Open game expected at Aggborough Stadium: Kidderminster Harriers vs Chester preview

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Tue 06.October
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Aggborough Stadium (6238 seats)

The new season is about to kick off and the fans are tingling with excitement. It’s all to play for as Kidderminster Harriers welcome Chester for the opening game at Aggborough Stadium. Read on!

It's no vacation for neither Kidderminster nor Chester as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Kidderminster Harriers form and stats

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 Kidderminster Harriers have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won three, drawn one and lost four.

The manager R. Penn will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Darlington in only four days.

With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Kidderminster Harriers friendly games in pre-season: Kidderminster Harriers played two friendlies, won 0, drew 0 and lost 2. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Kidderminster scored 1 goal and conceded 6 in these two games.

Last season, Kidderminster Harriers's league statistics were 10 wins, 8 draws and 15 losses, resulting in a 16th position in the Vanarama National League North. Over these 33 matches they scored 39 goals and conceded 43. Playing at home last season Kidderminster Harriers managed 3-4-9 (win-draw-lost) with 18 goals and 24 conceded.

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Chester form and stats

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Chester playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were two Chester wins, two draws and five defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Chester are hosting Leamington in the Vanarama National League North only four days away.

Just as the home team, Chester have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 1 Chester win, 0 draws and 1 loss.

Let's have a look at how Chester performed last season in the Vanarama National League North: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 9 draws and 8 defeats. In total they scored 58 and conceded 38 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 6 and lost 5 with 22/22 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Kidderminster won three, Chester won four and three draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Kidderminster Harriers missing players

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Total First Half Second Half
Kidderminster Harriers Chester
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Kidderminster Harriers Last season Chester
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
33 16   Played P   17 33
10 3   Won W   5 15
8 4   Drew D   6 9
15 9   Lost L   6 9
39 18   Scored S   24 60
43 24   Conceded C   25 41
97% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 94%
73% 69%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   82% 82%
36% 38%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 64%
21% 38%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   41% 42%
9% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 18%
52% 56%   BTTS BTTS   71% 64%
21% 12%   Clean Sheets C S   18% 24%
30% 31%   Failed to Score F T   18% 18%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1 1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 1.8
2 1   Red cards R C   4 4
 
352 169   Total Shots T S   168 322
129 62   Shots on Target S O   71 145
25% 21%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 41%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 AFC Telford United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Alfreton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Blyth Spartans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Boston United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Brackley Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Bradford Park Avenue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Chester 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Chorley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Curzon Ashton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Darlington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Farsley Celtic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Fylde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Gateshead 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Gloucester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Guiseley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Hereford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Kettering Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Kidderminster Harriers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Leamington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Southport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Spennymoor Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 York City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 York City 34 19 9 6 52 28 17 9 5 3 24 15 17 10 4 3 28 13 24 66
2 King's Lynn Town 32 19 7 6 63 39 17 11 3 3 34 17 15 8 4 3 29 22 24 64
3 Brackley Town 34 16 12 6 61 25 17 8 8 1 33 9 17 8 4 5 28 16 36 60
4 Boston United 32 17 7 8 46 32 15 10 3 2 23 11 17 7 4 6 23 21 14 58
5 Altrincham 33 16 9 8 62 40 16 11 4 1 43 16 17 5 5 7 19 24 22 57
6 Spennymoor Town 34 15 10 9 63 45 18 12 3 3 45 21 16 3 7 6 18 24 18 55
7 Chester 32 15 9 8 58 38 16 10 3 3 36 16 16 5 6 5 22 22 20 54
8 Gateshead 31 14 10 7 47 31 17 10 3 4 29 15 14 4 7 3 18 16 16 52
9 Guiseley 33 14 8 11 52 41 17 7 3 7 26 20 16 7 5 4 26 21 11 50
10 Farsley Celtic 34 14 6 14 50 45 17 7 4 6 26 22 17 7 2 8 24 23 5 48
11 Darlington 33 14 6 13 43 50 17 9 3 5 25 19 16 5 3 8 18 31 -7 48
12 Southport 32 12 7 13 40 41 16 7 3 6 24 21 16 5 4 7 16 20 -1 43
13 AFC Telford United 34 11 9 14 51 56 17 6 4 7 30 29 17 5 5 7 21 27 -5 42
14 Alfreton Town 32 12 4 16 48 55 16 7 3 6 31 24 16 5 1 10 17 31 -7 40
15 Hereford 35 9 12 14 39 56 17 4 10 3 20 20 18 5 2 11 19 36 -17 39
16 Kidderminster Harriers 33 10 8 15 39 43 16 3 4 9 18 24 17 7 4 6 21 19 -4 38
17 Leamington 32 9 8 15 39 51 16 6 6 4 19 13 16 3 2 11 20 38 -12 35
18 Curzon Ashton 33 8 10 15 34 42 16 6 3 7 20 17 17 2 7 8 14 25 -8 34
19 Gloucester City 30 9 6 15 39 57 14 6 3 5 21 18 16 3 3 10 18 39 -18 33
20 Kettering Town 31 7 11 13 36 46 15 4 6 5 19 21 16 3 5 8 17 25 -10 32
21 Blyth Spartans 33 6 5 22 32 78 16 3 3 10 16 37 17 3 2 12 16 41 -46 23
22 Bradford Park Avenue 33 5 5 23 25 80 17 3 2 12 15 37 16 2 3 11 10 43 -55 20

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 AFC Telford United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Alfreton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Blyth Spartans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Boston United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Brackley Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Bradford Park Avenue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Chester 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Chorley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Curzon Ashton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Darlington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Farsley Celtic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Fylde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Gateshead 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Gloucester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Guiseley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Hereford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Kettering Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Kidderminster Harriers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Leamington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Southport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Spennymoor Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 York City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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).