Chesterfield prevails over Dover Athletic after recovering from a 1-2 deficit

CHESTERFIELD. Chesterfield was able to reverse the score against Dover Athletic.

Chesterfield prevails over Dover Athletic after recovering from a 1-2 deficit

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

14'
24'
46'
67'
68'
74'
George Nikaj- sub ->H. Woods
81'
81'
82'
Jeff King(goal)
85'

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

Chesterfield
G
Scott Loach 1.England
D
Jamie Grimes 22.England
D
Tyrone Williams 12.England
D
L. Maguire 6.England
D
Saidou Khan 28.Gambia
Goals24', 82'
M
Curtis Weston 8.England
M
Emmanuel Oyeleke 4.England
67'
M
Alex Whittle 29.England
M
Jeff King 20.England
Goals85'
F
Akwasi Asante 9.Netherlands
46'
F
Liam Mandeville 10.England
81'
Substitutes
D
Calvin Miller 3.Scotland
M
Jak McCourt 17.England
67'
M
Tom Whelan 30.England
81'
M
Jim Kellermann 16.England
F
Tom Denton 24.England
46'

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

Dover Athletic
George Wilkinson 28.England
68'
Luke Baptiste 29.England
G
Alexis André Jr. 44.Morocco
D
Jake Goodman 6.England
Goals81'
D
Danny Collinge 23.England
D
Myles Judd 30.England
D
Will Moses 2.England
D
H. Ransom 16.England
M
Henry Woods 18.England
74'
M
Arjanit Krasniqi 32.Kosovo
F
Michael Gyasi 33.Ghana
Goals14'
Substitutes
George Nikaj 39.England
74'
Harrison Byford 24.England
J. Nelson 40.England
G
J. Bexon 1.England
M
Ryan Hanson 25.England
68'

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.​