Match Report
The table read 12th (Chesterfield, 8 pts) against 1st (Barnet, 12 pts), 4 points apart. Chesterfield ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 12th table position. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, Chesterfield ran at 1.33 scored and 1.33 conceded, Barnet at 2.33 and 1.5.
Barnet carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Chesterfield had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Barnet, 11.
GioScore's database holds 13 meetings between the two: 8 for Chesterfield, 4 for Barnet and 1 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 62% of the meetings. History points to goals: 62% of the meetings had three or more.
The match was played at Technique Stadium (capacity 10,504). Barnet led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Chesterfield: Louie Marsh (39'), Louie Marsh (71'), Joel Randall (90') · Barnet: Tom Knowles (29'), Zac Williams (45'), Kabongo Tshimanga (88')
Key stats
Possession: Chesterfield 58% · Barnet 42% · Total shots: 15-23 · On target: 7-6 · Corners: 4-8