FM Preview: Chesterfield v Brentford 05 May 2012

Last updated : 04 May 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Chesterfield v Brentford fixture

Brentford pack their bags to visit Chesterfield at Whittington Moor on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 35 games played, Bees have recorded 13 wins, and Chesterfield have come away with 15 victories.

The previous match played between the two at Whittington Moor was more than three years back, in September 2008, with Brentford inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Spireites in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 29 Oct Brentford 2 - 1 Chesterfield League One
2008/2009 Tue 17 Mar Brentford 0 - 1 Chesterfield League Two
2008/2009 Sat 27 Sep Chesterfield 0-1 Brentford League Two
2007/2008 Sat 23 Feb Chesterfield 1 - 0 Brentford League Two
2007/2008 Sat 12 Jan Brentford 2 - 1 Chesterfield League Two
2006/2007 Sat 30 Dec Brentford 2 - 1 Chesterfield League One
2006/2007 Sat 23 Sep Chesterfield 3 - 1 Brentford League One

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Recent respective form guides

Chesterfield have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.

Brentford have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Bees's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

Chesterfield are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League One with a return of just 42 points from their 45 games thus far.

Brentford's 64 points from 45 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Chesterfield 6 3 0 3 13 12 9
Brentford 6 2 2 2 7 4 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Bees has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Chesterfield. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Chesterfield 6 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 9 .
Brentford Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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