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Bradford City prepare to entertain Chesterfield at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium on Friday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Bantams are clearly on top, having won 21 and lost only 6 of the 38 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium was just last season, in August 2004, with Chesterfield inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Bantams in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Chesterfield | 0 - 0 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | Bradford City | 2-3 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 20 Apr | Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 04 Nov | Chesterfield | 2 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 1985/1986 | Tue 03 Sep | Chesterfield | 3 - 4 | Bradford City | LGEC |
| 1985/1986 | Wed 21 Aug | Bradford City | 2 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGEC |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 26 Feb | Bradford City | 1 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bradford City have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
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 9.
Bradford City see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League One, showing a record of 7 points from their 6 games played so far, Chesterfield find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 6 points from their 6 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Bantams's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Chesterfield. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bradford City | 12 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Chesterfield | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |