National League leaders Chesterfield saw their winning streak ended at seven matches after being held at struggling Maidenhead, but they are still three points clear at the top of the league and remain hot favourites to return to league football next season.
The Spireites have been playing in the fifth tier of English football since 2018, but have been flying since securing the signature of Will Grigg in June. It was fellow summer signing Michael Jacobs who found the net on Saturday, but a winner proved elusive. Keeper Harry Tyrer, on loan from Everton, tried to put a brave face on the result, but he admitted that disappointment was the overriding feeling at full-time.
Despite failing to take all three points home from Berkshire, betting site your-bonus-code.com tell us Chesterfield are still strongly favoured to win the league at best odds of 4/9 which equates to roughly a 70% chance.
Barnet took advantage of Chesterfield’s rare slip-up, winning at rock bottom Kiddersminster to close to move to within one win of the pacesetters, but bookies remain unconvinced that they can keep pace over the course of the season, with just a 19% probability of securing automatic promotion back to League Two.
Next up for Chesterfield are Bromley, who have bounced back from a sluggish start to the season emphatically. After suffering consecutive defeats in their opening two matches, The Ravens embarked on an 11 match unbeaten run. Betting sites still have them no higher than ninth favourites for the league, but extending their streak to 12 games would surely cause a significant shake-up in the season-long predictions.
Selected National League odds* according to your-bonus-code.com:
Chesterfield – 4/9
Barnet – 9/2
Gateshead – 10/1
Woking – 33/1
Solihull Moors – 33/1
Oldham – 50/1
Hartlepool – 50/1
Rochdale – 80/1
Bromley – 100/1
*Odds correct at 4pm on 2nd October 2023
