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Chesterfield's total of 47 points from their 29 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Chester City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 36 points from their 28 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| Chester City | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Spireites's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Chester City. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | No sequences of note |
| Chester City | An overall losing run of 4 games. |