Youpies.co.uk gears up for County's next match, against Chester City FC.
Statistics
Notts go into this fixture with 23 points, lying in a lowly 20th place, having won only 5 of 25 games, drawing 8 and loosing 12 times this season. However, Chester have made a lively start and sit 11th in the table only 7 points off a play-off place. They have won 10 drew 6 and lost 9 of their 25 games this season, Chester have knocked up 36 points.
The most recent meeting was 1st January 2007; when Notts lost 2-1 at Meadow Lane with Jason Lee getting the goal for the magpies. Furthermore, the other time that season Notts got a point away at Chester with a 0-0 draw.
All other statistics are on Chester’s side. Notts have a scoring rate of 98 minutes, indicating they may not score at the weekend, however most alarmingly Chester score on average every 60 minutes. The two teams are close on conceding goals. Notts every 63 minutes, Chester every 64 minutes. But what are statistics in football?
Key Men
With 8 goals so far this season, Richard Butcher has emerged as Notts main threat this season. The ex-Peterborough man does not light the game up but he finds those spaces around the area and with 8 goals so far he is a midfield player with an eye for goal. Bradford will have to be wary of Butcher’s runs into the area because he as the ability to score goal around the edge of the area.
Chester midfield player Kevin Elison has been in good form for Chester so far, contributing 8 goals this season. He is a left sided midfield player with an eye for goal. The Notts defence will have to keep an eye on the Chester midfielder around the area.
Prediction
We at www.youpies.co.uk think this will be a close game. We think this will be a game will be very nervy for Notts at the wrong end of the table and they will not want to lose. So we think the score will be Notts County 1-0 Chester City
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