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Barnsley face a trip to Chesterfield at Saltergate on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tykes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 20 and win only 6 of the 32 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2002, the Spireites carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Feb | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Chesterfield | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 02 Nov | Chesterfield | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 21 Jul | Chesterfield | 1 - 2 | Barnsley | FR |
| 1980/1981 | Mon 20 Apr | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Chesterfield | DIV3 |
| 1980/1981 | Fri 26 Dec | Chesterfield | 0 - 0 | Barnsley | DIV3 |
| 1979/1980 | Tue 09 Oct | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Chesterfield | DIV3 |
| 1979/1980 | Tue 21 Aug | Chesterfield | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Spireites have scored 4, a worringly large 7 have been leaked at the other end.
Barnsley's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Tykes's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Chesterfield are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division Two with a return of just 4 points from their 5 games thus far. Barnsley are holding the final promotion place in the Nationwide League Division Two, and have accumulated 11 points from the 5 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Tykes of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Saltergate with Barnsley coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | 5 games since last defeat. |