Match Preview: Bromley v Chesterfield (Saturday, 3pm)

Bromley host Chesterfield in Saturday’s match at Hayes Lane looking to bounce back from defeat last time out in the National League.

The Ravens, who sit second in the league after 32 games, fell to a 2-1 home defeat to Hartlepool United on February 3.

They face a Chesterfield side who secured a draw in their last match, a 2-2 tie with Ebbsfleet United, and who sit first in the table.

With 79 goals in 32 games so far this season, Chesterfield are the league’s highest scorers with 2.5 goals per game. And they are conceding fewer than average, letting in 38 goals at a rate of 1.2 per game.

Bromley are also above average scorers, with 1.7 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.5. They have conceded 1.1 goals per game.

The Ravens are in disappointing form in the National League, with one win and three draws from their last six games.

With five wins and a draw over that period, the Spireites’s form is much better – they have taken 16 points from 18, compared to the hosts’ six.

In the last 10 years, Bromley and Chesterfield have played each other on 12 occasions. Bromley won five of them, Chesterfield four, and they drew three times.

On average, the Ravens scored 1.9 goals and the Spireites 1.8 in those matches.

Their last meeting was on October 3, when Chesterfield won 2-0 at home.

Bromley v Chesterfield
National League | Hayes Lane
Saturday, 17 February 2024 @ 3.00pm

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