Vanarama National League South match preview: Chelmsford City versus Eastbourne Borough

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Date: Sat 18.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Melbourne Stadium (3019 seats)

Chelmsford City and Eastbourne Borough have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Vanarama National League South.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Chelmsford City form and stats

Overall Vanarama National League South stats at home this season for Chelmsford City, who have the most scored goals (30) at home in Vanarama National League South, are 6-5-2 (wins-draw-losses). There’s a good atmosphere here at Melbourne Stadium after three straight home wins.

Chelmsford City's previous game was a Fa Trophy match also played at home, ending 4-0 versus Salisbury. The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that, Chelmsford City had a Vanarama National League South home game versus Hemel Hempstead Town which ended with a victory 2-1.

As mentioned above, Chelmsford City "killed" Salisbury in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

Chelmsford City can score goals in their home matches. After 13 league matches they have found the net 30 times. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 21 goals have been conceded.

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Eastbourne Borough form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Eastbourne Borough so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 2-6-5 (win-draw-lose).

Eastbourne Borough's last game was the home draw against St Albans City (3-3). A 0-1 defeat away at Salisbury before that.

A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Eastbourne Borough, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?

The attacking power of Eastbourne Borough when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 13 league matches away. Eastbourne Borough have conceded 22 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Eastbourne Borough - Chelmsford City 0-4. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 7 Chelmsford City victories, 1 draw and 2 Eastbourne Borough wins. 8 of these games ended with three goals or more, 2 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Chelmsford CityS. Jeffers
S. Jeffers
14 goals
Chelmsford CityS. Higgins
S. Higgins
9 goals
Chelmsford CityC. Whelpdale
C. Whelpdale
7 goals

Chelmsford City missing players

Eastbourne Borough missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Chelmsford City Eastbourne Borough
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 13 3 Played P 3 13 26
9 6 2 Won W 0 2 7
8 5 0 Drew D 2 6 9
8 2 1 Lost L 1 5 10
45 30 8 Scored S 1 8 27
41 21 8 Conceded C 6 22 45
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 77% 88%
92% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 62% 81%
68% 69% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 38% 50%
44% 62% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 38% 35%
28% 38% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 15% 19%
80% 85% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 31% 46%
16% 15% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 31% 19%
8% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 62% 46%
 
4.6 5 4.7 Corners For (avg) C F 2.7 5.5 5.3
4.4 3.8 1.7 Corners Against (avg) C A 7.3 5.5 5
1.9 1.9 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0.3 0.8 1.1
2 1 1 Red Cards R C 0 0 2
 
345 174 37 Total Shots T S 25 135 258
125 66 14 Shots on Target S O 7 58 114
33% 39% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 14% 23%
Key stats in Vanarama National League South this season:
  • Chelmsford City has the most scored goals (30) at home
  • Chelmsford City has the most scored goals in the second half (29)
  • Chelmsford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Chelmsford City have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Eastbourne Borough have scored away.
  • Chelmsford City have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Chelmsford City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Eastbourne Borough have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wealdstone 25 17 2 6 49 29 12 11 0 1 24 9 13 6 2 5 25 20 20 53
2 Bath City 25 13 7 5 41 23 13 8 4 1 23 10 12 5 3 4 18 13 18 46
3 Havant & Waterlooville 22 13 6 3 48 26 11 5 3 3 19 12 11 8 3 0 29 14 22 45
4 Slough Town 24 12 7 5 38 25 13 8 4 1 20 10 11 4 3 4 18 15 13 43
5 Dorking Wanderers 25 12 6 7 44 37 13 8 2 3 22 11 12 4 4 4 22 26 7 42
6 Weymouth 24 11 8 5 40 24 13 8 2 3 25 13 11 3 6 2 15 11 16 41
7 Dartford 26 11 7 8 46 40 13 5 5 3 26 17 13 6 2 5 20 23 6 40
8 Maidstone United 23 9 8 6 40 28 11 4 5 2 22 13 12 5 3 4 18 15 12 35
9 Chelmsford City 25 9 8 8 45 41 13 6 5 2 30 21 12 3 3 6 15 20 4 35
10 Hemel Hempstead Town 24 10 5 9 31 33 12 6 3 3 17 13 12 4 2 6 14 20 -2 35
11 Concord Rangers 24 10 3 11 37 35 13 6 2 5 24 17 11 4 1 6 13 18 2 33
12 Hampton & Richmond 24 10 3 11 33 37 11 4 2 5 14 16 13 6 1 6 19 21 -4 33
13 Oxford City 25 9 6 10 40 46 13 5 3 5 20 26 12 4 3 5 20 20 -6 33
14 Eastbourne Borough 26 7 9 10 27 45 13 5 3 5 19 23 13 2 6 5 8 22 -18 30
15 Dulwich Hamlet 25 7 8 10 39 34 12 3 3 6 20 19 13 4 5 4 19 15 5 29
16 Billericay Town 23 7 8 8 35 39 10 5 5 0 19 11 13 2 3 8 16 28 -4 29
17 Tonbridge Angels 25 7 6 12 34 44 12 6 2 4 25 22 13 1 4 8 9 22 -10 27
18 Braintree Town 26 8 3 15 36 58 13 4 2 7 18 25 13 4 1 8 18 33 -22 27
19 Chippenham Town 25 5 9 11 26 35 12 4 4 4 14 17 13 1 5 7 12 18 -9 24
20 St Albans City 26 5 9 12 30 45 13 2 5 6 14 23 13 3 4 6 16 22 -15 24
21 Welling United 25 6 5 14 24 37 13 5 2 6 18 18 12 1 3 8 6 19 -13 23
22 Hungerford Town 25 5 3 17 29 51 12 2 2 8 11 22 13 3 1 9 18 29 -22 18

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wealdstone 25 17 2 6 49 29 12 11 0 1 24 9 13 6 2 5 25 20 20 53
2 Bath City 25 13 7 5 41 23 13 8 4 1 23 10 12 5 3 4 18 13 18 46
3 Havant & Waterlooville 22 13 6 3 48 26 11 5 3 3 19 12 11 8 3 0 29 14 22 45
4 Slough Town 24 12 7 5 38 25 13 8 4 1 20 10 11 4 3 4 18 15 13 43
5 Dorking Wanderers 25 12 6 7 44 37 13 8 2 3 22 11 12 4 4 4 22 26 7 42
6 Weymouth 24 11 8 5 40 24 13 8 2 3 25 13 11 3 6 2 15 11 16 41
7 Dartford 26 11 7 8 46 40 13 5 5 3 26 17 13 6 2 5 20 23 6 40
8 Maidstone United 23 9 8 6 40 28 11 4 5 2 22 13 12 5 3 4 18 15 12 35
9 Chelmsford City 25 9 8 8 45 41 13 6 5 2 30 21 12 3 3 6 15 20 4 35
10 Hemel Hempstead Town 24 10 5 9 31 33 12 6 3 3 17 13 12 4 2 6 14 20 -2 35
11 Concord Rangers 24 10 3 11 37 35 13 6 2 5 24 17 11 4 1 6 13 18 2 33
12 Hampton & Richmond 24 10 3 11 33 37 11 4 2 5 14 16 13 6 1 6 19 21 -4 33
13 Oxford City 25 9 6 10 40 46 13 5 3 5 20 26 12 4 3 5 20 20 -6 33
14 Eastbourne Borough 26 7 9 10 27 45 13 5 3 5 19 23 13 2 6 5 8 22 -18 30
15 Dulwich Hamlet 25 7 8 10 39 34 12 3 3 6 20 19 13 4 5 4 19 15 5 29
16 Billericay Town 23 7 8 8 35 39 10 5 5 0 19 11 13 2 3 8 16 28 -4 29
17 Tonbridge Angels 25 7 6 12 34 44 12 6 2 4 25 22 13 1 4 8 9 22 -10 27
18 Braintree Town 26 8 3 15 36 58 13 4 2 7 18 25 13 4 1 8 18 33 -22 27
19 Chippenham Town 25 5 9 11 26 35 12 4 4 4 14 17 13 1 5 7 12 18 -9 24
20 St Albans City 26 5 9 12 30 45 13 2 5 6 14 23 13 3 4 6 16 22 -15 24
21 Welling United 25 6 5 14 24 37 13 5 2 6 18 18 12 1 3 8 6 19 -13 23
22 Hungerford Town 25 5 3 17 29 51 12 2 2 8 11 22 13 3 1 9 18 29 -22 18

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