FM Preview: Chesterfield v Lincoln City 04 Sep 2010

Last updated : 03 September 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Chesterfield v Lincoln City fixture

Lincoln City face a trip to Chesterfield at Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 51 games played, The Red Imps have recorded 13 wins, and Chesterfield have come away with 25 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2010, the Spireites carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Two match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 06 FebChesterfield2 - 1Lincoln CityLGE2
2009/2010Sat 26 DecLincoln City2 - 1ChesterfieldLGE2
2008/2009Tue 07 AprChesterfield1 - 1Lincoln CityLGE2
2008/2009Sat 18 OctLincoln City3 - 1ChesterfieldLGE2
2007/2008Fri 07 MarChesterfield4 - 1Lincoln CityLGE2
2007/2008Tue 06 NovLincoln City2 - 4ChesterfieldLGE2
2003/2004Tue 04 NovLincoln City4 - 3ChesterfieldASSM

Recent respective form guides

Chesterfield have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Spireites in those games, with 7 conceded.

The away form of Lincoln City is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. The Red Imps have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Chesterfield are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 8 points from 4 games. Lincoln City see themselves just below half way in the Npower League Two, showing a record of 4 points from their 4 games played so far,

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Chesterfield632111611
Lincoln City61143104

FootyMad's prediction ...

The Red Imps are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Chesterfield. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Chesterfield 5 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Lincoln City 10 games since last away draw.
No win in the 2 most recent games.