A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Eastbourne Borough fans are optimistic that the difference between 7th and Braintree Town's 21st place in the table will show on the pitch.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
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 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Eastbourne Borough drew their last game, also a home match. Ebbsfleet United (placed 6th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Ahead of that match, Eastbourne lost 0-3 at home to Blackpool.
There will be little rest for Eastbourne after this match as they are travelling to Tonbridge Angels for a Vanarama National League South game in only three days.
Eastbourne has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. Eastbourne Borough have conceded 6 from these games.
Braintree Town form and stats
It's not happening yet for Braintree Town on their Vanarama National League South travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different? With the Braintree Town losing streak of six defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking. Braintree seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Braintree play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to St Albans City (placed 4th). A 1-2 loss hosting Hungerford Town before that.
After this away game Braintree return home for a Vanarama National League South game against Concord Rangers. That game is only three sleeps after this.
It's early days yet, but Braintree Town has scored 1 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: two - zero - four (Eastbourne wins - draws - Braintree Town wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Whelpdale 3 goals | C. Walker 3 goals |  D. Cox 1 goals |
Eastbourne Borough missing players
Braintree Town missing players
| Eastbourne Borough | Braintree Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 83% |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 83% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 83% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | 32 | 12 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 14 | 51 |
| 25 | 13 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 9 | 22 |
| 40% | 31% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 11% | 23% |
- All of Eastbourne Borough's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Braintree Town has the the worst goal difference (-11) in Vanarama National League South
- Braintree Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Braintree Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Braintree Town have lost all their matches so far.
- Braintree Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Braintree Town is in the worst form (0-0-6)
- Eastbourne Borough have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Eastbourne Borough have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Braintree Town have scored 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 | Dartford | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | Hungerford Town | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Maidstone United | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 |
| 4 | St Albans City | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Dorking Wanderers | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 6 | Ebbsfleet United | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | Eastbourne Borough | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Chelmsford City | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Oxford City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | Hampton & Richmond | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Slough Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 12 | Tonbridge Angels | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 13 | Chippenham Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 14 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -10 | 6 |
| 15 | Concord Rangers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 5 |
| 16 | Havant & Waterlooville | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Billericay Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 18 | Bath City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 19 | Dulwich Hamlet | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 2 |
| 20 | Welling United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 2 |
| 21 | Braintree Town | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -11 | 0 |