Peterborough Sports prepare to battle it out with Chester in this Vanarama National League North fixture. Everything you must learn about the fixture is found right here!
It's no vacation for neither Peterborough 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.
Peterborough Sports form and stats
The first Vanarama National League North game here at Lincoln Road resulted in a draw. Last season Peterborough Sports's home game statistics were 14 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats from 20 games.
No payout for Peterborough Sports in their previous match, an away game at Gloucester City that ended in defeat 1-3.
Before that match, a win away at Southport.The match schedule is unforgiving for Peterborough Sports as they have a new game in only three days, a Northamptonshire Senior Cup match thankfully also at home. Northampton Town CC are visiting.
Peterborough Sports has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Chester form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first Vanarama National League North away game of the season. During their previous season 21 away games resulted in 3 wins, 5 draws and 13 defeats.
Chester failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Hereford (placed 12th) that ended with defeat 0-1. That defeat was their first after five consecutive league games winning points.
Before that, Chester secured a home win against Brackley Town with the score 2-0.It's early days yet, but Chester has scored 2 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Nicholson 2 goals | D. Sembie-Ferris 2 goals |   K. Willoughby 2 goals |
Peterborough Sports missing players
Chester missing players
| Peterborough Sports | Chester | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 3.7 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 4.3 |
| 6 | 7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.3 | 7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 4.3 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 12.7 | 19 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 17 | 9.7 |
| 6 | 8 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Peterborough Sports | Last season | Chester | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 40 | 20 | Played | P | 21 | 42 | ||
| 24 | 14 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 13 | 19 | ||
| 94 | 50 | Scored | S | 27 | 70 | ||
| 46 | 17 | Conceded | C | 44 | 71 | ||
| 98% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 93% | ||
| 85% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 79% | ||
| 65% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | ||
| 40% | 35% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 57% | 55% | ||
| 22% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 26% | ||
| 52% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 57% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 19% | 21% | ||
| 10% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 29% | ||
| 3.8 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.9 | ||
| 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7.1 | 6.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 10.3 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.6 | ||
| 71% | 83% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 36% | ||
| 5.3 | 4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 10.2 | ||
| 2.6 | 1.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 4.2 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Banbury United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Gloucester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Southport | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Fylde | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Leamington | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Buxton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Peterborough Sports | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Chester | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Darlington | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Kettering Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Hereford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Kidderminster Harriers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Scarborough Athletic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 | AFC Telford United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 16 | Spennymoor Town | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Alfreton Town | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Brackley Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 19 | Curzon Ashton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 20 | Bradford Park Avenue | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 21 | Chorley | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 22 | Blyth Spartans | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 23 | Boston United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 24 | Farsley Celtic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 1 |
| 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 | Banbury United | 40 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 92 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 14 | 60 | 102 |
| 2 | Peterborough Sports | 40 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 94 | 46 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 48 | 79 |
| 3 | Coalville Town | 40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 86 | 47 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 39 | 78 |
| 4 | Rushall Olympic | 40 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 80 | 54 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 69 |
| 5 | Alvechurch | 40 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 41 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 65 |
| 6 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 40 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 49 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 65 |
| 7 | Leiston | 40 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 59 | 65 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 31 | 42 | -6 | 60 |
| 8 | Royston Town | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 65 | 51 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 14 | 59 |
| 9 | Hednesford Town | 40 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 66 | 64 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 2 | 54 |
| 10 | Tamworth | 40 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 58 | 58 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 0 | 54 |
| 11 | Stourbridge | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 61 | 71 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 42 | -10 | 53 |
| 12 | Needham Market | 40 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 66 | 69 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 41 | -3 | 49 |
| 13 | Stratford Town | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 48 | 70 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 42 | -22 | 47 |
| 14 | St Ives Town | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 57 | 90 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 47 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 43 | -33 | 47 |
| 15 | Redditch United | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 50 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 24 | -12 | 45 |
| 16 | Nuneaton Town | 40 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 51 | 62 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 36 | -11 | 42 |
| 17 | Hitchin Town | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 47 | 58 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 27 | -11 | 42 |
| 18 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 40 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 36 | 59 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 30 | -23 | 42 |
| 19 | Barwell | 40 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 57 | 78 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 41 | -21 | 41 |
| 20 | Biggleswade Town | 40 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 64 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 38 | -17 | 34 |
| 21 | Lowestoft Town | 40 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 49 | 93 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 34 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 59 | -44 | 33 |
| 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 | Gateshead | 42 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 99 | 47 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 28 | 52 | 94 |
| 2 | Brackley Town | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 53 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 30 | 87 |
| 3 | Fylde | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 37 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 31 | 80 |
| 4 | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 72 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 37 | 74 |
| 5 | York City | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 8 | 66 |
| 6 | Chorley | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 62 | 49 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 65 |
| 7 | Boston United | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 63 | 57 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 6 | 63 |
| 8 | Kettering Town | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 54 | 48 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 6 | 61 |
| 9 | Alfreton Town | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 59 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 33 | -1 | 61 |
| 10 | Spennymoor Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 55 | 51 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 4 | 60 |
| 11 | Southport | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 60 | 55 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 5 | 57 |
| 12 | Hereford | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 52 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 29 | -1 | 55 |
| 13 | Darlington | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 58 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 34 | -1 | 53 |
| 14 | Curzon Ashton | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 51 | 63 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 36 | -12 | 52 |
| 15 | Leamington | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 39 | 47 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 27 | -8 | 48 |
| 16 | Chester | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 70 | 71 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 44 | -1 | 47 |
| 17 | Gloucester City | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 47 | 60 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 36 | -13 | 46 |
| 18 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 46 | 70 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 38 | -24 | 44 |
| 19 | Blyth Spartans | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 41 | 76 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 46 | -35 | 43 |
| 20 | AFC Telford United | 42 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 48 | 65 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 40 | -17 | 37 |
| 21 | Farsley Celtic | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 37 | 78 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 34 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 44 | -41 | 37 |
| 22 | Guiseley | 42 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 69 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 36 | -38 | 35 |
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