Match Report
Dover Athletic, 7th with 73 points, sat 36 points above Chester (23rd, 37). Chester ranked 15th in the league on five-round form, well above their 23rd table position. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, Chester ran at 0.91 scored and 1.72 conceded, Dover Athletic at 1.35 and 0.96.
Over the last five, Chester had taken 3 of 15 points to Dover Athletic's 9.
Lookers Vauxhall Stadium in Chester, capacity 5,400, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-2 full-time score.