Match Report
The table gap was wide: 46 points between Chesterfield (7th, 74 pts) and Weymouth (22nd, 28 pts). On recent form Chesterfield sat only 21st league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 7th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.91/2 for Weymouth and 1.57/1.16 for Chesterfield (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.37.
Defeat had followed defeat for Weymouth — three in succession. Recent form was uneven: 1/15 points for Weymouth, 8/15 for Chesterfield.
Bob Lucas Stadium in Weymouth, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.