Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Ebbsfleet United & Eastbourne Borough face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Ebbsfleet United form and stats
Last season, Ebbsfleet's Fa Trophy journey ended in the 2nd round.The Ebbsfleet United regulars got no joy from their last match, also played here at Fuling Stadium: A 1-2 defeat against Tonbridge Angels.
In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Hampton & Richmond.Ebbsfleet United have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and one practice match played. These training games have ended with 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Ebbsfleet United scored {2 goals-1} and let in {2 goals-2} during these one game.
Eastbourne Borough form and stats
Last season their Fa Trophy adventure ended in the 3rd round.Eastbourne are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the fixture against St Albans City.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Farnborough.The schedule is very tough for Eastbourne Borough now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Vanarama National League South game at Hemel Hempstead Town is waiting in only three days.
It's a day of discovery for Eastbourne Borough as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Eastbourne Borough have played three with the results W1-D1-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Eastbourne Borough has scored {1 goals} and conceded 1 time.
Head 2 Head
Ebbsfleet have won or drawn the last 17 fixtures (11-6-0) facing Eastbourne Borough.Top Goalscorers
  D. Poleon 12 goals |  R. Bingham 6 goals | G. Cundle 6 goals |
Ebbsfleet United missing players
Eastbourne Borough missing players
| Ebbsfleet United | Eastbourne Borough | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 12 | ||
| 57 | 39 | Scored | S | 12 | 37 | ||
| 23 | 13 | Conceded | C | 18 | 40 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 72% | ||
| 72% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 68% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 24% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 32% | ||
| 5 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12.2 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 10.1 | ||
| 5.6 | 6.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 40% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 30% | ||
| 8.4 | 7.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 10.3 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.1 | ||
