Chester Preview
Posted by lopo1 on 18/09/2009
After dramatic victory against Mansfield last Saturday, Boro return to action tomorrow against bottom side Chester. After having 25 points deducted at the start of the season it was always going to be an up hill struggle for Chester to overcome and 9 points from their opening 9 games have not given them a great start either.
Despite this both their wins this season have come at the Deva Stadium against Histon and Gateshead so this could prove to be a difficult game for Boro. History hasn’t always been kind for Boro against Chester with just one win in 4 meetings which did come at Chester in a 2-1 in 2003. Boro however are in great form with 5 wins in our last 6 games after drawing our first 3 games. We have found ourselves 2nd in the form league and scoring 13 goals in the last 6 games we can’t complain about the goals too much.
The trip up the M6 won’t be an easy game as Chester’s fight for survival has already hit ‘must win’ for pretty much every game. Boro go into this game with fitness doubts over Mitchell Cole, Lee Boylan and Darren Murphy. Peter Vincenti is serving his final match of his 3 match suspension.Andy Drury played 45 minutes for the reserves so could feature whilst Lawrie Wilson is out for the season.
Chester are down to a bare minimum and are likely to name an unchanged side which will likely include former Northwich and Doncaster striker Gregg Blundell and former Plymouth man Nick Chadwick.
In my opinion this game could go down to consistency something we have struggled with at times. After 4 straight wins, slipping up against Chester will certainly bring us back to the earth. However we need to keep the run going as we have some tricky games ahead away to Luton and York.
“They [Chester] are a useful enough side with experienced players, they play some decent football at times. They won a home game [in midweek] and are going to draw some confidence from that.
“We know full well that you don’t go to Chester and walk away with the points without a battle. We know we have a tough job to do to make sure we come back down south with the three points that we so badly want.” Westley on Chester test
With all the fight we have in our team I am feeling confident we can grind out a victory and return down the M6 with all 3 points
Come on Boro!
Lopo’s Prediction Chester 1-2 Stevenage
