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Bradford City prepare to entertain Chesterfield at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Bantams are clearly on top, having won 22 and lost only 6 of the 39 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium was just last season, in September 2005, with Bradford City running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 07 Jan | Chesterfield | 1 - 0 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 02 Sep | Bradford City | 2-0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Bradford City's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
Chesterfield's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Bradford City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 26 points from their 21 matches. Chesterfield see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 27 points from their 21 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bradford City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium for the Bantams and the Madmen are unable to see past Chesterfield claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bradford City | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Chesterfield | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 6 games since last defeat. |