Notts County won 13 of their 23 home league games
Chesterfield have scored less than two goals in seven of their last ten fixtures
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Notts County battled to a hard-fought 1-0 success over Chesterfield in Derbyshire on Sunday and they will be hoping to maintain or extend their advantage in the return match at Meadow Lane.
Gaining a first-leg success was far from easy for the Magpies, who scored with one of their two goal attempts.
However, they handled the occasion well and seemed to benefit from the leadership of captain Rod McDonald, who started his fourth successive game after recovering from a quad injury.
Chesterfield had gone into the contest on an eight-game unbeaten run but their confidence was shaken in the fifth minute when Lee Bonis failed to convert from the penalty spot.
The Spireites ended up losing a tight game, but they collected six league points from Notts County, including a 3-2 away success in March when Liam Mandeville popped up with the winning goal.
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Team news
Lewis Macari (leg) is a long-term absentee for Notts County but top scorer Alassana Jatta recovered from injury to start each of the last three matches.
Wholesale changes are unlikely but Lee Ndlovu offers an attacking alternative and midfielder Matt Palmer is pushing for a recall after losing his place to Scott Robertson.
Chesterfield need to plot a route back into the tie but their manager, Paul Cook, is unlikely to panic.
Cook used five substitutes in the first leg, including the enforced change of Will Dickson for Armando Dobra (shoulder), who was taken off in the 39th minute and is rated doubtful to feature at Meadow Lane.
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The stats
Notts County have started the scoring in each of their last three matches.
Three of Notts County’s last four wins have been accompanied by clean sheets.
The Magpies have scored in 10 of their last 11 home fixtures.
All of Chesterfield’s last 10 games have featured less than four goals.
Three of Chesterfield’s last six losses have been by a 1-0 scoreline.
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Prediction
Notts County delivered a disciplined performance in last Sunday’s single-goal win at SMH Group Stadium, but they should be more attack-minded on home soil and can complete a comfortable aggregate success.
There were moments of concern for the Magpies during the League Two run-in with four defeats sustained during their final nine games.
But County manager Martin Paterson stayed patient over the recovery of some of his key players and he may get to reap the rewards.
The Magpies have looked a lot stronger in recent weeks with Rod McDonald, Scott Robertson and Alassana Jatta returning to the starting XI.
Paterson’s side have picked up two wins and a draw from their last three games and their revival can continue at the expense of Chesterfield, who may be consigned to another season of fourth-tier football.
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