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Chesterfield travel to take on Swansea City at Liberty Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 18 games played, Spireites have recorded 4 wins, and Swansea City have come away with 9 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Swansea City was more than a decade ago, in August 1995, as the Swans edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1995/1996 | Sat 03 Feb | Chesterfield | 3 - 2 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 26 Aug | Swansea City | 3 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 01 Apr | Chesterfield | 2 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 17 Dec | Swansea City | 2 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 05 Apr | Chesterfield | 4 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 1985/1986 | Tue 05 Nov | Swansea City | 1 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 1978/1979 | Fri 11 May | Swansea City | 2 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Swansea City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Swans, with 7 goals against.
Chesterfield have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Spireites have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Swansea City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 28 points from 15 games. Chesterfield's total of 25 points from their 15 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 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An indifferent set of results for Chesterfield on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Spireites. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swansea City | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Chesterfield | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |