Struggling Bradford Park Avenue will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Chester in the upcoming league round. It’s 22nd vs 4th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Bradford Park Avenue form and stats
Bradford Park Avenue's results here at Horsfall Stadium in the Vanarama National League North have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 11 defeats. All in all it has been a very rough period for Bradford Park Avenue who hasn’t won a league-game in their last ten attempts. Their previous win was against Altrincham, 91 days ago. The home stadium (Horsfall Stadium) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Bradford Park Avenue it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?
Bradford Park Avenue's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Gloucester City (placed 20th). Preceding that game was the away draw at Southport that finished 3-3.
There will be little rest for Bradford Park Avenue after this match as they are travelling to King's Lynn Town for a Vanarama National League North game in only three days.
Bradford Park Avenue have scored 13 league goals here from 15 matches, not a lot. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Bradford Park Avenue with 34 goals conceded in these matches.
Chester form and stats
As the visiting team in Vanarama National League North matches, Chester have produced an overall stat of 5-6-4 so far. Chester seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Vanarama National League North home defeat versus Brackley Town with 2-3 on the scoreboard. Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against King's Lynn Town.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Chester have scored 21 goals in 15 league games away. Chester have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Bradford Park Avenue and Chester have met before this season: Chester - Bradford Park Avenue 2-1. Last seven meetings between the teams: Bradford Park Avenue won two, Chester won three and two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Asante 18 goals |   L. Knight 5 goals | D. Livesey 5 goals |
Bradford Park Avenue missing players
Chester missing players
| Bradford Park Avenue | Chester | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 22 | 13 | 7 | Scored | S | 7 | 21 | 57 |
| 77 | 34 | 10 | Conceded | C | 4 | 20 | 36 |
| 97% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 93% | 94% |
| 90% | 93% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 80% | 81% |
| 70% | 73% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 47% | 61% |
| 33% | 27% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 40% | 42% |
| 27% | 27% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 16% |
| 43% | 47% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 67% | 61% |
| 10% | 13% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 20% | 26% |
| 50% | 47% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 20% | 19% |
| 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 4.3 | 6.2 |
| 7.1 | 6.7 | 8.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5.7 | 4.7 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 251 | 138 | 50 | Total Shots | T S | 52 | 152 | 306 |
| 97 | 58 | 21 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 61 | 135 |
| 23% | 22% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 34% | 42% |
- Bradford Park Avenue has the fewest points (8) at home
- Bradford Park Avenue has the fewest scored goals (13) at home
- Bradford Park Avenue has the fewest scored goals (22)
- Bradford Park Avenue has the fewest scored goals in the second half (12)
- Bradford Park Avenue has the most conceded goals (77)
- Bradford Park Avenue has the most conceded goals in the second half (45)
- Bradford Park Avenue has the the worst goal difference (-55)
- Bradford Park Avenue have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Bradford Park Avenue have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Bradford Park Avenue have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Chester have scored more than double the goals of Bradford Park Avenue.
- Chester have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | York City | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 48 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 25 | 63 |
| 2 | King's Lynn Town | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 61 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 25 | 60 |
| 3 | Boston United | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 56 |
| 4 | Chester | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 57 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 54 |
| 5 | Altrincham | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 39 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 54 |
| 6 | Brackley Town | 31 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 52 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 31 | 53 |
| 7 | Spennymoor Town | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 58 | 41 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 52 |
| 8 | Gateshead | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 46 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 52 |
| 9 | Farsley Celtic | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 45 |
| 10 | Darlington | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 30 | -6 | 45 |
| 11 | Guiseley | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 44 |
| 12 | Southport | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 43 |
| 13 | Alfreton Town | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 45 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 31 | -3 | 40 |
| 14 | AFC Telford United | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 39 |
| 15 | Kidderminster Harriers | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 18 | -5 | 35 |
| 16 | Leamington | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 48 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 35 | -9 | 34 |
| 17 | Hereford | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 50 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 30 | -17 | 32 |
| 18 | Kettering Town | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -8 | 30 |
| 19 | Curzon Ashton | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -10 | 30 |
| 20 | Gloucester City | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 55 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 38 | -19 | 29 |
| 21 | Blyth Spartans | 32 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 73 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 36 | -43 | 23 |
| 22 | Bradford Park Avenue | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 77 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 43 | -55 | 14 |