Match Preview: Chesterfield v Maidenhead United (Saturday, 12.15pm)

Chesterfield host Maidenhead United in Saturday lunchtime’s match at the SMH Group Stadium looking to bounce back from defeat last time out in the National League.

The Spireites, who sit top of the league after 45 games, fell to a 2-1 away defeat to Gateshead on Monday.

They face a Maidenhead side who picked up a win in their last match, a 2-1 victory against Gateshead, and who sit 13th in the table.

With 103 goals in 45 games so far this season, Chesterfield are the league’s highest scorers with 2.3 goals per game. And they are conceding fewer than average, letting in 63 goals at a rate of 1.4 per game.

Maidenhead, meanwhile, are below average scorers, with 1.3 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.5. They have conceded 1.4 goals per game.

The Spireites are in bad form in the National League, with one win and five losses from their last six games.

With four wins and a draw over that period, United’s form is much better – they have taken 13 points from 18, compared to the home side’s three.

In the last 10 years, Chesterfield and Maidenhead have played each other on 10 occasions. Chesterfield won one of them, Maidenhead six, and they drew three times.

On average, the Spireites scored 0.8 goals and Maidenhead 1.6 in those matches.

Their last meeting was on September 30, when they played out a 1-1 draw.

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Chesterfield v Maidenhead United
National League | SMH Group Stadium
Saturday, 20 April 2024 @ 12.15pm

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