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Sheff. Wed. travel to take on Chesterfield at Saltergate on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Owls will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 8 and win only 3 of the 14 games.
The last time the two teams met at Chesterfield was amazingly over twenty years ago, in September 1979, the Spireites carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 0 | Chesterfield | LD2 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 16 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 3 | Chesterfield | DIV3 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 29 Sep | Chesterfield | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | DIV3 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 14 Apr | Sheff. Wed. | 4 - 0 | Chesterfield | DIV3 |
| 1978/1979 | Tue 26 Dec | Chesterfield | 3 - 3 | Sheff. Wed. | DIV3 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 04 Mar | Chesterfield | 2 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | DIV3 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 08 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 0 | Chesterfield | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Spireites in those games, with 8 conceded.
Sheff. Wed. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Owls have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Chesterfield are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division Two with a return of just 34 points from their 33 games thus far. Sheff. Wed.'s 45 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Owls, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Wed. | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |