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Walsall prepare to entertain Chesterfield at Bescot Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 41 games played, Saddlers have recorded 20 wins, and Chesterfield have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bescot Stadium was less than a year ago, in January 2005, with Walsall running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 15 Jan | Walsall | 3-0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Sep | Chesterfield | 1 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 20 Feb | Walsall | 1 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 12 Sep | Chesterfield | 0 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 10 Jan | Walsall | 3 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 09 Aug | Chesterfield | 3 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 01 Apr | Walsall | 1 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Saddlers in those games, with 9 conceded.
Chesterfield have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Spireites's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Walsall's 12 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Chesterfield find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 8 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Walsall | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Walsall may be coming up against a decent side in Chesterfield, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Saddlers. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Walsall | No sequences of note |
| Chesterfield | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |