Chester manager Livesey looking for three points in AFC Telford United showdown

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Sun 02.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium (5376 seats)

Chester have won 23 points performing as the hosts. AFC Telford United have claimed 11 points from their away games. Could we look at anything else than a home win?

Insights:
  • Chester have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Vanarama National League North
  • AFC Telford United is in the worst form (0-2-4)

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!

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Chester form and stats

Overall Vanarama National League North results at home this season for Chester, who have the most conceded goals (15) at home in Vanarama National League North, are 5-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).

The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Fylde in the Vanarama National League North last time out and are looking for a win here.

In the game before, an away victory match versus AFC Telford United with a 3-1 scoreline.

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

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (22 in 10 games), Chester's attacking play is working. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Chester defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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AFC Telford United form and stats

There's been little loot from AFC Telford United's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 9 away games in the Vanarama National League North. AFC Telford United only have 0 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 2 draws.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Leamington (placed 10th) in their previous outing. The Vanarama National League North match ended in a draw 2-2.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Chester.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of AFC Telford United when being an outsider away as they are today, we find three matches with the visitors losing zero times, drawing two and winning one game.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. AFC Telford United are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 8 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have played earlier this season: AFC Telford United - Chester 1-3. Stats for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two sides are: six wins for Chester, three draws and one win for AFC Telford United. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

ChesterA. Dudley
A. Dudley
4 goals
ChesterD. Stephenson
D. Stephenson
4 goals
AFC Telford UnitedJ. Oswell
J. Oswell
4 goals

Chester missing players

AFC Telford United missing players

Chester AFC Telford United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 10 3 Played P 4 9 18
6 5 2 Won W 0 0 2
5 3 0 Drew D 1 2 5
8 2 1 Lost L 3 7 11
33 22 8 Scored S 3 8 18
34 15 4 Conceded C 9 23 34
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
79% 90% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 89% 83%
74% 80% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 78% 61%
63% 60% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 56% 39%
32% 30% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 11%
68% 70% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 56% 50%
11% 10% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 17%
26% 20% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 44% 39%
 
5.4 5.6 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 5.6 5.6
7 6.6 8.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 6.3 5.6
1.6 1.4 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.9 1.9
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
9.7 8.4 10 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.1 9
4.5 4.6 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.8 3.4
38% 48% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 32% 30%
 
12.2 10.3 13.3 Shots against (avg) S A 13.8 14.3 13.1
4.9 3.3 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5.4 4.9
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • AFC Telford United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • AFC Telford United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • AFC Telford United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • AFC Telford United have yet to win a game away.
  • AFC Telford United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • AFC Telford United is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Chester have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Chester have scored at least twice as many goals at home as AFC Telford United have scored away.
  • Chester have the most conceded goals (15) at home in Vanarama National League North
  • Chester have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Vanarama National League North
  • Chester haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Brackley Town 18 12 4 2 25 11 7 5 1 1 8 4 11 7 3 1 17 7 14 40
2 Gateshead 16 12 2 2 35 19 7 7 0 0 17 4 9 5 2 2 18 15 16 38
3 Fylde 19 11 4 4 35 20 9 7 1 1 18 8 10 4 3 3 17 12 15 37
4 Chorley 19 10 6 3 35 18 10 7 2 1 27 10 9 3 4 2 8 8 17 36
5 Kidderminster Harriers 16 9 4 3 35 16 7 5 0 2 20 7 9 4 4 1 15 9 19 31
6 Southport 18 8 6 4 33 20 10 6 4 0 24 9 8 2 2 4 9 11 13 30
7 Boston United 18 9 1 8 27 30 10 6 1 3 19 13 8 3 0 5 8 17 -3 28
8 York City 18 8 2 8 24 23 10 5 1 4 17 11 8 3 1 4 7 12 1 26
9 Curzon Ashton 18 6 7 5 25 21 9 3 4 2 9 8 9 3 3 3 16 13 4 25
10 Leamington 20 6 7 7 22 24 10 5 3 2 15 13 10 1 4 5 7 11 -2 25
11 Alfreton Town 18 7 3 8 28 26 9 3 3 3 15 13 9 4 0 5 13 13 2 24
12 Spennymoor Town 19 7 3 9 28 32 9 4 2 3 19 14 10 3 1 6 9 18 -4 24
13 Darlington 19 6 5 8 31 30 10 4 2 4 18 14 9 2 3 4 13 16 1 23
14 Chester 19 6 5 8 33 34 10 5 3 2 22 15 9 1 2 6 11 19 -1 23
15 Hereford 17 6 5 6 18 19 9 4 2 3 11 10 8 2 3 3 7 9 -1 23
16 Kettering Town 16 6 4 6 25 22 8 2 3 3 11 10 8 4 1 3 14 12 3 22
17 Guiseley 18 4 4 10 14 26 10 2 3 5 8 14 8 2 1 5 6 12 -12 16
18 Farsley Celtic 17 4 4 9 15 34 8 3 3 2 10 10 9 1 1 7 5 24 -19 16
19 Gloucester City 18 3 6 9 20 33 9 3 3 3 12 9 9 0 3 6 8 24 -13 15
20 Bradford Park Avenue 17 3 6 8 17 31 7 2 2 3 8 12 10 1 4 5 9 19 -14 15
21 Blyth Spartans 18 4 3 11 15 35 10 4 2 4 11 10 8 0 1 7 4 25 -20 15
22 AFC Telford United 18 2 5 11 18 34 9 2 3 4 10 11 9 0 2 7 8 23 -16 11

Read more about Vanarama National League North

The National League North, formerly known as Conference North, is the sixth highest division in English football. It contains teams located in Northern England, Norfolk, the English Midlands and North Wales. The league table has 22 teams playing two fixtures against each other (home and away).