Match Report
In the standings it was Brackley Town 1st on 92 points, Chester 4th on 87 — separated by 5. Per game in the league, Brackley Town were scoring 1.63 and conceding 0.91, Chester 1.59 and 0.98, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Brackley Town 3, draws 0, Chester 1, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
St. James' Park, capacity 3,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Brackley Town led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Brackley Town: Connor Hall (66'), Shane Byrne (44') · Chester: Charlie Caton (65')
Key stats
Possession: Brackley Town 38% · Chester 62% · Total shots: 8-12 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 1-5