Chesterfield vs Gateshead Match Analysis & Prediction
10/01/2024 10:45 pm
Chesterfield return to National League action on Wednesday night when they play host to Gateshead at the SMH Group Stadium.
The league leaders will be looking to get over the disappointment of being eliminated from the FA Cup, while the visitors will want to bounce back from their recent defeat in the fifth tier.
Now suffering two defeats in three matches, it is unfamiliar territory for a team that have put together three extended winning runs throughout 2023-24.
Nevertheless, sitting six points clear at the top of the National League standings with games in hand, as well as remaining in the FA Trophy, Chesterfield are still sensing a potential double.
Paul Cook’s side are also yet to lose at home in the league this season, recording wins in 11 of their 12 matches at the SMH Group Stadium.
Gateshead also have ambitions for a promotion and FA Trophy double, yet they have far more work ahead of them than the hosts.
A 2-0 defeat at York City extended a run of just one win in four league matches, resulting in the club dropping outside of the playoff spots.
With games in hand on the teams above them, Rob Elliot will be calm over his side’s chances of moving up the table, but they must find a way to manage a hectic schedule over the next month.
Six wins have come from their 12 away matches in the National League, and they do not have the scars of losing to Chesterfield earlier in the campaign with this representing the first game between the sides.
Chesterfield vs. Gateshead Head to head
These two teams have only previously met four times, with each side winning on two occasions.
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22/09/2018Chesterfield0Gateshead3National League
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19/04/2019Gateshead1Chesterfield0National League
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01/11/2022Chesterfield2Gateshead1National League
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04/03/2023Gateshead1Chesterfield2National League
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10/01/2024ChesterfieldN/AGatesheadN/ANational League
Chesterfield Team News
After the efforts against Watford in the FA Cup, Cook may opt to freshen up his Chesterfield lineup, particularly in midfield and attack.
Mike Jones could feature in the engine room, while Michael Jacobs and Will Grigg may be selected in a creative role and dowm the centre of the attack respectively.
Chesterfield's Last 5 Matches
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16/12/2023Hartlepool United0Chesterfield1National League
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23/12/2023Chesterfield4Aldershot Town1National League
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26/12/2023Solihull Moors2Chesterfield0National League
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01/01/2024Chesterfield3Solihull Moors2National League
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06/01/2024Watford2Chesterfield1FA Cup
Gateshead Team News
Gateshead have been dealt a significant injury blow with Ed Francis having been ruled out indefinitely with a fractured skull.
Jordan Hunter replaced him last time out and should be deployed in central midfield in what may be the only change as Elliot contemplates incomings to a depleted squad.
Gateshead's Last 5 Matches
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12/12/2023Rochdale1Gateshead5FA Trophy
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16/12/2023Gateshead0Halifax Town2National League
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23/12/2023Oldham Athletic1Gateshead2National League
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26/12/2023Gateshead1York City1National League
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01/01/2024York City2Gateshead0National League
Chesterfield vs. Gateshead: Odds and Predictions
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