Fylde favourites for feisty fight facing Chester

Both squads have had a decent time to rest since their previous competitive action. Let's have faith in that this will be an in-your-face game!

Fylde form and stats

Fylde are steadily winning Vanarama National League North games and points here at Mill Farm Stadium. 9 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 12 games. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena.

It's back home for Fylde, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Scarborough Athletic away with the result 2-1. Obi and Faal found the net in that victory.

Ahead of that match, Fylde won a home game hosting Buxton (1-0).

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 Fylde's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 7 games, won 5 matches, drawn 0 and lost 2.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (25 in 12 games), Fylde's attacking play is working. Fylde have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

Chester form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Vanarama National League North travels is 6 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat. In general it has been a productive period now for Chester as they haven't lost any of their last 15 games.

There were no winners in Chester's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Curzon Ashton (placed 18th). Chester's last match (vs Curzon Ashton) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 90th minute equalizer by Willoughby.

Before that, Chester travelled to Brackley Town 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 Chester playing away, we found 5 games. Results were 0 away wins, 1 draw and 4 home wins.

A new game in only three days for Chester, the Vanarama National League North home match versus Alfreton Town. Busy days.

Chester are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 24 times in 13 away games so far. As opposed to that, Chester have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Fylde have won or drawn the last 6 games (2-4-0) versus Chester.

The last head to head meeting ended Chester - Fylde 0-1, earlier this season. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been hot-tempered, having seen 4 sending-offs from the last eight encounters.

Top Goalscorers

N. Haughton 14 goals

K. Willoughby 13 goals

M. Faal 5 goals

Fylde missing players

Chester missing players