Struggling Darlington will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Chester in the upcoming league round. It’s 16th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
The hosts Darlington saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Vanarama National League North. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Leamington.
Darlington form and stats
5 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Darlington have to build on here at The Northern Echo Darlington Arena in the Vanarama National League North. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Darlington to get some points in this home game.
The fans are hoping that Darlington will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the Vanarama National League North game against Leamington (placed 15th). Preceding that match was the home game against AFC Telford United that was lost 2-3.
Darlington has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. From these home matches, Darlington have conceded only 9 goals.
Chester form and stats
As the visiting team in Vanarama National League North matches, Chester have produced an overall stat of 3-5-1 so far. It's three draws from Chester's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Chester won their last game, 2-1 versus Bradford Park Avenue played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Brackley Town at their stadium, the result 1-0.
Chester are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 15 times in 9 away games so far. As opposed to that, Chester have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Darlington 0 wins, 0 draws and Chester 2 victories. As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Asante 14 goals |   A. Campbell 7 goals |  S. Thompson 5 goals |
Darlington missing players
Chester missing players
| Darlington | Chester | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 15 | 37 |
| 29 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 20 |
| 94% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 89% | 89% |
| 56% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 67% |
| 22% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | 44% |
| 11% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 56% | 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 89% | 78% |
| 22% | 40% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 11% | 17% |
| 28% | 30% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 5.8 | 5.8 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 3.8 | 5.8 |
| 4.6 | 4.6 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| 1.7 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 208 | 134 | 33 | Total Shots | T S | 44 | 82 | 171 |
| 77 | 49 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 34 | 80 |
| 25% | 24% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 44% | 46% |
- Chester have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Chester have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Chester haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Darlington has the fewest dropped points from leading position (3)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | King's Lynn Town | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 41 |
| 2 | York City | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 40 |
| 3 | Chester | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Southport | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 31 |
| 5 | Brackley Town | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 30 |
| 6 | Spennymoor Town | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 30 |
| 7 | Boston United | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 28 |
| 8 | Farsley Celtic | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Guiseley | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 25 |
| 10 | Alfreton Town | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Gateshead | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
| 12 | Hereford | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -7 | 24 |
| 13 | Gloucester City | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 23 | -7 | 23 |
| 14 | AFC Telford United | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 22 |
| 15 | Leamington | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 23 | -6 | 22 |
| 16 | Darlington | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -9 | 21 |
| 17 | Altrincham | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 20 |
| 18 | Kidderminster Harriers | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | -2 | 19 |
| 19 | Kettering Town | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -8 | 17 |
| 20 | Curzon Ashton | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 17 |
| 21 | Blyth Spartans | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -24 | 13 |
| 22 | Bradford Park Avenue | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 53 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 27 | -41 | 9 |