Balanced ball game between Chester and Spennymoor Town expected

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Tue 22.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium (5376 seats)

Vanarama National League North: We're looking at an engrossing and crucial match involving Chester and Spennymoor Town at Lookers Vauxhall Stadium. They both need to win this!

Insights:
  • Chester have the most scored goals in the second half (34) in Vanarama National League North
  • Chester have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Spennymoor Town have scored away.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Chester and Spennymoor Town.

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Chester form and stats

When playing at home in the Vanarama National League North, Chester have managed 6 wins, 5 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 14 games. When Chester hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Chester, Guiseley, AFC Telford United, Farsley Celtic, Blyth Spartans, Bradford Park Avenue and Gloucester City), they have won 2 of 4 matches!

The Chester crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 2-3 to Hereford here at Lookers Vauxhall Stadium.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Darlington (1-2).

This is expected to be a close game, with Chester perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Chester as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Chester has won five of these, drawn two and lost four.

Chester are traveling soon after this match as the Vanarama National League North match at Leamington awaits in four days.

The Chester manager Watson has got the team scoring with 31 from 14 home games in the league. 20 goals have been conceded.

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Spennymoor Town form and stats

Spennymoor Town have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Vanarama National League North, after 3-2-8 (13 played). Spennymoor has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Two away games in a row for Spennymoor Town, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Gateshead.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Spennymoor Town playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were one Spennymoor Town win, three draws and eight defeats.

After this away game Spennymoor return home for a Vanarama National League North game against Gloucester City. That game is only four sleeps after this.

As for defending, Spennymoor Town rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 24 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Spennymoor Town - Chester 4-2 was the scoreline in these participants' latest head to head fixture, played this season. Stats for the prior six meetings featuring these two contenders are: one win for Chester, one draw and four wins for Spennymoor Town. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

Spennymoor TownG. Taylor
G. Taylor
18 goals
ChesterD. Stephenson
D. Stephenson
5 goals
Spennymoor TownR. Ramshaw
R. Ramshaw
5 goals

Chester missing players

Spennymoor Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Chester Spennymoor Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 14 4 Played P 3 13 24
7 6 2 Won W 0 3 8
7 5 1 Drew D 1 2 5
13 3 1 Lost L 2 8 11
46 31 9 Scored S 2 13 35
50 20 5 Conceded C 6 24 40
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
81% 93% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 96%
70% 71% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 54% 58%
59% 57% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 23% 33%
33% 36% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 17%
67% 71% 75% BTTS BTTS 67% 62% 67%
11% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 12%
26% 14% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 31% 21%
 
5.6 6 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 5.2 5
6.3 6.1 8.8 Corners against (avg) C A 7.7 6.3 6.1
1.5 1.5 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.5 1.3
4 2 1 Red cards R C 2 3 5
 
10.4 9.3 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 12.3 9.7 10.7
4.7 4.9 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.3 4.5
36% 46% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 13% 23% 32%
 
10.8 8.9 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 16.3 14.5 13.2
4.6 3.2 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 6.4 5.7
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • All of Spennymoor Town's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Chester have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Chester have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Spennymoor Town have scored away.
  • Chester have the most scored goals in the second half (34) in Vanarama National League North
  • Chester haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Spennymoor Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 27 19 3 5 59 31 13 11 0 2 29 11 14 8 3 3 30 20 28 60
2 Brackley Town 26 17 6 3 34 17 12 9 2 1 14 6 14 8 4 2 20 11 17 57
3 Kidderminster Harriers 25 16 5 4 49 19 12 9 1 2 31 8 13 7 4 2 18 11 30 53
4 Fylde 25 14 5 6 44 25 11 8 1 2 20 10 14 6 4 4 24 15 19 47
5 Chorley 25 12 9 4 45 27 12 8 3 1 32 14 13 4 6 3 13 13 18 45
6 Southport 26 12 8 6 42 29 13 8 5 0 27 10 13 4 3 6 15 19 13 44
7 Hereford 27 12 5 10 35 32 14 8 2 4 19 14 13 4 3 6 16 18 3 41
8 Kettering Town 26 11 6 9 38 30 13 5 4 4 20 14 13 6 2 5 18 16 8 39
9 Boston United 25 11 4 10 39 37 14 8 2 4 29 17 11 3 2 6 10 20 2 37
10 Curzon Ashton 24 9 9 6 33 29 12 5 5 2 16 13 12 4 4 4 17 16 4 36
11 York City 24 11 3 10 35 33 13 6 2 5 21 16 11 5 1 5 14 17 2 36
12 Leamington 27 8 8 11 27 35 14 7 3 4 18 17 13 1 5 7 9 18 -8 32
13 Darlington 27 8 7 12 42 42 14 5 3 6 21 18 13 3 4 6 21 24 0 31
14 Alfreton Town 25 9 4 12 36 43 13 4 4 5 18 20 12 5 0 7 18 23 -7 31
15 Spennymoor Town 24 8 5 11 35 40 11 5 3 3 22 16 13 3 2 8 13 24 -5 29
16 Chester 27 7 7 13 46 50 14 6 5 3 31 20 13 1 2 10 15 30 -4 28
17 Bradford Park Avenue 25 7 6 12 32 44 12 5 2 5 20 21 13 2 4 7 12 23 -12 27
18 Gloucester City 27 5 9 13 26 42 13 3 5 5 14 13 14 2 4 8 12 29 -16 24
19 Blyth Spartans 26 7 3 16 23 48 14 6 2 6 16 16 12 1 1 10 7 32 -25 24
20 Guiseley 25 6 5 14 21 36 13 4 4 5 12 16 12 2 1 9 9 20 -15 23
21 AFC Telford United 26 4 7 15 29 46 13 4 3 6 18 15 13 0 4 9 11 31 -17 19
22 Farsley Celtic 25 4 6 15 22 57 12 3 4 5 14 25 13 1 2 10 8 32 -35 18

Table
  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 27 19 3 5 59 31 13 11 0 2 29 11 14 8 3 3 30 20 28 60
2 Brackley Town 26 17 6 3 34 17 12 9 2 1 14 6 14 8 4 2 20 11 17 57
3 Kidderminster Harriers 25 16 5 4 49 19 12 9 1 2 31 8 13 7 4 2 18 11 30 53
4 Fylde 25 14 5 6 44 25 11 8 1 2 20 10 14 6 4 4 24 15 19 47
5 Chorley 25 12 9 4 45 27 12 8 3 1 32 14 13 4 6 3 13 13 18 45
6 Southport 26 12 8 6 42 29 13 8 5 0 27 10 13 4 3 6 15 19 13 44
7 Hereford 27 12 5 10 35 32 14 8 2 4 19 14 13 4 3 6 16 18 3 41
8 Kettering Town 26 11 6 9 38 30 13 5 4 4 20 14 13 6 2 5 18 16 8 39
9 Boston United 25 11 4 10 39 37 14 8 2 4 29 17 11 3 2 6 10 20 2 37
10 Curzon Ashton 24 9 9 6 33 29 12 5 5 2 16 13 12 4 4 4 17 16 4 36
11 York City 24 11 3 10 35 33 13 6 2 5 21 16 11 5 1 5 14 17 2 36
12 Leamington 27 8 8 11 27 35 14 7 3 4 18 17 13 1 5 7 9 18 -8 32
13 Darlington 27 8 7 12 42 42 14 5 3 6 21 18 13 3 4 6 21 24 0 31
14 Alfreton Town 25 9 4 12 36 43 13 4 4 5 18 20 12 5 0 7 18 23 -7 31
15 Spennymoor Town 24 8 5 11 35 40 11 5 3 3 22 16 13 3 2 8 13 24 -5 29
16 Chester 27 7 7 13 46 50 14 6 5 3 31 20 13 1 2 10 15 30 -4 28
17 Bradford Park Avenue 25 7 6 12 32 44 12 5 2 5 20 21 13 2 4 7 12 23 -12 27
18 Gloucester City 27 5 9 13 26 42 13 3 5 5 14 13 14 2 4 8 12 29 -16 24
19 Blyth Spartans 26 7 3 16 23 48 14 6 2 6 16 16 12 1 1 10 7 32 -25 24
20 Guiseley 25 6 5 14 21 36 13 4 4 5 12 16 12 2 1 9 9 20 -15 23
21 AFC Telford United 26 4 7 15 29 46 13 4 3 6 18 15 13 0 4 9 11 31 -17 19
22 Farsley Celtic 25 4 6 15 22 57 12 3 4 5 14 25 13 1 2 10 8 32 -35 18

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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).