AFC Fylde vs Chesterfield Predictions

Chesterfield will travel to take on Fylde in one of this Tuesday evening’s National League fixtures. This will be a clash between two teams who are looking likely to be involved in a survival fight this season. Both teams are currently occupying places in the bottom 6 after the opening 15 games of the season.

Chesterfield are currently just 1 point away from the bottom 2, while Fylde are just 5 points away from 23rd. This game may well prove to be a 6-pointer in the long-run, therefore we expect it to be a scrappy and closely contested affair. 

Neither of these teams have struggled too badly in front of goal this season. However, both teams have been poor defensively in their opening 15 games. 

Fylde have currently got the worst defensive record in the National League. They have managed to keep 3 clean sheets this season. However, they have conceded a total of 29 goals. No team in the National League has conceded more goals than Fylde, as of now. 

Chesterfield aren’t far off of Fylde’s poor defensive record having conceded just 2 goals less than Fylde this season. However, they have kept just 1 clean sheet from their first 15 games of the season. This is the lowest amount of clean sheets in the National League. Only 24th-placed Ebsfleet have also managed to keep just 1 clean sheet.

We feel that this game is likely to deliver plenty of goals. Fylde have conceded at least 1 goal in each of their last 8 games. Meanwhile, Chesterfield have conceded in all 7 of their away games this season. 

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 11 of Fylde’s 15 National League games this season. There have also been over 2.5 goals scored in 10 of Chesterfield’s 15 National League games so far for this campaign. 

We feel that this Tuesday’s fixture is likely to deliver over 2.5 goals. 

Chesterfield are winless away from home this season. They have got 4 draws and 3 losses in their 7 away matches which leaves them in 22nd place in the current away form table. 

Fylde have also been poor away from home and are just 1 place ahead of Chesterfield in the away form table. However, Fylde will be playing at home in this Tuesday’s fixture. Fylde’s home form is much better than their away form. They are in 15th place in the home form table, winning 3 games, drawing 2 and losing just 2. 

69% of Fylde’s 16 points have been earned at home this season. They won’t have a much better opportunity to earn all 3 points than this Tuesday’s game vs a struggling Chesterfield side. We feel that Fylde have a good chance of coming away with a 2-1 win this Tuesday.