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Our pick Home win Correct result
Chesterfield’s unbeaten edge over Yeovil Town shapes FA Cup tie
Chesterfield have not lost any of their last five meetings with Yeovil Town, winning three and drawing two. Yeovil arrive with a lively FA Cup scoring record, but the hosts’ recent head-to-head advantage sets the scene.
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Match report
Final result: Chesterfield 4-3 Yeovil Town.
Match statistics (home team first). Shots: 20–6; Shots on target: 10–4; Corners: 12–2.
Goals
- 38' Slavi Spasov (pen.) · Yeovil Town
- 43' Jack Simpson · Josh Koroma · Chesterfield
- 45' Josh Koroma · Remeao Hutton · Chesterfield
- 55' Jack Simpson · Kiano Dyer · Chesterfield
- 78' James Daly · Charlie Lennon · Yeovil Town
- 82' Hayden Muller · Stephen Walker · Yeovil Town
- 89' Joel Randall · Dilan Markanday · Chesterfield
Match stats
Ratings and statistics: API-Football.
Confirmed lineups
Chesterfield · 4-2-3-1
- 1Z. HemmingG
- 33R. HuttonD
- 15A. PondD
- 6J. SimpsonD
- 19L. GordonD
- 27K. DyerM
- 8R. StirkM
- 7L. MandevilleM
- 18L. MarshM
- 37J. KoromaM
- 10L. BonisF
Coach: P. Cook
Yeovil Town · 3-4-3
- 1Josiah Alexander BarkerG
- 5Jack KingdonD
- 15J. GubbinsD
- 6L. AyinaD
- 4H. MullerM
- 25Z. WestbrookeM
- 10R. JonesM
- 20J. PowellM
- 7Mason ObengF
- 19S. SpasovF
- 11J. DalyF
Coach: Billy Rowley
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| · | Scored | Conceded |
|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Yeovil Town | 4.0 | 2.5 |
Last meetings
- 2023 Chesterfield 1-1 Yeovil Town
- 2022 Yeovil Town 2-2 Chesterfield
- 2022 Chesterfield 1-0 Yeovil Town
- 2021 Yeovil Town 0-2 Chesterfield
- 2021 Chesterfield 3-0 Yeovil Town
PreviaXI model
Model confidence: Open game
- Expected goals (model)
- 1.65 – 1.28
- Double chance
- 12 · 75%1X 71% · X2 54%
- Over 2.5 goals
- 56%Over 1.5: 80% · Over 3.5: 34%
- Both teams score
- 59%
- Clean sheet
- 28% – 19%Chesterfield–Yeovil Town
- Half-time result
- X · 40%1 35% · 2 25%
- Half-time / full-time
- 1/1 · 28%2/2 17% · X/1 15%
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →
Yeovil’s cup test in Chesterfield
Yeovil Town travel to Chesterfield for an FA Cup first-round tie with a strong position in their own league: fifth in the National League on 28 points after 16 matches. Chesterfield are 10th in League Two, with 19 points from 14 games. The clubs are competing in different divisions, but the cup meeting gives Yeovil a chance to test themselves against Football League opposition.
Both sides coming off defeats
Chesterfield’s last five league matches brought a win, two draws and two defeats, with a defeat in their most recent outing. Yeovil have three wins and two defeats in their last five league games, and also come into the tie after a loss. Yeovil’s cup form offers a more upbeat note. They have won one and drawn one of their two FA Cup matches, scoring eight goals and conceding five, with no clean sheets. Those figures cover two matches in this competition only.
Chesterfield hold the head-to-head edge
The central thread is Chesterfield’s unbeaten record across the last five meetings: three wins and two draws, while Yeovil have not won any of them. The most recent encounter, in March 2023 in the National League, finished 1-1. Three of those five meetings had two goals or fewer, although the history also includes Chesterfield wins by 2-0 and 3-0. That record gives the home side a useful reference point, but Yeovil’s recent cup output suggests they can make the tie competitive. Chesterfield will need to turn their past advantage into control on the pitch.
Yeovil’s goals, Chesterfield’s record
Yeovil have scored eight goals across their two FA Cup matches, including a win in their most recent cup outing. Their attack gives the visitors a clear route into the contest, though conceding five across those games points to a potential vulnerability. Chesterfield’s strongest case is the head-to-head record: they have avoided defeat in each of the last five meetings and won three. At home, that history could help them manage the pressure if Yeovil’s attack starts quickly.
Our prediction
Chesterfield’s unbeaten run against Yeovil and home advantage give them a narrow edge, while the visitors’ cup scoring suggests they can find a goal. PreviaXI’s model also leans towards the hosts, with a close match more likely than a one-sided contest. Chesterfield 2-1 Yeovil Town
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