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Chesterfield face a trip to Shrewsbury Town at Prostar Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 7 of the 21 previous games, with the hosts winning just 5.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2009, the Shrews carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Feb | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Fri 14 Nov | Chesterfield | 2 - 2 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Chesterfield | 4 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Shrewsbury Town losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The away form of Chesterfield is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Spireites have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Shrewsbury Tn. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 4 points from their 3 games played so far, Chesterfield's 6 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 8 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Chesterfield are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Prostar Stadium with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Chesterfield | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |