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Chesterfield face a trip to Colchester United at Layer Road Ground on Monday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Spireites will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 16 and win only 6 of the 25 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2003, the U's carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 21 Aug | Chesterfield | 2 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 23 Mar | Chesterfield | 1 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Colchester U. | 1 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 18 Mar | Chesterfield | 0 - 4 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Fri 18 Oct | Colchester U. | 2 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Colchester U. | 1 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 11 Aug | Chesterfield | 3 - 6 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A total of 9 goals have been scored by the U's in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Chesterfield however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Colchester U. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 48 points from their 39 matches. Chesterfield see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 52 points from their 39 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 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Spireites's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Colchester U., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Chesterfield | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |