Match

Chester vs Darlington 1883: result 2-1 and analysis

National League - NorthNorth - 43Kick-off on April 12, 2025 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Deva Stadium, Chester, Cheshire

Chester
2-1
Darlington 1883

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What was the result of Chester vs Darlington 1883?

Chester won 2-1 on April 12, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 13′W. McGowanDarlington 1883
  • 49′T. PeersChester (pen.)
  • 64′C. WoodsChester

Official lineup for Chester vs Darlington 1883

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chester

  1. TT. Peers
  2. KK. Willoughby
  3. CC. Woods
  1. DD. Weeks
  2. TT. O'Kane
  3. II. Murray
  1. KK. Roberts
  2. NNathan Woodthorpe
  3. TT. Leak
  4. HH. Burke
  1. JJames Storer

Darlington 1883

  1. CC. Main
  2. JJ. Maskell
  1. BB. Hedley
  2. WW. Hatfield
  3. TT. Platt
  4. WW. McGowan
  1. TT. Lees
  2. LL. Storey
  3. SScott Edward Barrow
  4. CC. Kelly
  1. PP. Jameson
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chester have 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats; Darlington 1883 have 6, 4 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Chester
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 5, 2025Hereford(away)2-2National League - North
Mar 29, 2025Curzon Ashton(home)1-1National League - North
Mar 22, 2025Scunthorpe(away)1-3National League - North
Mar 15, 2025Leamington(home)1-0National League - North
Mar 11, 2025Warrington Town(home)3-1National League - North
Darlington 1883
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 5, 2025Farsley Celtic FC(home)4-2National League - North
Mar 29, 2025Warrington Town(away)3-2National League - North
Mar 25, 2025Chorley(home)1-1National League - North
Mar 22, 2025Rushall Olympic(home)2-2National League - North
Mar 18, 2025Alfreton Town(away)1-1National League - North

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Chester win, 1 draw, 4 Darlington 1883 wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 5, 2024Darlington 1883 1-0 ChesterNational League - North
Apr 20, 2024Chester 0-0 Darlington 1883National League - North
Nov 11, 2023Darlington 1883 3-2 ChesterNational League - North
Apr 1, 2023Darlington 1883 1-2 ChesterNational League - North
Oct 8, 2022Chester 0-1 Darlington 1883National League - North
Feb 12, 2022Darlington 1883 2-1 ChesterNational League - North

Last archived meeting: Darlington 1883 vs Chester on Nov 5, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Chester score 1.7 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Darlington 1883 score 1.5 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chester1.71.168/157/15
Darlington 18831.51.5310/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Chester sit 5th in National League - North (23 points from 13 matches) and Darlington 1883 sit 22nd (11 points from 14 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
5Chester13724171323
22Darlington 188314329172511

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