League Two: Chesterfield vs Fleetwood – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 42 match between Chesterfield and Fleetwood and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Fleetwood come to SMH Group Stadium for the League Two match this coming Saturday, Chesterfield will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Chesterfield approach round 42 as number 10 in the League Two table with 59 points on their account so far. With 41 rounds behind them, Fleetwood have amassed 56 points, placing them as number 13 in the standings.

Form: Chesterfield vs Fleetwood

Chesterfield Form

In has been a bit of everything for Chesterfield in their previous three matches, where they first beat Carlisle by 2-1. This was followed by a disappointing 4-0 defeat against Tranmere, before an encounter with Gillingham produced a 1-1 draw. Chesterfield won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 11 and conceded eight goals.

Fleetwood Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Fleetwood. They first took out Milton Keynes Dons by 2-4 before downing Accrington by 1-4. The winning streak came to an end against Swindon, who ran out 0-4 winners. Fleetwood recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the League Two, in which they banged in 15 goals, whilst conceding ten. They recorded no draws but in stead suffered defeat twice.

Betting facts for Chesterfield and Fleetwood

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Chesterfield and Fleetwood played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Chesterfield vs Fleetwood

Despite scoring just once in six League Two games, Chesterfield hope Paddy Madden adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Fleetwood put their faith in James Bolton to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six League Two games.

Betting markets: Chesterfield vs Fleetwood

Full-time result

Chesterfield won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing two as well. Fleetwood won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost four in this run. Fleetwood have not lost to Chesterfield in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Chesterfield scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Fleetwood only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Fleetwood managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Chesterfield were first on target in four of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Chesterfield, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Fleetwood played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.8 goals themselves during this run.