Match Report
The table gap was wide: 36 points between Chorley (3rd, 86 pts) and Wakefield (16th, 50 pts). Recent form told a different story for Chorley: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Against a league average of 1.69 goals per team per game, Chorley ran at 1.98 scored and 0.98 conceded, Wakefield at 1.25 and 1.68.
Chorley had banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; Wakefield, 5.
The match was played at The Chorley Group Victory Park Stadium in Chorley (capacity 4,100). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.


