Gloucester City look to New Meadow Park supporters for inspiration before Chester match

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Tue 22.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: New Meadow Park

Chester have rested up following their 4-0-match vs Kettering Town and are keen to face Gloucester City. Get all the facts!

Insights:
  • Gloucester City have the fewest points (15) at home in Vanarama National League North
  • Chester have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Vanarama National League North

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.

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Gloucester City form and stats

Gloucester City's struggle is real here at New Meadow Park with only 15 points collected from 15 Vanarama National League North games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-6-6. Gloucester City are slowly digging their own grave here at New Meadow Park with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Spennymoor Town match.

A good away victory last time out for Gloucester, who won 2-1 against Bradford Park Avenue (placed 17th).

Ahead of that match, Gloucester City lost 2-4 at home to Gateshead.

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 Gloucester City have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won four times, drawn two and lost two.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Gloucester City, as the Vanarama National League North home game vs Fylde is only four days away.

Gloucester has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Gloucester City have conceded 17 in these home matches. Gloucester has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.

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Chester form and stats

Chester have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Vanarama National League North, after 2-2-11 (15 played).

Chester go into this game after a win, the home game against Kettering Town that ended 4-0.

Before that one, a nice away victory 3-1 at Blyth Spartans.

We have checked recent matches where Chester have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were zero victories, four draws and nine defeats.

The schedule is very tough for Chester now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Vanarama National League North game at Guiseley is waiting in only four days.

The visiting Chester have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 18 goals from 15 games. For Chester, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. When Chester is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 4 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Chester, AFC Telford United, Guiseley, Farsley Celtic, Alfreton Town, Blyth Spartans and Bradford Park Avenue.

Head 2 Head

The squads have played each other previously this season, with the result Chester - Gloucester City 3-2 logged in the official records. Head to head totals (for the previous five meetings): Gloucester won one game, zero matches ended with a draw and Chester managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / two

Top Goalscorers

Gloucester CityO. Hulbert
O. Hulbert
8 goals
Gloucester CityM. McClure
M. McClure
6 goals
ChesterD. Weeks
D. Weeks
5 goals

Gloucester City missing players

Chester missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Gloucester City Chester
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 15 4 Played P 4 15 32
7 3 1 Won W 2 2 9
11 6 3 Drew D 1 2 7
14 6 0 Lost L 1 11 16
32 16 4 Scored S 8 18 54
48 17 2 Conceded C 5 34 58
81% 73% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 97%
66% 60% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 73% 84%
50% 40% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 73% 72%
28% 33% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 60% 56%
9% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 27% 28%
44% 33% 25% BTTS BTTS 75% 60% 62%
31% 47% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 12%
44% 47% 50% Failed to Score F T 25% 40% 28%
 
4.9 5.7 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4.8 5.3
4.8 3.9 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.8 6.2
2.2 2.2 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.5 1.4
5 3 1 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
9.2 12.1 14 Shots (avg) S ( 12.2 11.2 10.3
3.4 4.5 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.4 4.6
29% 24% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 27% 36%
 
11.2 10.7 7.2 Shots against (avg) S A 10.8 12.7 10.5
4.7 4.4 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 6.1 4.5
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • Chester have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Chester have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Vanarama National League North
  • Chester have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Vanarama National League North
  • Chester have the most scored goals in the second half (39) in Vanarama National League North
  • Gloucester City have the fewest points (15) at home in Vanarama National League North

  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 32 23 4 5 73 36 15 13 0 2 36 12 17 10 4 3 37 24 37 73
2 Brackley Town 31 21 7 3 45 18 15 12 2 1 20 7 16 9 5 2 25 11 27 70
3 Fylde 32 18 6 8 54 30 16 10 2 4 27 15 16 8 4 4 27 15 24 60
4 Kidderminster Harriers 31 17 6 8 53 28 14 10 1 3 34 10 17 7 5 5 19 18 25 57
5 Chorley 30 14 9 7 49 35 15 9 3 3 34 18 15 5 6 4 15 17 14 51
6 Southport 31 13 10 8 49 37 16 8 7 1 32 16 15 5 3 7 17 21 12 49
7 York City 30 14 6 10 47 38 16 8 3 5 27 17 14 6 3 5 20 21 9 48
8 Boston United 31 13 6 12 47 46 17 9 3 5 34 22 14 4 3 7 13 24 1 45
9 Hereford 32 12 8 12 37 38 17 8 4 5 21 17 15 4 4 7 16 21 -1 44
10 Curzon Ashton 30 11 10 9 42 37 15 6 5 4 21 17 15 5 5 5 21 20 5 43
11 Spennymoor Town 31 12 7 12 43 44 14 6 5 3 24 17 17 6 2 9 19 27 -1 43
12 Darlington 32 11 8 13 50 47 16 7 3 6 25 18 16 4 5 7 25 29 3 41
13 Kettering Town 30 11 7 12 43 41 14 5 5 4 22 16 16 6 2 8 21 25 2 40
14 Leamington 32 10 10 12 33 38 17 9 4 4 22 17 15 1 6 8 11 21 -5 40
15 Alfreton Town 30 10 7 13 40 49 15 4 6 5 19 21 15 6 1 8 21 28 -9 37
16 Chester 32 9 7 16 54 58 17 7 5 5 36 24 15 2 2 11 18 34 -4 34
17 Bradford Park Avenue 31 9 6 16 38 55 16 7 2 7 26 27 15 2 4 9 12 28 -17 33
18 Gloucester City 32 7 11 14 32 48 15 3 6 6 16 17 17 4 5 8 16 31 -16 32
19 Blyth Spartans 32 9 3 20 29 59 16 6 2 8 17 21 16 3 1 12 12 38 -30 30
20 AFC Telford United 33 6 10 17 40 56 17 6 4 7 25 20 16 0 6 10 15 36 -16 28
21 Guiseley 30 7 5 18 24 47 16 5 4 7 15 23 14 2 1 11 9 24 -23 26
22 Farsley Celtic 31 6 7 18 28 65 14 4 4 6 17 28 17 2 3 12 11 37 -37 25

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 32 23 4 5 73 36 15 13 0 2 36 12 17 10 4 3 37 24 37 73
2 Brackley Town 31 21 7 3 45 18 15 12 2 1 20 7 16 9 5 2 25 11 27 70
3 Fylde 32 18 6 8 54 30 16 10 2 4 27 15 16 8 4 4 27 15 24 60
4 Kidderminster Harriers 31 17 6 8 53 28 14 10 1 3 34 10 17 7 5 5 19 18 25 57
5 Chorley 30 14 9 7 49 35 15 9 3 3 34 18 15 5 6 4 15 17 14 51
6 Southport 31 13 10 8 49 37 16 8 7 1 32 16 15 5 3 7 17 21 12 49
7 York City 30 14 6 10 47 38 16 8 3 5 27 17 14 6 3 5 20 21 9 48
8 Boston United 31 13 6 12 47 46 17 9 3 5 34 22 14 4 3 7 13 24 1 45
9 Hereford 32 12 8 12 37 38 17 8 4 5 21 17 15 4 4 7 16 21 -1 44
10 Curzon Ashton 30 11 10 9 42 37 15 6 5 4 21 17 15 5 5 5 21 20 5 43
11 Spennymoor Town 31 12 7 12 43 44 14 6 5 3 24 17 17 6 2 9 19 27 -1 43
12 Darlington 32 11 8 13 50 47 16 7 3 6 25 18 16 4 5 7 25 29 3 41
13 Kettering Town 30 11 7 12 43 41 14 5 5 4 22 16 16 6 2 8 21 25 2 40
14 Leamington 32 10 10 12 33 38 17 9 4 4 22 17 15 1 6 8 11 21 -5 40
15 Alfreton Town 30 10 7 13 40 49 15 4 6 5 19 21 15 6 1 8 21 28 -9 37
16 Chester 32 9 7 16 54 58 17 7 5 5 36 24 15 2 2 11 18 34 -4 34
17 Bradford Park Avenue 31 9 6 16 38 55 16 7 2 7 26 27 15 2 4 9 12 28 -17 33
18 Gloucester City 32 7 11 14 32 48 15 3 6 6 16 17 17 4 5 8 16 31 -16 32
19 Blyth Spartans 32 9 3 20 29 59 16 6 2 8 17 21 16 3 1 12 12 38 -30 30
20 AFC Telford United 33 6 10 17 40 56 17 6 4 7 25 20 16 0 6 10 15 36 -16 28
21 Guiseley 30 7 5 18 24 47 16 5 4 7 15 23 14 2 1 11 9 24 -23 26
22 Farsley Celtic 31 6 7 18 28 65 14 4 4 6 17 28 17 2 3 12 11 37 -37 25

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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).