Match Report
The table read 7th (Chester, 73 pts) against 14th (Southport, 60 pts), 13 points apart. Chester had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 7th overall. Per game in the league, Chester were scoring 1.43 and conceding 1.39, Southport 1.39 and 1.54, against a competition average of 1.53 goals per team per game.
Across 7 recorded meetings, Chester have 2 wins to Southport's 2, with 3 draws, at 1.29 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 14% of those meetings. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 14% of meetings.
It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Chester: Dylan Mottley-Henry (56') · Southport: Chris Sze (90'), Danny Lloyd (90')
Key stats
Possession: Chester 46% · Southport 54% · Total shots: 14-8 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 3-8