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Chesterfield play host to Scunthorpe United at Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Spireites are clearly on top, having won 13 and lost only 3 of the 21 games.
The last time the two teams met at Chesterfield was back in January 2001, over five years ago, the Spireites carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Scunthorpe U. | 2 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Scunthorpe U. | 2 - 0 | Chesterfield | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 13 Jan | Chesterfield | 1-0 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 28 Aug | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 25 Jan | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 2 | Chesterfield | ASSM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 23 Oct | Chesterfield | 1 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Sep | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Spireites have scored 7, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Scunthorpe U.'s away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Iron's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Chesterfield lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League One, picking up 51 points from their 37 games so far. Scunthorpe U.'s 47 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Recreation Ground for the Spireites and the Madmen are unable to see past Scunthorpe U. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Scunthorpe U. | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |