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Chesterfield face a trip to Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 46 games played, Spireites have recorded 15 wins, and Tranmere Rvs. have come away with 22 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2004, with Chesterfield inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Rovers in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 3 | Chesterfield | LD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Chesterfield | 2 - 2 | Tranmere Rvs. | LD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 Nov | Tranmere Rvs. | 3 - 2 | Chesterfield | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 29 Mar | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Chesterfield | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Oct | Chesterfield | 1 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Feb | Tranmere Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Chesterfield | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Sep | Chesterfield | 0 - 2 | Tranmere Rvs. | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Tranmere Rovers are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Rovers, with 2 goals against.
In complete contrast to Tranmere Rvs., Chesterfield are having a torrid time on their travels, losing just 1 from the last six, but amazingly drawing the other 5. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Tranmere Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 3 points from their 2 games played so far, Chesterfield's total of 4 points from their 2 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 |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 12 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the Spireites have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Tranmere Rvs. | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Chesterfield | Not won in previous 6 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |