CHESTERFIELD. Chesterfield was capable to reverse the scoreline against Dover Athletic. Chesterfield was surely better in terms of ball possession (72%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Technique Stadium stadium in Chesterfield on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Scott Jackson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.5 degrees Celsius or 74.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
- ! 72 Ball Possession 28
Shots
- 17 Total 3
- 7 On Target 2
- 10 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 106 Attack 77
- 64 Dangerous attack 27
- 67 Ball safe 74
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 2
Fouls
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Chesterfield had a superior ball possession 72% while Dover Athletic was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Chesterfield was more pushing with 64 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chesterfield won the match.
Chesterfield shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Dover Athletic shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Chesterfield will have 73 points to sit in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Dover Athletic will stay with 0 points to hold in the 23rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Chesterfield will play away against Torquay United on the 7th of May with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Chesterfield (3 draws).
Dover Athletic will play away agasint Bromley on the 7th of May with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of Bromley (5 draws).
Chesterfield – Formation
The manager Paul Cook decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Chesterfield made 3 changes: A. Asante for T. Denton (46′), E. Oyeleke for J. McCourt (67′) and L. Mandeville for T. Whelan (81′).
Dover Athletic – Formation
Andy Hessenthaler played with: .
Substitutions
Dover Athletic made 2 changes: G. Wilkinson for R. Hanson (68′) and H. Woods for G. Nikaj (74′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- Woking – Wrexham – 2-1
- Solihull Moors – Aldershot Town – 2-1
- Eastleigh – Barnet – 2-3
- Chesterfield – Dover Athletic – 3-2
- Boreham Wood – Bromley – 2-0
- Altrincham – Wealdstone – 4-2
- Grimsby Town – Torquay United – 2-1
- Southend United – Halifax Town – 1-0
- Notts County – Weymouth – 3-1
- Yeovil Town – Stockport County – 2-1
- Dagenham & Redbridge – King’s Lynn Town – 1-1