Match Report
The table gap was wide: 39 points between Chesterfield (1st, 98 pts) and Eastleigh (13th, 59 pts). Chesterfield had been under-performing their position — 21st on five-round form against 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Eastleigh were scoring 1.59 and conceding 1.89, Chesterfield 2.3 and 1.41, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
Eastleigh were winless in 7. Momentum sat with Chesterfield, winners of their last three. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Eastleigh against 12/15 for Chesterfield.
Silverlake Stadium in Eastleigh staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,000. On the scoreboard, Chesterfield led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-3.