About Match
The table reads 15th (Colchester United, 9 pts) against 8th (Chesterfield, 11 pts), 2 points apart. In league terms the two rates read 1.14/1.43 for Colchester United and 1.43/1.14 for Chesterfield (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.26. A win here leaves Colchester United on 12 points and up to 4th, overtaking Chesterfield, other results permitting.
Colchester United have gone 5 games without a win. Chesterfield carry a 6-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 8 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Colchester United 2/15, Chesterfield 11/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 13 games: 4 Colchester United wins, 4 for Chesterfield, 5 draws, at 3.08 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 38% of meetings won.
JobServe Community Stadium in Colchester, capacity 10,105, hosts the game.