With the tense opening match out of the way it’s time for the second Counties Leagues: Southern Combination League Premier battle of the season. Eastbourne Town are eager to welcome Crowborough Athletic in front of their home support.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Eastbourne and Crowborough Athletic.
Eastbourne Town form and stats
The season before, Eastbourne Town's league stats were 19 wins, 9 draws and 10 losses, leading to 9th spot in the Counties Leagues: Southern Combination League Premier. From these 38 matches they scored {58 goals} and let in 32. Playing as the host team in the former season Eastbourne Town generated 10-6-3 (win-draw-lost) with {34 goals} and 15 conceded.
An away draw last time out for Eastbourne Town, facing Hassocks in a game that ended 1-1.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Hassocks (1-4).The match schedule is unforgiving for Eastbourne Town as they have a new game in only four days, a FA Cup match thankfully also at home. Faversham Town are visiting.
Crowborough Athletic form and stats
Let's have a look at how Crowborough Athletic performed last season in the Counties Leagues: Southern Combination League Premier: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 21 victories, 7 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 68 and conceded {44 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 10 - drew 4 and lost 5 with 32/24 goals scored/conceded.
Crowborough had fun at their own home (The Saffrons Football Ground) last time out, beating Saltdean United 3-1.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Bexhill United.After this away game Crowborough Athletic return home for a FA Cup game against Shoreham. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Eastbourne Town two wins, one draw and Crowborough Athletic two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.
Eastbourne Town missing players
Crowborough Athletic missing players
| Eastbourne Town | Crowborough Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eastbourne Town | Last season | Crowborough Athletic | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Won | W | 10 | 21 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 58 | 34 | Scored | S | 32 | 68 | ||
| 32 | 15 | Conceded | C | 24 | 44 | ||
| 92% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 97% | ||
| 68% | 74% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 84% | ||
| 45% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 55% | ||
| 24% | 32% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 37% | 34% | ||
| 8% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 26% | 24% | ||
| 34% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 68% | 61% | ||
| 45% | 37% | Clean Sheets | C S | 26% | 32% | ||
| 29% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 11% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Crowborough Athletic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Steyning Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Little Common | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Crawley Down Gatwick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Midhurst & Easebourne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Haywards Heath Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Eastbourne Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Horsham YMCA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Hassocks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Eastbourne United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Newhaven | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Uckfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Varndeanians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Peacehaven & Telscombe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Loxwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Shoreham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Pagham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 19 | Saltdean United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Bexhill United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Broadbridge Heath | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 93 | 33 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 16 | 60 | 87 |
| 2 | Crawley Down Gatwick | 38 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 76 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 16 | 44 | 84 |
| 3 | Newhaven | 38 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 119 | 41 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 64 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 22 | 78 | 81 |
| 4 | Eastbourne United | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 32 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 27 | 72 |
| 5 | Steyning Town | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 78 | 44 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 34 | 71 |
| 6 | Crowborough Athletic | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 68 | 44 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 70 |
| 7 | Bexhill United | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 68 | 48 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 20 | 69 |
| 8 | Peacehaven & Telscombe | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 71 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 29 | 68 |
| 9 | Eastbourne Town | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 17 | 26 | 66 |
| 10 | Hassocks | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 73 | 47 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 63 |
| 11 | Little Common | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 73 | 53 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 20 | 61 |
| 12 | Horsham YMCA | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 51 | 64 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 37 | -13 | 46 |
| 13 | Midhurst & Easebourne | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 57 | 85 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 49 | -28 | 35 |
| 14 | Lingfield | 38 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 58 | 86 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 41 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 45 | -28 | 34 |
| 15 | Loxwood | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 59 | 101 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 41 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 60 | -42 | 34 |
| 16 | Uckfield Town | 38 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 47 | 83 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 27 | 42 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 41 | -36 | 33 |
| 17 | Varndeanians | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 53 | 90 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 43 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 47 | -37 | 33 |
| 18 | Saltdean United | 38 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 33 | 108 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 52 | -75 | 28 |
| 19 | Alfold | 38 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 47 | 101 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 47 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 54 | -54 | 22 |
| 20 | Roffey | 38 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 47 | 122 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 48 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 74 | -75 | 21 |