This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Rochdale and Chesterfield at 15:00 on 2nd February 2013 in the League Two.

History of the Rochdale v Chesterfield fixture

Chesterfield face a trip to Rochdale at Spotland on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Spotland was just last season, in October 2011, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

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Recent respective form guides

Rochdale's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Chesterfield's away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Spireites have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Rochdale see themselves just below half way in the npower League Two, showing a record of 37 points from their 29 games played so far,

Chesterfield's 39 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Current overall team form

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Spireites out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Rochdale. Away win

Sequence statistics

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