Match week two of the Vanarama National League North campaign and the contenders have digested the first game. Here's the ultimate Chester - Curzon Ashton match guide:
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Chester form and stats
The season before, Chester's league results were 8 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, providing 3rd spot in the Vanarama National League North. Over these 17 matches they scored 32 goals and let in 24. Playing at home in the previous season Chester generated 6-0-2 (win-draw-lost) with 19 goals and 10 conceded.
Chester shared the glory with Farsley Celtic in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Bradford Park Avenue that finished 3-3.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Chester's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played five games, won three matches, drawn two and lost zero.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Vanarama National League North game versus Gateshead in only four days. This game is also played here at Lookers Vauxhall Stadium.
Curzon Ashton form and stats
Let's have a look at how Curzon Ashton performed last season in the Vanarama National League North: They landed a 16th position in the league table after playing out 4 victories, 5 draws and 8 defeats. In total they scored 18 and conceded 26 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 4 and lost 4 with 10/14 goals scored/conceded.
There were no winners in Curzon's previous match, a Vanarama National League North home game that ended 1-1 vs Guiseley (placed 16th).
Before that, Curzon travelled to AFC Telford United and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.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 Curzon playing away, we found six games. Results were zero away wins, two draws and four home wins.
The schedule is very tough for Curzon Ashton now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Vanarama National League North game at Boston United is waiting in only four days.
Head 2 Head
Chester-Curzon Ashton H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Chester three wins, Curzon Ashton three wins, one draw. five of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Chester missing players
Curzon Ashton missing players
| Chester | Curzon Ashton | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Chester | Last season | Curzon Ashton | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 17 | 8 | Played | P | 9 | 17 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 32 | 19 | Scored | S | 10 | 18 | ||
| 24 | 10 | Conceded | C | 14 | 26 | ||
| 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 82% | ||
| 82% | 88% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 59% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 18% | ||
| 18% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 76% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 78% | 53% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | ||
| 6% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 35% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 5.8 | ||
| 5.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.8 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.1 | 9.1 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.1 | ||
| 46% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 26% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kidderminster Harriers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Fylde | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Spennymoor Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Brackley Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Gloucester City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Farsley Celtic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | AFC Telford United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Blyth Spartans | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | Kettering Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Chester | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Curzon Ashton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Southport | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Hereford | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Guiseley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 17 | Darlington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Leamington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Boston United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Alfreton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 21 | Chorley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| 22 | York City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 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 | Gloucester City | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 35 |
| 2 | Fylde | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| 3 | Chester | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 28 |
| 4 | Brackley Town | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| 5 | Kidderminster Harriers | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | Boston United | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 7 | Chorley | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 23 |
| 8 | York City | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 22 |
| 9 | Leamington | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 22 |
| 10 | Gateshead | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| 11 | Farsley Celtic | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Hereford | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| 13 | Spennymoor Town | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 14 | AFC Telford United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 19 |
| 15 | Bradford Park Avenue | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | -4 | 18 |
| 16 | Curzon Ashton | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 17 |
| 17 | Southport | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -3 | 16 |
| 18 | Kettering Town | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -2 | 15 |
| 19 | Darlington | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 20 | Guiseley | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 12 |
| 21 | Alfreton Town | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -12 | 12 |
| 22 | Blyth Spartans | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -26 | 6 |