Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Chesterfield (6th, 79 pts) held a 26-point advantage over Accrington Stanley (16th, 53 pts). On recent form Accrington Stanley sat only 24th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 16th overall. Per game in the league, Accrington Stanley were scoring 1.02 and conceding 1.26, Chesterfield 1.54 and 1.22, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Accrington Stanley were winless in 6.
14 meetings are on record — 6 won by Accrington Stanley, 6 by Chesterfield, 2 drawn, at 3.5 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 64% of the meetings had three or more.
Wham Stadium in Accrington, capacity 5,397, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Chesterfield: W. Dickson (63')
Key stats
Possession: Accrington Stanley 47% · Chesterfield 53% · Total shots: 14-13 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 4-7