Match Report
4 points and 3 places separated them: Braintree Town 22nd with 48, Chester 19th with 52. Chester had been under-performing their position — 24th on five-round form against 19th in the table. Per game in the league, Braintree Town were scoring 1.11 and conceding 1.65, Chester 1.37 and 1.54, against a competition average of 1.36 goals per team per game.
The venue was The Amlin Stadium, with room for 4,151 spectators. On the scoreboard, Braintree Town led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Braintree Town: Jack Midson (30') · Chester: James Alabi (61'), James Alabi (84')
Key stats
Total shots: 1-2 · On target: 1-2 · Corners: 9-6