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Chesterfield face a trip to Doncaster Rovers at Earth Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 42 games played, Spireites have recorded 16 wins, and Doncaster Rvs. have come away with 17 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2005, with Chesterfield inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Rovers in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Chesterfield | 0 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1994/1995 | Mon 17 Apr | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 3 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Mon 26 Dec | Chesterfield | 2 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 02 Apr | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 25 Jan | Chesterfield | 1 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 17 Apr | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Rovers, with 6 goals against.
Chesterfield have an average recent record on the road, remaining unbeaten in the last six, though five of those have been draws. The Spireites's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Doncaster Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League One, showing a record of 33 points from their 25 games played so far, Chesterfield lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League One, picking up 42 from their 27 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Spireites has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Doncaster Rvs.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Chesterfield | Previous 4 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. 11 games since last defeat. |