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Chesterfield prepare to entertain Hartlepool United at Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 27 wins out of 40 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Recreation Ground was just last season, in October 2003, with Hartlepool U. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Spireites in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Oct | Hartlepool U. | 3 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 02 Mar | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 21 Oct | Chesterfield | 1-2 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 16 Jan | Chesterfield | 0 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 19 Aug | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 25 Mar | Chesterfield | 2 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 03 Sep | Hartlepool U. | 0 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Spireites's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of Hartlepool U. however, is much more impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Pool, and 4 goals against.
Chesterfield see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 40 points from their 30 games played so far, Hartlepool U.'s total of 49 points from their 28 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 6 |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
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 Pool come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. |
| Hartlepool U. | Undefeated in last 6 away games. 12 games since last defeat. |