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Chesterfield prepare to entertain Colchester United at Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 25 games played, Spireites have recorded 9 wins, and Colchester U. have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Recreation Ground was just last season, in August 2004, the Spireites carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Colchester U. | 1 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 28 Mar | Colchester U. | 1 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While Spireites have scored 6, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Colchester U. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. U's have conceded 4 goals in these games, and only hit 0 in reply.
Chesterfield see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League One, showing a record of 52 points from their 41 games played so far, Colchester U. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 68 points from 41 games.
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 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 1 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Spireites at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the U's come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | Been beaten in each of their previous 5 home matches. Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Colchester U. | Not won in previous 8 away matches. |