Match Report
Darlington went into the game 20th in the table on 6 points; Chester sat 4th on 14 — an 8-point gap. Chester's recent output lagged their position: 9th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.14/1.86 for Darlington and 1.14/0.57 for Chester (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.31.
Darlington had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Chester, 10.
Across 9 recorded meetings, Darlington have 2 wins to Chester's 4, with 3 draws, at 2 goals per meeting.
With 6 matches recorded and 0.2 yellow cards per game, M. Langdon was the man in the middle. The match was played at Blackwell Meadows (capacity 25,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Chester: M. Bogle-Campbell (56')
Key stats
Possession: Darlington 39% · Chester 61% · Total shots: 5-17 · On target: 1-2 · Corners: 4-4