FM Preview: Cheltenham Town v Chesterfield 05 Mar 2013

Last updated : 04 March 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Cheltenham Town v Chesterfield fixture

Cheltenham Town prepare to entertain Chesterfield at Whaddon Road on Tuesday evening, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. In the past, this fixture has usually spelled defeat for the Robins.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Whaddon Road was two seasons ago, in March 2011, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Tue 20 Nov Chesterfield 4 - 1 Cheltenham T. League Two
2010/2011 Sat 05 Mar Cheltenham T. 0-3 Chesterfield League Two
2010/2011 Sat 18 Sep Chesterfield 3 - 0 Cheltenham T. League Two
2009/2010 Sat 06 Mar Cheltenham T. 0 - 1 Chesterfield League Two
2009/2010 Sat 12 Dec Chesterfield 1 - 0 Cheltenham T. League Two
2006/2007 Mon 09 Apr Cheltenham T. 0 - 0 Chesterfield League One
2006/2007 Sat 18 Nov Chesterfield 1 - 0 Cheltenham T. League One

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Recent respective form guides

Cheltenham Town haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.

The away form of Chesterfield is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Spireites have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Cheltenham Town's total of 58 points from their 36 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower League Two.

Chesterfield see themselves just below half way in the npower League Two, showing a record of 47 points from their 35 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Cheltenham Town 6 2 3 1 8 7 9
Chesterfield 6 2 2 2 4 3 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but we think that Robins's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Chesterfield. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Cheltenham Town Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Chesterfield No sequences of note

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