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Last updated : 25 March 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Chesterfield v Tranmere Rovers fixture

Tranmere Rvs. face a trip to Chesterfield at Recreation Ground at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 28 and win only 6 of the 44 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2003, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw 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:
2004/2005Sat 14 AugTranmere Rvs.1 - 0ChesterfieldLGE1
2003/2004Sat 13 MarTranmere Rvs.2 - 3ChesterfieldLGE1
2003/2004Sat 13 DecChesterfield2 - 2Tranmere Rvs.LGE1
2003/2004Sat 08 NovTranmere Rvs.3 - 2ChesterfieldFAC
2002/2003Sat 29 MarTranmere Rvs.2 - 1ChesterfieldLGE1
2002/2003Sat 12 OctChesterfield1 - 0Tranmere Rvs.LGE1
2001/2002Sat 02 FebTranmere Rvs.0 - 0ChesterfieldLGE1

Recent respective form guides

Chesterfield's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Spireites have scored 7, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

Tranmere Rvs.'s away form is none too clever either, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Rovers, and 6 goals against.

Chesterfield's 51 points from 38 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Tranmere Rvs. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 68 points from 37 games.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Chesterfield622210128
Tranmere Rvs.632112511

FootyMad's prediction ...

Tranmere Rvs. are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Chesterfield 5 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Tranmere Rvs. Undefeated in last 8 away games.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.