Pre-match most people would expect a pronounced difference in quality between these sides based on the league table so far, with Newhaven in front of East Preston by 31 points.
- Newhaven have the the best goal difference (+36) in Counties Leagues: Southern Combination League Premier
- East Preston have yet to win a game away.
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.
Newhaven form and stats
Newhaven have performed here at Trafalgar Ground this season with 6 wins from 8 Counties Leagues: Southern Combination League Premier matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1.
Happy days for Newhaven in their previous game, a Counties Leagues: Southern Combination League Premier match away at Pagham (placed 6th) that ended with a 4-0 victory. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Newhaven played a great game against Pagham and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Little Common the opponent.Newhaven are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Trafalgar Ground in their league games, having scored an impressive 21 goals in 8 matches. Newhaven are not conceding a lot of goals here at Trafalgar Ground in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
East Preston form and stats
There's been little loot from East Preston's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 8 away games in the Counties Leagues: Southern Combination League Premier. East Preston only have 0 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws. Three consecutive losses in away matches means East Preston are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
The manager was unhappy after their last game, a Counties Leagues: Southern Combination League Premier match played at their home ground. Preston suffered a 0-9 loss to Eastbourne Town (placed 7th). As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Eastbourne Town was particularly ugly (0-9). The humiliation is still top of mind.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-6 defeat against Peacehaven & Telscombe.East Preston are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 4 goals from 8 away games. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Preston concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own. Preston has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
This is what happened when the squads played each other previously this campaign; East Preston - Newhaven 1-1.Newhaven missing players
East Preston missing players
| Newhaven | East Preston | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 52 | 21 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 9 | 23 | 57 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 89% |
| 61% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 72% |
| 44% | 38% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 56% |
| 33% | 38% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 38% | 39% |
| 56% | 38% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 25% | 44% |
| 39% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 75% | 56% |
| 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 |
- East Preston have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- East Preston have yet to win a game away.
- Newhaven have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Newhaven have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Newhaven have scored more than double the goals of East Preston.
- Newhaven have the the best goal difference (+36) in Counties Leagues: Southern Combination League Premier
- Newhaven 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 | Littlehampton Town | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 33 | 44 |
| 2 | Saltdean United | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 42 |
| 3 | Newhaven | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 36 | 38 |
| 4 | Bexhill United | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 36 |
| 5 | Broadbridge Heath | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 18 | 34 |
| 6 | Pagham | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 33 |
| 7 | Eastbourne Town | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 20 | 32 |
| 8 | Little Common | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 30 |
| 9 | Crawley Down Gatwick | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 27 |
| 10 | Eastbourne United | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 27 |
| 11 | Peacehaven & Telscombe | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 24 |
| 12 | Alfold | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -3 | 23 |
| 13 | Lingfield | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 29 | -11 | 23 |
| 14 | Horsham YMCA | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 17 | -21 | 22 |
| 15 | Uckfield Town | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 19 |
| 16 | Steyning Town | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 49 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | -27 | 18 |
| 17 | Hassocks | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -24 | 12 |
| 18 | Loxwood | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 27 | -43 | 12 |
| 19 | East Preston | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 57 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 23 | -43 | 7 |
| 20 | Varndeanians | 18 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 24 | -28 | 4 |