Chester
arrive into the game on the back of a 1-0 win over Accrington - their first in
3 games - but they have not played for over a fortnight after their home match
against Hereford last weekend fell victim to the weather.
This has left Chester in 12th place with a return of 41
points from 30 games but 10 points adrift of a play off position before this
weekend's games.
Chester's away record is better than their home form and they
are currently ranked 7th overall on away performances with 6 wins from 15
games. Chester are unbeaten on their travels since the end of November and
since then they have recorded wins at Peterborough, Notts County, Grimsby and
Accrington in their last outing plus a draw at Bristol Rovers.
Chester's two top goal scorers are no longer at the club with
former Wrexham striker Jon Walters (10 goals) departing to Ipswich and Greg
Blundell (9) moving to Doncaster on the last day of the transfer window.
Manager Mark Wright, who is now in his second spell in charge
of Chester, has brought in fresh faces during the transfer window with Alex
Meechan joining on loan from Forest Green but Carlisle have knocked back
Wright's attempts to sign striker Derek Homes on loan until the end of the
season.
The other noticeable departure in the transfer window was
Stephen Vaughan, son of Chester's Chairman, with the utility player moving
to Boston following a loan spell at Rochdale earlier on last month. |