The guesting Southport side are probably the strongest party at Chester, as the away team own a 14 point advantage from their 22 league fixtures this season.
- Chester have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Vanarama National League North
- Chester have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Southport have scored away.
It's no vacation for neither Chester nor Southport as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Chester form and stats
5 victories, 5 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Chester have to build on here at Lookers Vauxhall Stadium in the Vanarama National League North. The home fans are hungry for more even though Chester have been steadily collecting points here at Lookers Vauxhall Stadium through three straight draws.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Chester, who played 1-1 against Brackley Town. That match was also played at this venue (Lookers Vauxhall Stadium).
Heartbreak before that as Chester lost 0-4 at Boston United's place.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Chester have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found ten games) they have won eight times, drawn zero and lost two.
Chester have conceded 17 in these home matches.
Southport form and stats
The visitors are W3-D2-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Vanarama National League North.
There might be some fixture complaints from Southport as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 1-2 against Kettering Town.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Guiseley.Southport are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, two draws and six defeats. From a total of eleven matches.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Southport manager Watson as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against AFC Telford United.
Southport have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. 13 goals have been conceded by Southport in these games.
Head 2 Head
Chester and Southport have duelled earlier this season: Southport - Chester 3-2. Chester-Southport H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Chester three wins, Southport four wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Archer 9 goals |  C. Woods 6 goals |  A. Dudley 4 goals |
Chester missing players
Southport missing players
| Chester | Southport | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 38 | 24 | 8 | Scored | S | 6 | 11 | 38 |
| 45 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 23 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 91% |
| 79% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 70% | 77% |
| 67% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 55% |
| 58% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | 32% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 18% |
| 67% | 75% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 55% |
| 8% | 8% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 30% | 41% |
| 29% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 14% |
| 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 |
| 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.3 | 8.6 | 7.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 8.7 | 10.4 |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 35% | 45% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 30% | 42% |
| 11 | 9.3 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.2 | 12.8 | 11.5 |
| 4.7 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
- Chester have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Southport have scored away.
- Chester have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Vanarama National League North
- Chester have the most scored goals in the second half (29) 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 | Gateshead | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 51 |
| 2 | Brackley Town | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 51 |
| 3 | Kidderminster Harriers | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 26 | 47 |
| 4 | Chorley | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 44 |
| 5 | Fylde | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 44 |
| 6 | Southport | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 39 |
| 7 | Boston United | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 36 |
| 8 | Kettering Town | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 34 |
| 9 | Curzon Ashton | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 34 |
| 10 | Hereford | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 32 |
| 11 | Alfreton Town | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 30 |
| 12 | Spennymoor Town | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -4 | 29 |
| 13 | Leamington | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 28 |
| 14 | Darlington | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 27 |
| 15 | York City | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -5 | 27 |
| 16 | Chester | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 45 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 28 | -7 | 25 |
| 17 | Bradford Park Avenue | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -15 | 24 |
| 18 | Blyth Spartans | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 29 | -18 | 24 |
| 19 | Guiseley | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | -14 | 20 |
| 20 | Gloucester City | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 28 | -16 | 20 |
| 21 | AFC Telford United | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 28 | -11 | 18 |
| 22 | Farsley Celtic | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 52 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 32 | -34 | 17 |
