Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Wrexham 9th with 70 points, Chester 23rd with 37, 33 apart. Recent form told a different story for Wrexham: only 24th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 9th. Per game in the league, Wrexham were scoring 1.07 and conceding 0.85, Chester 0.91 and 1.72, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
Chester had been beaten in three straight games.
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham in Racecourse Ground staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,500. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.