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Chesterfield play host to Torquay United at Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Spireites have won an impressive 12 of the 16 meetings between the two sides, drawing the other 4.
The last time the two teams met at Chesterfield was back in December 2004, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 08 Aug | Torquay Utd. | 2 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | Torquay Utd. | 2 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Chesterfield | 1-1 | Torquay Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 27 Jan | Chesterfield | 3 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 23 Dec | Torquay Utd. | 0 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 25 Feb | Torquay Utd. | 3 - 3 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 01 Oct | Chesterfield | 1 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The Spireites's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Torquay Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Gulls's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Chesterfield lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 35 points from their 23 games so far. Torquay Utd. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 25 from their 23 matches played.
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 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| Torquay Utd. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Recreation Ground for the Spireites and the Madmen are unable to see past Torquay Utd. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | 9 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Torquay Utd. | 4 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |