Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Chester 7th with 73 points, Curzon Ashton 21st with 52, 21 apart. Curzon Ashton ranked 15th in the league on five-round form, well above their 21st table position. Per game in the league, Curzon Ashton were scoring 1.46 and conceding 1.91, Chester 1.43 and 1.39, against a competition average of 1.53 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Curzon Ashton for 7 matches. Over the last five, Curzon Ashton had taken 2 of 15 points to Chester's 10.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 3 Curzon Ashton wins, 2 for Chester, 4 draws, at 3.22 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings.
Tameside Stadium, capacity 4,000, hosted the game. Chester led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Chester: Scott Burgess (4')
Key stats
Possession: Curzon Ashton 38% · Chester 62% · Total shots: 3-10 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 6-6