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Chesterfield face a trip to Swansea City at Liberty Stadium on Friday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Spireites will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 10 and win only 4 of the 19 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2005, with Swansea City annihilating their visitors 5 - 1 in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Oct | Chesterfield | 2 - 3 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 May | Chesterfield | 0 - 4 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Swansea City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 4 to 3.
Chesterfield have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Spireites have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Swansea City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 55 points from their 37 games so far. Chesterfield are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 39 points from their 37 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swansea City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Swans, as the Spireites have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swansea City | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Chesterfield | Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |