Priory Lane Stadium: Get set for a football jamboree when Eastbourne Borough take on Braintree Town. All the latest on the fixture at Tipsway!
- Eastbourne Borough have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Vanarama National League South
- Braintree Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Eastbourne Borough form and stats
The story so far in the Vanarama National League South for Eastbourne Borough at their home stadium (Priory Lane Stadium) is 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats.
The club members hope that Eastbourne will fight back in this game, putting things right after the 1-2 away defeat in the FA Cup fixture against Maidenhead United.
Ahead of that match, Eastbourne Borough won a home game hosting Weymouth (5-1).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Eastbourne Borough have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 9 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 1 and lost 2.
A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 11 latest league games highlights that 9 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Eastbourne, as the Vanarama National League South home game vs Hampton & Richmond is only three days away.
The Eastbourne Borough manager Bloor has got the team scoring with 15 from 6 home games in the league. Eastbourne have conceded 11 from these games.
Braintree Town form and stats
Braintree Town have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Vanarama National League South, after 2-0-4 (6 played). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Braintree Town are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Braintree Town go into this game after a win, the home game against Worthing that ended 2-1.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Dover Athletic wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.Braintree are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 3 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.
A quick return to home after this game, as Braintree Town are hosting Welling United in the Vanarama National League South only three days away.
Braintree Town are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 6 away games so far. The Braintree manager Harrop has some worries about the defense as 13 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Head to head statistics (for the last ten meetings): Eastbourne Borough won four games, one match ended with a tie and Braintree Town managed five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Amantchi 5 goals |   J. Hammond 4 goals | J. Hutchinson 4 goals |
Eastbourne Borough missing players
Braintree Town missing players
| Eastbourne Borough | Braintree Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 24 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 21 |
| 19 | 11 | 8 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 91% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 73% | 83% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 55% | 67% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 83% | 50% |
| 36% | 50% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 82% | 83% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 18% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 4.8 | 6.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 5.3 | 3.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 5.7 | 6.1 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.8 | 11 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 7.2 | 10 |
| 4.8 | 5.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | 5.2 |
| 44% | 43% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 44% | 34% |
| 9.9 | 10 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 10.2 | 10.3 |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
- All of Braintree Town's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Braintree Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Braintree Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Eastbourne Borough have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Eastbourne Borough have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Eastbourne Borough have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Vanarama National League South
- Eastbourne Borough have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Vanarama National League South
- Eastbourne Borough have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Eastbourne Borough haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ebbsfleet United | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 31 |
| 2 | Havant & Waterlooville | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 29 |
| 3 | Dartford | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 27 |
| 4 | Chelmsford City | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 24 |
| 5 | Bath City | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | Worthing | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| 7 | Braintree Town | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 20 |
| 8 | Welling United | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| 9 | St Albans City | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| 10 | Dover Athletic | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 17 |
| 11 | Tonbridge Angels | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 12 | Slough Town | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 17 |
| 13 | Eastbourne Borough | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 16 |
| 14 | Oxford City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 15 | Chippenham Town | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 16 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 15 |
| 17 | Taunton Town | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -4 | 13 |
| 18 | Hampton & Richmond | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 12 |
| 19 | Farnborough | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 10 |
| 20 | Dulwich Hamlet | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -5 | 8 |
| 21 | Hungerford Town | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 8 |
| 22 | Concord Rangers | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -14 | 8 |
| 23 | Cheshunt | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -16 | 6 |
| 24 | Weymouth | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -19 | 2 |
