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Burton Albion face a trip to Chesterfield at Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The Brewers lost the only previous game played between the two.
The only previous meeting between Chesterfield and Burton Albion at was just last season, in October 2009, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5 - 2 thriller, 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 20 Mar | Burton Albion | 2 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 24 Oct | Chesterfield | 5 - 2 | Burton Albion | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 01 Sep | Burton Albion | 1 - 5 | Chesterfield | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 21 goals for the Spireites, with 12 goals against.
In complete contrast to Chesterfield, Burton Albion are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Brewers have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Chesterfield are leading the way in the Npower League Two, with their 15 games giving them a return of 32 points. Burton Albion see themselves just below half way in the Npower League Two, showing a record of 18 points from their 15 games played so far,
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 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 16 |
| Burton Albion | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Brewers 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 | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 9 matches. |
| Burton Albion | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. |