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Chesterfield play host to Darlington at Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Spireites are clearly on top, having won 21 and lost only 6 of the 37 games.
The last time the two teams met at Chesterfield was back in December 2000, over five years ago, with Chesterfield running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Darlington | 0 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 20 Jan | Darlington | 0 - 3 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 26 Dec | Chesterfield | 2-0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 12 Jan | Darlington | 0 - 2 | Chesterfield | ASSM |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 29 Apr | Darlington | 0 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 15 Oct | Chesterfield | 0 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 08 Mar | Darlington | 0 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Spireites, with 8 goals against.
Darlington have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Quakers have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Chesterfield lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 67 points from their 43 games so far. Darlington's total of 74 points from their 43 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two.
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 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 10 |
| Darlington | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Darlington is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Spireites in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | 7 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Darlington | Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |