Ebbsfleet United greet Chelmsford City as clear favourites: Check out our preview

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Competition: Sat 07.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)

Welcome to this game featuring Ebbsfleet United and Chelmsford City in the Vanarama National League South. Here's everything you need to know!

Insights:
  • Ebbsfleet United is in the best form (5-1-0) in Vanarama National League South
  • Chelmsford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

For Chelmsford City most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

Chelmsford City could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Vanarama National League South game only four sleeps ago.

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Ebbsfleet United form and stats

39 points is a decent return from 19 Vanarama National League South games here for Ebbsfleet United. The data says 12 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses.

A strong away win for Ebbsfleet United against Billericay Town the last match, as Martin and Tanner were on target.

Before that, Ebbsfleet drew at home versus Chippenham Town.

Ebbsfleet United can score goals in their home matches. After 19 league matches they have found the net 43 times. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Ebbsfleet United are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 17 from 19 matches.

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Chelmsford City form and stats

5-5-9 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Chelmsford City in their Vanarama National League South matches away.

Chelmsford delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Concord Rangers (placed 15th) in their previous game.

Prior to that match, the Chelmsford City manager Simpson faced defeat when travelling to Maidstone United and losing 1-3.

Chelmsford are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 27 away goals from 19 games (in the league). Chelmsford City struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 30 goals conceded from these games. Chelmsford has visited these top teams six times, and 4 of 6 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Chelmsford City - Ebbsfleet United 0-0 was the end result in these sides' latest head-to-head match, played this season. Last ten meetings with these contenders: Ebbsfleet won four, Chelmsford City were winners in three and we saw three draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Ebbsfleet UnitedD. Poleon
D. Poleon
17 goals
Ebbsfleet UnitedR. Bingham
R. Bingham
11 goals
Chelmsford CityS. Jackson
S. Jackson
11 goals

Ebbsfleet United missing players

Chelmsford City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ebbsfleet United Chelmsford City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
39 19 6 Played P 6 19 39
23 12 5 Won W 0 5 9
4 3 1 Drew D 1 5 14
12 4 0 Lost L 5 9 16
76 43 18 Scored S 5 27 45
52 17 2 Conceded C 12 30 51
95% 95% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 87%
74% 84% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 84% 74%
64% 68% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 68% 51%
41% 37% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 37% 23%
26% 21% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 8%
54% 58% 33% BTTS BTTS 83% 74% 62%
33% 42% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 23%
18% 5% 17% Failed to Score F T 17% 21% 28%
 
7.8 8.4 10.3 Corners for (avg) C F 7.2 6.2 6.1
3.6 3.6 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 5 5.6
2.5 2.4 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.6 1.7
6 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 6
 
13.1 14.2 18.7 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.2 10.1
5.5 6.1 8.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 4.4 4.5
36% 37% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 32% 26%
 
8.5 7.7 6.5 Shots against (avg) S A 10.3 10.9 10.7
3.6 3.5 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.3 4.4 4
Key stats in Vanarama National League South this season:
  • Chelmsford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Ebbsfleet United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ebbsfleet United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Ebbsfleet United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Ebbsfleet United is in the best form (5-1-0) in Vanarama National League South

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Maidstone United 39 26 6 7 78 37 19 15 1 3 42 17 20 11 5 4 36 20 41 84
2 Dorking Wanderers 39 25 5 9 100 52 20 17 1 2 61 23 19 8 4 7 39 29 48 80
3 Ebbsfleet United 39 23 4 12 76 52 19 12 3 4 43 17 20 11 1 8 33 35 24 73
4 Dartford 39 20 11 8 68 40 20 10 8 2 32 18 19 10 3 6 36 22 28 71
5 Oxford City 39 19 11 9 68 43 20 10 6 4 40 24 19 9 5 5 28 19 25 68
6 Eastbourne Borough 39 17 9 13 71 60 19 10 4 5 41 29 20 7 5 8 30 31 11 60
7 Havant & Waterlooville 39 15 12 12 58 53 19 8 5 6 37 22 20 7 7 6 21 31 5 57
8 Chippenham Town 39 15 11 13 59 50 20 10 3 7 39 30 19 5 8 6 20 20 9 56
9 St Albans City 39 15 7 17 53 55 19 8 3 8 28 25 20 7 4 9 25 30 -2 52
10 Hampton & Richmond 39 14 9 16 55 54 20 9 4 7 30 22 19 5 5 9 25 32 1 51
11 Slough Town 40 12 13 15 51 69 20 8 6 6 30 31 20 4 7 9 21 38 -18 49
12 Dulwich Hamlet 39 12 12 15 61 59 19 6 6 7 27 25 20 6 6 8 34 34 2 48
13 Hungerford Town 39 15 3 21 58 67 19 7 2 10 26 33 20 8 1 11 32 34 -9 48
14 Hemel Hempstead Town 39 13 9 17 48 70 20 6 6 8 26 42 19 7 3 9 22 28 -22 48
15 Concord Rangers 39 12 10 17 51 71 19 8 5 6 26 30 20 4 5 11 25 41 -20 46
16 Braintree Town 39 11 12 16 38 53 19 6 6 7 20 23 20 5 6 9 18 30 -15 45
17 Bath City 39 13 5 21 42 65 19 7 4 8 18 23 20 6 1 13 24 42 -23 44
18 Tonbridge Angels 39 10 12 17 40 51 20 6 6 8 21 20 19 4 6 9 19 31 -11 42
19 Chelmsford City 39 9 14 16 45 51 20 4 9 7 18 21 19 5 5 9 27 30 -6 41
20 Welling United 39 10 8 21 45 85 20 7 3 10 24 40 19 3 5 11 21 45 -40 38
21 Billericay Town 39 8 9 22 40 68 20 4 5 11 23 38 19 4 4 11 17 30 -28 33

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 Maidstone United 39 26 6 7 78 37 19 15 1 3 42 17 20 11 5 4 36 20 41 84
2 Dorking Wanderers 39 25 5 9 100 52 20 17 1 2 61 23 19 8 4 7 39 29 48 80
3 Ebbsfleet United 39 23 4 12 76 52 19 12 3 4 43 17 20 11 1 8 33 35 24 73
4 Dartford 39 20 11 8 68 40 20 10 8 2 32 18 19 10 3 6 36 22 28 71
5 Oxford City 39 19 11 9 68 43 20 10 6 4 40 24 19 9 5 5 28 19 25 68
6 Eastbourne Borough 39 17 9 13 71 60 19 10 4 5 41 29 20 7 5 8 30 31 11 60
7 Havant & Waterlooville 39 15 12 12 58 53 19 8 5 6 37 22 20 7 7 6 21 31 5 57
8 Chippenham Town 39 15 11 13 59 50 20 10 3 7 39 30 19 5 8 6 20 20 9 56
9 St Albans City 39 15 7 17 53 55 19 8 3 8 28 25 20 7 4 9 25 30 -2 52
10 Hampton & Richmond 39 14 9 16 55 54 20 9 4 7 30 22 19 5 5 9 25 32 1 51
11 Slough Town 40 12 13 15 51 69 20 8 6 6 30 31 20 4 7 9 21 38 -18 49
12 Dulwich Hamlet 39 12 12 15 61 59 19 6 6 7 27 25 20 6 6 8 34 34 2 48
13 Hungerford Town 39 15 3 21 58 67 19 7 2 10 26 33 20 8 1 11 32 34 -9 48
14 Hemel Hempstead Town 39 13 9 17 48 70 20 6 6 8 26 42 19 7 3 9 22 28 -22 48
15 Concord Rangers 39 12 10 17 51 71 19 8 5 6 26 30 20 4 5 11 25 41 -20 46
16 Braintree Town 39 11 12 16 38 53 19 6 6 7 20 23 20 5 6 9 18 30 -15 45
17 Bath City 39 13 5 21 42 65 19 7 4 8 18 23 20 6 1 13 24 42 -23 44
18 Tonbridge Angels 39 10 12 17 40 51 20 6 6 8 21 20 19 4 6 9 19 31 -11 42
19 Chelmsford City 39 9 14 16 45 51 20 4 9 7 18 21 19 5 5 9 27 30 -6 41
20 Welling United 39 10 8 21 45 85 20 7 3 10 24 40 19 3 5 11 21 45 -40 38
21 Billericay Town 39 8 9 22 40 68 20 4 5 11 23 38 19 4 4 11 17 30 -28 33

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The National League South, formerly known as Conference South, is the sixth highest division in English football. It consists of teams located in the South West and South East of England, London and the southern parts of Wales, the Midlands and the East of England. 22 teams make up the league table.