Match Report
Chesterfield, 24th on 37 points, faced a 25-point deficit to Peterborough United (11th, 62). Peterborough United ranked just 17th in the league on five-round form despite their 11th table position. Against a league average of 2.57 goals per team per game, Chesterfield ran at 1.87 scored and 3.39 conceded, Peterborough United at 2.7 and 2.7.
Peterborough United had lost three in a row.
5 meetings are on record — 1 won by Chesterfield, 4 by Peterborough United, 0 drawn, at 3.2 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 80% of the meetings.
Technique Stadium in Chesterfield staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,504. Peterborough United led 3-2 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Chesterfield: D. Donohue (54'), Kristian Dennis (27'), Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (4') · Peterborough United: C. Mackail-Smith (7'), Tom Nichols (17'), C. Mackail-Smith (30')
Key stats
Possession: Chesterfield 44% · Peterborough United 56% · Total shots: 13-23 · On target: 7-7 · Corners: 4-5