Match Report
36 points separated the sides: Chesterfield 3rd on 84, Torquay United 21st on 48. On the form table Torquay United stood 10th over the last five rounds, despite being 21st overall. Per game in the league, Chesterfield were scoring 1.76 and conceding 1.13, Torquay United 1.26 and 1.74, against a competition average of 1.39 goals per team per game.
Torquay United entered with five wins in a row, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 4 for Chesterfield, 3 for Torquay United and 2 drawn, at 2.11 goals per meeting. Historically tight: 33% of the meetings went beyond two goals. 3 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 2.11.
The match was played at Technique Stadium in Chesterfield (capacity 10,504). Chesterfield led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 5-1 full-time score.