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Chesterfield are ready to welcome Crewe Alexandra to Recreation Ground on Wednesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 25 wins out of 37 previous matches.
The previous match played between the two at Recreation Ground was within the last three years, in April 2007, 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | Chesterfield | 2-1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 10 Jan | Chesterfield | 2 - 4 | Crewe Alex. | ASSM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Chesterfield | 0 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Sep | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 26 Apr | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 19 Oct | Chesterfield | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 16 goals have been scored by the Spireites in those games, with 13 conceded.
Crewe Alex. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 14 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Chesterfield are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 32 points from 18 games. Crewe Alex. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 22 points from their 18 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 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
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 Crewe Alex.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Crewe Alex. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |