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Brentford face a trip to Chesterfield at Saltergate on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Bees have won 9 of the 28 games compared to the host's 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2003, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners 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: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Chesterfield | 0 - 2 | Brentford | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Brentford | 2 - 1 | Chesterfield | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 12 Mar | Brentford | 0 - 0 | Chesterfield | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 25 Aug | Chesterfield | 0 - 1 | Brentford | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 08 Jan | Chesterfield | 1 - 0 | Brentford | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 10 Dec | Brentford | 1 - 1 | Chesterfield | LD2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 03 Jan | Chesterfield | 0 - 0 | Brentford | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
The away form of Brentford is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Bees have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Chesterfield find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 9 games have yielded only 4 points. Brentford find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 10 points from their 9 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Brentford | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Bees out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Chesterfield. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 11 most recent games. |
| Brentford | 14 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |