Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Fylde 1st with 100 points, Chester 7th with 73, 27 apart. Chester's recent output outran their position: 2nd on form over five rounds, 7th in the table. Per game in the league, Chester were scoring 1.43 and conceding 1.39, Fylde 2.43 and 1.11, against a competition average of 1.53 goals per team per game.
Chester came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
5 meetings are on record — 0 won by Chester, 1 by Fylde, 4 drawn, at 3.2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
Lookers Vauxhall Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,400. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Chester: Tom Davies (86')
Key stats
Possession: Chester 50% · Fylde 50% · Total shots: 11-12 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 5-7