Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Weymouth welcomes Eastbourne Borough

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Competition: Sat 08.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bob Lucas Stadium (10000 seats)

Only a win will satisfy the Weymouth supporters in this Bob Lucas Stadium clash with Eastbourne Borough, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Vanarama National League South table.

The hosts Weymouth saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Vanarama National League South. That game was an away game at Havant & Waterlooville, so at least Weymouth are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Weymouth form and stats

Weymouth are steadily winning Vanarama National League South games and points here at Bob Lucas Stadium. 9 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 14 games.

Weymouth lost their last game at Havant & Waterlooville (placed 2nd) after a 2-3 scoreline. Preceding that game was the away draw at Braintree Town that finished 1-1.

Weymouth have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Bob Lucas Stadium with 27 goals in 14 league matches. On the other hand, Weymouth have conceded 14 goals.

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Eastbourne Borough form and stats

Eastbourne Borough have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Vanarama National League South, after 2-7-5 (14 played). Sharing is caring, but Eastbourne Borough are perhaps overdoing it with their five draws in a row. Eastbourne Borough has drawn their two previous away games.

Eastbourne Borough delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Hemel Hempstead Town (placed 10th) in their previous match; a Vanarama National League South game. A draw for Eastbourne Borough before that, at their own venue hosting Concord Rangers (2-2).

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Eastbourne Borough as they have only managed to score 9 times from 14 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Eastbourne Borough have conceded 23 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Eastbourne Borough - Weymouth 1-1 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Weymouth won two games, one match ended with a draw and Eastbourne Borough has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / one

Top Goalscorers

WeymouthA. Bell-Baggie
A. Bell-Baggie
11 goals
WeymouthJ. McQuoid
J. McQuoid
8 goals
WeymouthY. Odubade
Y. Odubade
7 goals

Weymouth missing players

Eastbourne Borough missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Weymouth Eastbourne Borough
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 5 14 29
14 9 3 Won W 0 2 7
9 2 0 Drew D 3 7 12
6 3 1 Lost L 2 5 10
48 27 6 Scored S 3 9 31
30 14 2 Conceded C 9 23 49
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 79% 90%
76% 79% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 64% 83%
52% 64% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 36% 48%
24% 21% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 36% 34%
14% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 17%
69% 64% 25% BTTS BTTS 40% 36% 52%
17% 21% 50% Clean Sheets C S 20% 29% 17%
17% 14% 25% Failed to Score F T 60% 57% 41%
 
5.1 5.7 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.6 5.1 5.1
4.3 4.9 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 5.4 5.3
1 0.9 0.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 0.9 1.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
314 163 49 Total Shots T S 44 147 288
141 80 19 Shots on Target S O 21 63 128
33% 34% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 14% 23%
Key stats in Vanarama National League South this season:
  • Eastbourne Borough has the fewest scored goals (9) away
  • Eastbourne Borough have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Weymouth has the most matches under the total-line (17)
  • Weymouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Weymouth have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Eastbourne Borough have scored away.
  • Weymouth haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 27 19 2 6 60 31 13 12 0 1 31 9 14 7 2 5 29 22 29 59
2 Havant & Waterlooville 27 15 8 4 56 33 13 6 3 4 24 18 14 9 5 0 32 15 23 53
3 Slough Town 28 15 7 6 42 27 15 9 4 2 21 11 13 6 3 4 21 16 15 52
4 Weymouth 29 14 9 6 48 30 14 9 2 3 27 14 15 5 7 3 21 16 18 51
5 Bath City 28 14 8 6 43 30 14 9 4 1 25 10 14 5 4 5 18 20 13 50
6 Dorking Wanderers 29 13 8 8 50 43 15 8 4 3 26 15 14 5 4 5 24 28 7 47
7 Dartford 29 13 7 9 52 42 14 6 5 3 27 17 15 7 2 6 25 25 10 46
8 Maidstone United 26 10 9 7 42 30 13 5 6 2 24 14 13 5 3 5 18 16 12 39
9 Hampton & Richmond 27 12 3 12 43 41 14 6 2 6 24 20 13 6 1 6 19 21 2 39
10 Hemel Hempstead Town 29 10 7 12 33 40 14 6 3 5 17 16 15 4 4 7 16 24 -7 37
11 Chelmsford City 28 9 9 10 49 48 14 6 6 2 31 22 14 3 3 8 18 26 1 36
12 Oxford City 28 10 6 12 42 51 14 5 3 6 21 30 14 5 3 6 21 21 -9 36
13 Concord Rangers 27 10 5 12 40 39 15 6 3 6 25 19 12 4 2 6 15 20 1 35
14 Dulwich Hamlet 29 8 9 12 46 42 15 4 4 7 27 26 14 4 5 5 19 16 4 33
15 Eastbourne Borough 29 7 12 10 31 49 15 5 5 5 22 26 14 2 7 5 9 23 -18 33
16 Welling United 28 9 5 14 31 40 14 6 2 6 21 20 14 3 3 8 10 20 -9 32
17 Billericay Town 25 7 10 8 42 46 11 5 6 0 22 14 14 2 4 8 20 32 -4 31
18 Braintree Town 29 9 4 16 41 61 15 4 3 8 19 27 14 5 1 8 22 34 -20 31
19 Tonbridge Angels 26 7 7 12 37 47 12 6 2 4 25 22 14 1 5 8 12 25 -10 28
20 St Albans City 29 6 9 14 33 49 15 3 5 7 16 25 14 3 4 7 17 24 -16 27
21 Chippenham Town 28 5 11 12 28 41 14 4 5 5 15 22 14 1 6 7 13 19 -13 26
22 Hungerford Town 29 6 3 20 33 62 14 3 2 9 12 23 15 3 1 11 21 39 -29 21

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 27 19 2 6 60 31 13 12 0 1 31 9 14 7 2 5 29 22 29 59
2 Havant & Waterlooville 27 15 8 4 56 33 13 6 3 4 24 18 14 9 5 0 32 15 23 53
3 Slough Town 28 15 7 6 42 27 15 9 4 2 21 11 13 6 3 4 21 16 15 52
4 Weymouth 29 14 9 6 48 30 14 9 2 3 27 14 15 5 7 3 21 16 18 51
5 Bath City 28 14 8 6 43 30 14 9 4 1 25 10 14 5 4 5 18 20 13 50
6 Dorking Wanderers 29 13 8 8 50 43 15 8 4 3 26 15 14 5 4 5 24 28 7 47
7 Dartford 29 13 7 9 52 42 14 6 5 3 27 17 15 7 2 6 25 25 10 46
8 Maidstone United 26 10 9 7 42 30 13 5 6 2 24 14 13 5 3 5 18 16 12 39
9 Hampton & Richmond 27 12 3 12 43 41 14 6 2 6 24 20 13 6 1 6 19 21 2 39
10 Hemel Hempstead Town 29 10 7 12 33 40 14 6 3 5 17 16 15 4 4 7 16 24 -7 37
11 Chelmsford City 28 9 9 10 49 48 14 6 6 2 31 22 14 3 3 8 18 26 1 36
12 Oxford City 28 10 6 12 42 51 14 5 3 6 21 30 14 5 3 6 21 21 -9 36
13 Concord Rangers 27 10 5 12 40 39 15 6 3 6 25 19 12 4 2 6 15 20 1 35
14 Dulwich Hamlet 29 8 9 12 46 42 15 4 4 7 27 26 14 4 5 5 19 16 4 33
15 Eastbourne Borough 29 7 12 10 31 49 15 5 5 5 22 26 14 2 7 5 9 23 -18 33
16 Welling United 28 9 5 14 31 40 14 6 2 6 21 20 14 3 3 8 10 20 -9 32
17 Billericay Town 25 7 10 8 42 46 11 5 6 0 22 14 14 2 4 8 20 32 -4 31
18 Braintree Town 29 9 4 16 41 61 15 4 3 8 19 27 14 5 1 8 22 34 -20 31
19 Tonbridge Angels 26 7 7 12 37 47 12 6 2 4 25 22 14 1 5 8 12 25 -10 28
20 St Albans City 29 6 9 14 33 49 15 3 5 7 16 25 14 3 4 7 17 24 -16 27
21 Chippenham Town 28 5 11 12 28 41 14 4 5 5 15 22 14 1 6 7 13 19 -13 26
22 Hungerford Town 29 6 3 20 33 62 14 3 2 9 12 23 15 3 1 11 21 39 -29 21

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