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| Minute | Chester FCHome | Merthyr TownAway |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Lee Lucas |
The result as recorded when the match ended. We hold no full stats record for this match.
Newest first, competitive matches settled in normal time. Our records begin in January 2024 and do not hold every match, so a meeting can be missing.
| Chester FCHome | Merthyr TownAway | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minute | For | Against | For | Against |
| 1-15 | ||||
| 16-30 | ||||
| 31-45+ | ||||
| 46-60 | ||||
| 61-75 | ||||
| 76-90+ | ||||
| Total | 11 | 7 | 15 | 14 |
| Matches | 10 | 9 | ||
Chester FC conceded most in 46-60 (4 of 7). Merthyr Town scored most in 76-90+ (6 of 15) and conceded most in 46-60 (5 of 14). Goals by the minute they were scored, from the last 10 competitive matches in our records that finished in normal time. Stoppage time counts in the band it extends, so a goal in the 45+2nd minute sits in 31-45+. A match whose minute record does not add up to the score is left out, and the matches row shows how many were used.
| Chester FCHome | Merthyr TownAway | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 10 | 10 |
| Won, drawn, lost | 5-3-2 | 3-3-4 |
| Goals per match | ||
| Scored | 1.10 | 1.60 |
| Conceded | 0.70 | 1.60 |
| How often | ||
| Clean sheet | 4 of 10 | 1 of 10 |
| Failed to score | 2 of 10 | 0 of 10 |
| Both teams scored | 5 of 10 | 9 of 10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 3 of 10 | 7 of 10 |
| Corners and cards per match | ||
| Corners won | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| Corners conceded | 3.5 | 4.9 |
| Yellow cards | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| Red cards, total | 0 | 1 |
| With full stats | 10 | 10 |
| At this venue | At home | Away |
| Matches | 10 | 10 |
| Won, drawn, lost | 6-2-2 | 3-1-6 |
| Scored | 1.20 | 1.50 |
| Conceded | 0.70 | 2.00 |
Chester FC: 10 matches from 18 Apr 2026 to 5 Sep 2026. Merthyr Town: 10 matches from 14 Apr 2026 to 5 Sep 2026. Competitive matches in our records, settled in normal time; friendlies are left out and our records do not hold every match. Corners and cards come only from matches with a full stats record, and a column with fewer than 5 matches shows a dash. A pattern describes the past, not this match.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oxford City | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | Hereford United | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 | Macclesfield Town | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | Chester FC | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | South Shields | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Hebburn Town | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 14 |
| 7 | Bedford Town | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| 8 | Spalding United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Harborough Town | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 11 |
| 10 | Morecambe | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
| · · · | ||||||||
| 14 | Merthyr Town | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Chester FC host Merthyr Town in the English Conference North Division on 8 Sep 2026. Chester FC sit 10 places above Merthyr Town in the table, the hosts 4th and the visitors 14th.
Chester FC have played 7 league games this season, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 1 - 2.00 points per game. They have scored 8 and conceded 4. Merthyr Town have taken 9 points from 7 at 1.29 per game.
The bookmakers make Chester FC favourite, pricing them around 1.78 - an implied 56% chance. Those are their numbers, shown so you can weigh them against ours, not a prediction we are making on their behalf.
Every call InPlayWise publishes is recorded when it is made and settled against the official result. Across all competitions that record stands at 20,205 settled in-play calls at 72.9%. A strike rate is not a profit, and we say so on every page that carries one.
