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Bristol City prepare to entertain Chesterfield at Ashton Gate on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 17 of the 22 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ashton Gate was less than a year ago, in November 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 2-4 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Bristol City | 2-4 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 26 Oct | Chesterfield | 3 - 0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 28 Jan | Bristol City | 2 - 3 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Chesterfield | 2 - 2 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Bristol City | 4 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Chesterfield | 1 - 1 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Chesterfield | 2 - 0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
Chesterfield have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Spireites have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 12 points from their 8 games so far. Chesterfield's 11 points from 8 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 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bristol City 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 Robins. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Chesterfield | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |