Preview
- On 2026-08-18 at 19:45 GMT, Darlington take on Chester in the Group Stage of National League N / S (2026-2027).
- In the past meeting, Calum McIntyre leads 1-0 over S. Watson, with no draws.
- Darlington are 13th in the standings with 3 points, followed by Chester in 1st on 6 points.
- There are no injury or suspension concerns for either Darlington or Chester.
- The previous match saw J. Scott lead Darlington with a 7.2 TheyScored rating, and H. Carson top-rating for Chester at 6.5.
- Darlington came off a win (3-2 vs Bedford Town) and Chester also triumphed (2-0 vs King's Lynn Town).
- Momentum favors Chester (4-1-0) after Darlington managed only 1-1-3 from 5 matches.
- Chester lead this rivalry - 7 wins from 16 matches versus Darlington (who've won just 5 games), alongside 4 draws.
- Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Chester to win 2-1, despite Darlington's 0-0-1 home form - Chester's strong 1-0-0 record away with 2.00 goals/game does the trick.
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Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Darlington
Chester
Events
HT 0 - 0 | |||
| 57' | 0 - 1 |  M. Bogle-Campbell | |
Standings
Darlington is going head to head with Chester on 18/8/2026 18:45 GMT for the England National League N / S. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Darlington v Chester H2H statistics!