Match Report
44 points separated the sides: Chester 7th on 73, Leamington 24th on 29. The last five rounds placed Chester 2nd in the league for form — higher than their 7th in the standings. Per game in the league, Leamington were scoring 0.89 and conceding 1.96, Chester 1.43 and 1.39, against a competition average of 1.53 goals per team per game.
Leamington had been beaten in three straight games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 0 Leamington wins, 3 for Chester, 3 draws, at 1.67 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 17% of the meetings.
The Phillips 66 Community Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,300. J. Viera officiated: 12 games logged, averaging 0.6 yellow cards each. Chester led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Chester: Patrick Jones (3'), Tom Davies (55')
Key stats
Possession: Leamington 56% · Chester 44% · Total shots: 6-17 · On target: 0-9 · Corners: 1-2