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Chesterfield play host to Swansea City at Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 14 wins out of 18 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Chesterfield was more than a decade ago, in February 1996, as the Spireites squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Swansea City | 5 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While Spireites have scored 8, a worringly large 16 have been leaked at the other end.
Swansea City's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Swans's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Chesterfield see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League One, showing a record of 56 points from their 45 games played so far, Swansea City's total of 68 points from their 45 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League One.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Recreation Ground for the Spireites and the Madmen are unable to see past Swansea City claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | Failed to win in previous 9 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Swansea City | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |