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Brentford face a trip to Chesterfield at Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 31 games played, Bees have recorded 11 wins, and Chesterfield have come away with 13 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Brentford | 1 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 10 Aug | Chesterfield | 1 - 3 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Brentford | 2 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 Aug | Chesterfield | 3 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Brentford | 1 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Chesterfield | 1 - 2 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Chesterfield | 0 - 2 | Brentford | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Spireites in those games, with 5 conceded.
Brentford have an average recent record on the road, remaining unbeaten in the last six, though five of those have been draws. The Bees's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Chesterfield find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 11 points from their 9 matches. Brentford's 14 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 |
| Brentford | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Brentford only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Recreation Ground will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Brentford | Previous 4 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |