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Chesterfield play host to Rotherham United at Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 19 wins out of 26 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Chesterfield was back in August 1998, over five years ago, with Chesterfield running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 24 Aug | Rotherham U. | 2 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 05 Dec | Rotherham U. | 3 - 4 | Chesterfield | ASSM |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 11 Jan | Rotherham U. | 1 - 4 | Chesterfield | ASSM |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 18 Aug | Chesterfield | 2-0 | Rotherham U. | LGEC |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 11 Aug | Rotherham U. | 0 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGEC |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 18 Feb | Chesterfield | 1 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 10 Sep | Rotherham U. | 0 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Spireites's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Rotherham U. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Millers have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Chesterfield's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Rotherham U. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 1 points from their 2 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Chesterfield are not exactly setting the world alight at Recreation Ground at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Rotherham U. in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Rotherham U. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 8 most recent games. |