National League preview: Can Chesterfield edge out victory against Bromley?

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Competition: England National League
Competition: Sat 17.April
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Technique Stadium (10338 seats)

Chesterfield have performed better than Bromley so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

Insights:
  • Chesterfield is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Bromley have the most scored goals in the first half (27) in National League

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Chesterfield and Bromley.

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Chesterfield form and stats

When playing at home in the National League, Chesterfield, who have the most clean sheets (16) in National League, have managed 8 wins, 2 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 15 games.

In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting King's Lynn Town.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Chesterfield matches with similar probabilities have ended with four wins, zero draws and two defeats (from six games).

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the National League game versus Halifax Town in only three days. This game is also played here at Technique Stadium.

Chesterfield have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Technique Stadium with 24 goals in 15 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Chesterfield have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Bromley form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their National League travels is 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Dagenham & Redbridge.

As you can tell from the result, the match against Woking was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today?

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Bromley playing away, we found three games. Results were zero away wins, three draws and zero home wins.

Bromley are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 15 away games so far. 19 goals have been conceded by Bromley in these games.

Head 2 Head

Last four meetings between the teams: Chesterfield won zero, Bromley won two and two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BromleyM. Cheek
M. Cheek
20 goals
ChesterfieldA. Asante
A. Asante
10 goals
ChesterfieldT. Denton
T. Denton
9 goals

Chesterfield missing players

Bromley missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Chesterfield Bromley
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 5 Played P 4 15 34
16 8 3 Won W 0 7 14
4 2 2 Drew D 2 4 10
11 5 0 Lost L 2 4 10
43 24 3 Scored S 2 23 54
29 11 0 Conceded C 6 19 46
90% 87% 60% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 87% 94%
58% 53% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 79%
48% 53% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 62%
19% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 33% 38%
13% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 20% 15%
39% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 25% 60% 68%
52% 60% 100% Clean Sheets C S 50% 27% 24%
19% 20% 40% Failed to Score F T 75% 27% 15%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 1.7 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 1.5
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 3 6
 
10 10.3 11.4 Shots (avg) S ( 6.2 8.8 10.3
4.4 4.5 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.8 4.2
31% 35% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 40% 38%
Key stats in National League this season:
  • Bromley have the most scored goals in the first half (27) in National League
  • Chesterfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Chesterfield have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Chesterfield have the most clean sheets (16) in National League
  • Chesterfield is in the best form (5-1-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Torquay United 34 20 6 8 55 31 17 10 3 4 27 14 17 10 3 4 28 17 24 66
2 Hartlepool United 35 18 10 7 47 31 18 12 3 3 27 14 17 6 7 4 20 17 16 64
3 Sutton United 32 18 9 5 51 27 16 9 4 3 31 13 16 9 5 2 20 14 24 63
4 Stockport County 34 17 10 7 53 26 17 8 7 2 24 10 17 9 3 5 29 16 27 61
5 Wrexham 34 15 8 11 47 34 17 8 5 4 25 13 17 7 3 7 22 21 13 53
6 Chesterfield 31 16 4 11 43 29 15 8 2 5 24 11 16 8 2 6 19 18 14 52
7 Notts County 32 15 7 10 42 30 17 9 2 6 25 15 15 6 5 4 17 15 12 52
8 Bromley 34 14 10 10 54 46 19 7 6 6 31 27 15 7 4 4 23 19 8 52
9 Halifax Town 32 14 8 10 49 41 15 7 4 4 26 22 17 7 4 6 23 19 8 50
10 Aldershot Town 33 14 5 14 48 44 15 6 2 7 21 23 18 8 3 7 27 21 4 47
11 Eastleigh 34 12 11 11 38 36 17 7 6 4 18 12 17 5 5 7 20 24 2 47
12 Boreham Wood 34 10 16 8 41 35 16 4 8 4 18 17 18 6 8 4 23 18 6 46
13 Solihull Moors 32 13 6 13 36 35 15 9 2 4 21 13 17 4 4 9 15 22 1 45
14 Altrincham 35 12 8 15 38 42 15 5 3 7 17 16 20 7 5 8 21 26 -4 44
15 Dagenham & Redbridge 34 12 7 15 32 41 17 6 5 6 17 18 17 6 2 9 15 23 -9 43
16 Yeovil Town 32 12 6 14 48 50 16 8 2 6 27 21 16 4 4 8 21 29 -2 42
17 Maidenhead United 29 11 7 11 41 40 15 6 3 6 25 21 14 5 4 5 16 19 1 40
18 Woking 32 9 8 15 36 40 16 5 6 5 22 18 16 4 2 10 14 22 -4 35
19 Wealdstone 32 9 6 17 42 66 15 7 2 6 29 26 17 2 4 11 13 40 -24 33
20 Weymouth 33 8 6 19 36 52 18 6 2 10 22 30 15 2 4 9 14 22 -16 30
21 King's Lynn Town 32 8 6 18 38 64 17 5 5 7 25 27 15 3 1 11 13 37 -26 30
22 Barnet 31 3 5 23 23 75 16 2 2 12 8 32 15 1 3 11 15 43 -52 14
23 Dover Athletic 15 3 1 11 12 35 9 3 1 5 9 18 6 0 0 6 3 17 -23 10

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Torquay United 34 20 6 8 55 31 17 10 3 4 27 14 17 10 3 4 28 17 24 66
2 Hartlepool United 35 18 10 7 47 31 18 12 3 3 27 14 17 6 7 4 20 17 16 64
3 Sutton United 32 18 9 5 51 27 16 9 4 3 31 13 16 9 5 2 20 14 24 63
4 Stockport County 34 17 10 7 53 26 17 8 7 2 24 10 17 9 3 5 29 16 27 61
5 Wrexham 34 15 8 11 47 34 17 8 5 4 25 13 17 7 3 7 22 21 13 53
6 Chesterfield 31 16 4 11 43 29 15 8 2 5 24 11 16 8 2 6 19 18 14 52
7 Notts County 32 15 7 10 42 30 17 9 2 6 25 15 15 6 5 4 17 15 12 52
8 Bromley 34 14 10 10 54 46 19 7 6 6 31 27 15 7 4 4 23 19 8 52
9 Halifax Town 32 14 8 10 49 41 15 7 4 4 26 22 17 7 4 6 23 19 8 50
10 Aldershot Town 33 14 5 14 48 44 15 6 2 7 21 23 18 8 3 7 27 21 4 47
11 Eastleigh 34 12 11 11 38 36 17 7 6 4 18 12 17 5 5 7 20 24 2 47
12 Boreham Wood 34 10 16 8 41 35 16 4 8 4 18 17 18 6 8 4 23 18 6 46
13 Solihull Moors 32 13 6 13 36 35 15 9 2 4 21 13 17 4 4 9 15 22 1 45
14 Altrincham 35 12 8 15 38 42 15 5 3 7 17 16 20 7 5 8 21 26 -4 44
15 Dagenham & Redbridge 34 12 7 15 32 41 17 6 5 6 17 18 17 6 2 9 15 23 -9 43
16 Yeovil Town 32 12 6 14 48 50 16 8 2 6 27 21 16 4 4 8 21 29 -2 42
17 Maidenhead United 29 11 7 11 41 40 15 6 3 6 25 21 14 5 4 5 16 19 1 40
18 Woking 32 9 8 15 36 40 16 5 6 5 22 18 16 4 2 10 14 22 -4 35
19 Wealdstone 32 9 6 17 42 66 15 7 2 6 29 26 17 2 4 11 13 40 -24 33
20 Weymouth 33 8 6 19 36 52 18 6 2 10 22 30 15 2 4 9 14 22 -16 30
21 King's Lynn Town 32 8 6 18 38 64 17 5 5 7 25 27 15 3 1 11 13 37 -26 30
22 Barnet 31 3 5 23 23 75 16 2 2 12 8 32 15 1 3 11 15 43 -52 14
23 Dover Athletic 15 3 1 11 12 35 9 3 1 5 9 18 6 0 0 6 3 17 -23 10

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The National League is the fifth highest level of the English football league system. 24 professional and semi-professional teams play a total of 552 fixtures to top the league table. The National League is the top division of the National League System which contains division levels five to eleven.