Match

Marine vs Chester: result 2-1 and analysis

National League - NorthNorth - 29Kick-off on January 27, 2026 at 07:45 PM (UTC)The Marine Travel Arena, Crosby, Merseyside

Marine
2-1
Chester

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What was the result of Marine vs Chester?

Marine won 2-1 on January 27, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 60′636181Marine
  • 64′C. WoodsChester
  • 89′Lewis BellMarine

What is the recent form of both teams?

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

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

Marine
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 24, 2026South Shields(home)2-2National League - North
Jan 20, 2026Radcliffe(home)3-0National League - North
Jan 17, 2026Buxton(away)0-4National League - North
Jan 10, 2026Gloucester City(home)1-1FA Trophy
Dec 30, 2025Chorley(away)1-2National League - North
Chester
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 24, 2026Peterborough Sports(away)0-3National League - North
Jan 20, 2026Spennymoor Town(away)2-1National League - North
Jan 17, 2026Chorley(home)3-3National League - North
Jan 10, 2026Scarborough Athletic(away)0-1National League - North
Jan 3, 2026Worksop Town(home)0-1National League - North

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 5 meetings: 1 Marine win(s), 1 draw(s), 3 Chester win(s).

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 4, 2025Chester 1-1 MarineNational League - North
Apr 21, 2025Chester 2-1 MarineNational League - North
Dec 26, 2024Marine 2-3 ChesterNational League - North
Oct 24, 2020Chester 0-1 MarineFA Cup
Sep 5, 2020Marine 0-4 ChesterFriendlies Clubs

Last archived meeting: Chester vs Marine on Nov 4, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Marine score 1.5 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Chester score 1.4 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Marine1.51.158/157/15
Chester1.41.438/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Marine sit 18th in National League - North (3 points from 4 matches) and Chester sit 1st (12 points from 4 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Chester44006112
18Marine4103453

How does Footlab compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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