With the anxious opening game finished it’s time for the second Vanarama National League North clash of the season. Chester look forward to welcoming Brackley Town in front of their home fans.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Chester form and stats
In the previous season, Chester's league statistics were 12 wins, 11 draws and 19 losses, providing 16th position in the Vanarama National League North. From these 42 matches they scored 70 goals and let in 71. Appearing as the home team in the previous season Chester produced 9-6-6 (win-draw-lost) with 43 goals and 27 conceded.
The home team returns to Lookers Vauxhall Stadium after drawing with Alfreton Town (placed 12th) on their last time out; the game ended 2-2. Opportunity lost for Chester in the Alfreton Town match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.
A 0-0 draw away before that, with Brackley Town the opponent.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Chester, as the Vanarama National League North home game vs Hereford is only three days away.
Brackley Town form and stats
Let's have a look at how Brackley Town performed last season in the Vanarama National League North: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 25 victories, 12 draws and 5 defeats. In total they scored 53 and conceded 23 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 10 - drew 9 and lost 2 with 30/14 goals scored/conceded.
181 minutes! That's how long the Brackley Town goalkeeper Daniel Lewis and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Brackley Town won their last game, 2-0 versus Scarborough Athletic played at home.
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Hereford.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Brackley manager Wilkin as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against King's Lynn Town.
Head 2 Head
Brackley Town have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive games without defeat (1-3-0) when facing Chester.Top Goalscorers
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Chester missing players
Brackley Town missing players
| Chester | Brackley Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 17 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Chester | Last season | Brackley Town | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 42 | 21 | Played | P | 21 | 42 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Won | W | 10 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Drew | D | 9 | 12 | ||
| 19 | 6 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 70 | 43 | Scored | S | 30 | 53 | ||
| 71 | 27 | Conceded | C | 14 | 23 | ||
| 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 76% | 81% | ||
| 79% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 45% | ||
| 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 29% | ||
| 55% | 52% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 24% | 17% | ||
| 26% | 24% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 7% | ||
| 57% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 26% | ||
| 21% | 24% | Clean Sheets | C S | 62% | 67% | ||
| 29% | 19% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 26% | ||
| 5 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.6 | ||
| 5.9 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 10.3 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 10.3 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 36% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 28% | ||
| 10.2 | 8.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 7.3 | ||
| 4.2 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leamington | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Southport | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Darlington | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Brackley Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Banbury United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Fylde | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | AFC Telford United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Kidderminster Harriers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | King's Lynn Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Hereford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Spennymoor Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Alfreton Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Chester | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Buxton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Peterborough Sports | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Curzon Ashton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Kettering Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Blyth Spartans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 19 | Bradford Park Avenue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 20 | Chorley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 21 | Boston United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 22 | Gloucester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 23 | Scarborough Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 24 | Farsley Celtic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gateshead | 42 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 99 | 47 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 28 | 52 | 94 |
| 2 | Brackley Town | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 53 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 30 | 87 |
| 3 | Fylde | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 37 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 31 | 80 |
| 4 | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 72 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 37 | 74 |
| 5 | York City | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 8 | 66 |
| 6 | Chorley | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 62 | 49 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 65 |
| 7 | Boston United | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 63 | 57 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 6 | 63 |
| 8 | Kettering Town | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 54 | 48 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 6 | 61 |
| 9 | Alfreton Town | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 59 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 33 | -1 | 61 |
| 10 | Spennymoor Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 55 | 51 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 4 | 60 |
| 11 | Southport | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 60 | 55 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 5 | 57 |
| 12 | Hereford | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 52 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 29 | -1 | 55 |
| 13 | Darlington | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 58 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 34 | -1 | 53 |
| 14 | Curzon Ashton | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 51 | 63 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 36 | -12 | 52 |
| 15 | Leamington | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 39 | 47 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 27 | -8 | 48 |
| 16 | Chester | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 70 | 71 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 44 | -1 | 47 |
| 17 | Gloucester City | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 47 | 60 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 36 | -13 | 46 |
| 18 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 46 | 70 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 38 | -24 | 44 |
| 19 | Blyth Spartans | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 41 | 76 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 46 | -35 | 43 |
| 20 | AFC Telford United | 42 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 48 | 65 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 40 | -17 | 37 |
| 21 | Farsley Celtic | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 37 | 78 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 34 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 44 | -41 | 37 |
| 22 | Guiseley | 42 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 69 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 36 | -38 | 35 |