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Chesterfield play host to Shrewsbury Town at Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Spireites are clearly on top, winning 52.94% of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Chesterfield was back in August 2000, over five years ago, with Chesterfield running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 13 Oct | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 3 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 16 Oct | Shrewsbury Tn. | 0 - 1 | Chesterfield | ASSM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 06 Jan | Shrewsbury Tn. | 0 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 26 Aug | Chesterfield | 3-0 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 18 Jan | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 01 Oct | Chesterfield | 2 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 09 Apr | Shrewsbury Tn. | 0 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Spireites in those games, with 8 conceded.
The away form of Shrewsbury Tn. is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Shrews have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Chesterfield lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 63 points from their 41 games so far. Shrewsbury Tn. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 44 points from their 40 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 9 |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Though Chesterfield are not exactly setting the world alight at Recreation Ground in recent games, I can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | Not won in previous 8 away matches. No win in the 13 most recent games. |