Balanced ball game between Guiseley and Chester expected

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Date: Sat 04.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Nethermoor Park (3000 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Guiseley have their presumed home advantage while Chester are ahead 6 points in the Vanarama National League North table.

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 Guiseley and Chester.

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Guiseley form and stats

5-2-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Vanarama National League North numbers at home for Guiseley so far this season.

Happy days for Guiseley in their previous game, a Vanarama National League North match away at Farsley Celtic (placed 6th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. A strong away win before that one, visiting York City and winning 2-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Guiseley have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won 2 Drawn 5 Lost 5.

The Guiseley fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 11 league matches. On the other hand, Guiseley have conceded 12 goals.

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Chester form and stats

As the visiting team in Vanarama National League North matches, Chester have produced an overall stat of 4-5-2 so far.

The supporters enjoyed Chester's previous game versus Southport (placed 7th), a Vanarama National League North 4-0 win played at home. Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Curzon Ashton.

As mentioned above, Chester was the only team on the pitch versus Southport in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Chester in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Chester, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

The travelling fans enjoy Chester's attacking play in away games, having scored 18 goals in 11 league matches away. Chester have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Chester - Guiseley 3-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 2 Guiseley victories, 6 draws and 2 Chester wins. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 7 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Guiseley
A. Martin
17 goals
ChesterA. Asante
A. Asante
17 goals
GuiseleyJ. Spencer
J. Spencer
6 goals

Guiseley missing players

Chester missing players

Guiseley Chester
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 11 5 Played P 3 11 23
10 5 3 Won W 1 4 11
5 2 1 Drew D 1 5 8
8 4 1 Lost L 1 2 4
38 17 8 Scored S 4 18 44
32 12 3 Conceded C 4 14 24
91% 91% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
83% 82% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 91% 83%
65% 55% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 55% 61%
39% 18% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 45% 43%
22% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
57% 45% 20% BTTS BTTS 67% 82% 65%
35% 45% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 9% 22%
17% 18% 40% Failed to Score F T 33% 9% 17%
 
5.4 4.9 4 Corners For (avg) C F 4.3 4.2 6.1
5.1 3.9 4.2 Corners Against (avg) C A 2.7 4.1 3.9
1.8 1.4 1.2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 2.4 2
4 1 1 Red Cards R C 1 2 2
 
217 105 68 Total Shots T S 30 118 243
98 50 31 Shots on Target S O 12 46 107
38% 32% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 39% 41%
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • Chester have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Chester haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 23 15 6 2 52 31 12 9 3 0 30 13 11 6 3 2 22 18 21 51
2 York City 24 13 8 3 36 16 12 6 4 2 15 8 12 7 4 1 21 8 20 47
3 Chester 23 11 8 4 44 24 12 7 3 2 26 10 11 4 5 2 18 14 20 41
4 Brackley Town 22 11 7 4 44 14 12 7 5 0 27 5 10 4 2 4 17 9 30 40
5 Spennymoor Town 23 10 7 6 41 29 11 8 1 2 27 14 12 2 6 4 14 15 12 37
6 Farsley Celtic 24 11 4 9 39 31 12 6 2 4 21 17 12 5 2 5 18 14 8 37
7 Southport 24 11 4 9 31 27 12 7 2 3 19 11 12 4 2 6 12 16 4 37
8 Guiseley 23 10 5 8 38 32 11 5 2 4 17 12 12 5 3 4 21 20 6 35
9 Boston United 21 10 4 7 32 25 9 6 2 1 16 7 12 4 2 6 16 18 7 34
10 Darlington 23 10 3 10 28 33 12 7 2 3 17 10 11 3 1 7 11 23 -5 33
11 Gateshead 21 8 7 6 30 25 11 6 2 3 18 11 10 2 5 3 12 14 5 31
12 Altrincham 20 8 6 6 34 27 10 7 2 1 27 10 10 1 4 5 7 17 7 30
13 AFC Telford United 23 8 6 9 33 35 12 4 3 5 20 21 11 4 3 4 13 14 -2 30
14 Leamington 23 8 5 10 36 40 11 5 3 3 18 12 12 3 2 7 18 28 -4 29
15 Hereford 24 7 7 10 27 38 12 4 6 2 14 12 12 3 1 8 13 26 -11 28
16 Alfreton Town 23 8 3 12 33 38 11 4 3 4 19 16 12 4 0 8 14 22 -5 27
17 Kidderminster Harriers 24 7 5 12 32 36 12 3 2 7 16 20 12 4 3 5 16 16 -4 26
18 Gloucester City 22 7 5 10 30 41 11 5 3 3 18 14 11 2 2 7 12 27 -11 26
19 Curzon Ashton 23 6 5 12 24 34 12 5 2 5 15 13 11 1 3 7 9 21 -10 23
20 Kettering Town 22 5 7 10 30 37 10 3 3 4 17 18 12 2 4 6 13 19 -7 22
21 Blyth Spartans 23 4 5 14 23 54 12 2 3 7 14 29 11 2 2 7 9 25 -31 17
22 Bradford Park Avenue 24 3 3 18 15 65 12 2 2 8 10 28 12 1 1 10 5 37 -50 12

Read more about Vanarama National League North

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).