Only the second game in the Vanarama National League South for these teams and it's all to play for as Hemel Hempstead Town welcomes Eastbourne Borough. Check out this preview!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Hempstead and Eastbourne Borough.
Hemel Hempstead Town form and stats
Hemel Hempstead Town faced defeat in their previous match, away at Slough Town (0-1).
The manager L. Bircham will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Boston United in only three days.
Last season, Hemel Hempstead Town's league statistics were 12 wins, 8 draws and 14 losses, resulting in a 11th position in the Vanarama National League South. Over these 34 matches they scored 36 goals and conceded 43. Playing at home last season Hemel Hempstead Town managed 8-3-6 (win-draw-lost) with 19 goals and 17 conceded.
Eastbourne Borough form and stats
Eastbourne might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Dorking Wanderers proved too strong as Eastbourne Borough slumped to a 0-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Priory Lane Stadium.
Eastbourne did not look prepared in the first half against Dorking Wanderers and lost the game during the first 45 minutes. They need to evaluate their pre-match routine before this one.
A quick return to home after this game, as Eastbourne Borough are hosting Sheppey United in the FA Cup only three days away.
Let's have a look at how Eastbourne Borough performed last season in the Vanarama National League South: They landed a 15th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 14 draws and 11 defeats. In total they scored 38 and conceded 54 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 8 and lost 6 with 12/27 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Hemel Hempstead Town-Eastbourne Borough H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Hemel Hempstead Town five wins, Eastbourne Borough three wins, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Hemel Hempstead Town missing players
Eastbourne Borough missing players
| Hemel Hempstead Town | Eastbourne Borough | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 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 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | Last season | Eastbourne Borough | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 16 | 33 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 8 | 14 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 36 | 19 | Scored | S | 12 | 38 | ||
| 43 | 17 | Conceded | C | 27 | 54 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 81% | 91% | ||
| 79% | 65% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 85% | ||
| 41% | 35% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 44% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 6% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 33% | ||
| 3% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 15% | ||
| 50% | 35% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 55% | ||
| 24% | 35% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 18% | ||
| 29% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.2 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 330 | 180 | Total Shots | T S | 151 | 322 | ||
| 131 | 79 | Shots on Target | S O | 66 | 142 | ||
| 25% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 26% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dorking Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Ebbsfleet United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Hungerford Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Oxford City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Tonbridge Angels | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Maidstone United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Dartford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Slough Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | St Albans City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Welling United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Chelmsford City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Hampton & Richmond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Bath City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Billericay Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 19 | Braintree Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | Chippenham Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 21 | Eastbourne Borough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 69 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 34 | 70 |
| 2 | Havant & Waterlooville | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 64 | 37 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 17 | 27 | 67 |
| 3 | Weymouth | 35 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 60 | 35 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 25 | 63 |
| 4 | Bath City | 35 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 63 |
| 5 | Slough Town | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 13 | 60 |
| 6 | Dartford | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 60 | 46 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 56 |
| 7 | Dorking Wanderers | 35 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 58 | 56 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 2 | 50 |
| 8 | Hampton & Richmond | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 51 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 1 | 47 |
| 9 | Maidstone United | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 45 |
| 10 | Chelmsford City | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 55 | 56 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 31 | -1 | 44 |
| 11 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 43 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 26 | -7 | 44 |
| 12 | Chippenham Town | 35 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 45 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 21 | -6 | 42 |
| 13 | Welling United | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -8 | 42 |
| 14 | Oxford City | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 60 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | -13 | 42 |
| 15 | Eastbourne Borough | 33 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 38 | 54 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 27 | -16 | 38 |
| 16 | Dulwich Hamlet | 35 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 51 | 50 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 37 |
| 17 | Concord Rangers | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -4 | 37 |
| 18 | Billericay Town | 32 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 46 | 55 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 38 | -9 | 37 |
| 19 | St Albans City | 35 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 54 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 27 | -13 | 37 |
| 20 | Tonbridge Angels | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 54 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 31 | -8 | 36 |
| 21 | Braintree Town | 35 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 44 | 67 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 39 | -23 | 35 |
| 22 | Hungerford Town | 33 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 38 | 64 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 40 | -26 | 28 |