Open game expected at Meadow Park: Boreham Wood vs Eastleigh preview

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Competition: England Vanarama National League
Date: Sat 27.April
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Meadow Park (4502 seats)

The visiting Eastleigh side should be favourites in this visit to Boreham Wood, as the away team holds a 22 point advantage from their 45 league games this season.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Boreham Wood form and stats

7 victories, 6 draws and 9 defeats. That’s what Boreham Wood have to build on here at Meadow Park. With nine home games in a row without a win, the Boreham Wood fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Barnet game long ago, can be stopped today.

Boreham Wood lost their last game at Chesterfield after a 2-3 scoreline. Preceding that match was the home game against Salford City that was lost 2-3.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Boreham Wood have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won 2n Drawn 0 Lost 4.

The Boreham Wood fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 23 in 22 matches. Boreham Wood have conceded 31 in these home matches.

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Eastleigh form and stats

11 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses. That’s the product of Eastleigh playing as the away team this season. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Eastleigh are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Eastleigh won their last game, 2-0 versus Maidenhead United played at home. Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Dagenham & Redbridge's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Eastleigh in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Eastleigh, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

Eastleigh have scored 31 goals on their travels this season, 22 away games. In the opposite end, Eastleigh have conceded 35 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Eastleigh - Boreham Wood 1-0 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Boreham Wood, 3 draws and 4 wins for Eastleigh.

Top Goalscorers

P. McCallum
26 goals
J. Shaibu
8 goals
B. Williamson
7 goals

Boreham Wood missing players

Eastleigh missing players

Boreham Wood Eastleigh
Total Home Statistic Away Total
45 22 Played 22 45
50 23 Scored 31 59
62 31 Conceded 35 60
93% 95% Over 0.5 100% 98%
71% 68% Over 1.5 82% 73%
40% 41% Over 2.5 59% 51%
24% 27% Over 3.5 36% 27%
11% 9% Over 4.5 18% 13%
56% 55% Both teams to score 50% 51%
22% 23% Clean Sheet 23% 27%
29% 27% Failed To Score 27% 24%
 
5.2 4.9 Corners For (avg) 4.7 5.4
4.3 4.1 Corners Against (avg) 5.2 5.4
1.6 1.8 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.7 1.8
2 0 Red Cards (total) 1 6
Key stats this season:
  • Eastleigh hasn't played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Eastleigh is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
  • Boreham Wood is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Leyton Orient 45 25 13 7 73 35 22 14 5 3 39 15 23 11 8 4 34 20 38 88
2 Salford City 45 25 10 10 75 42 23 14 5 4 43 21 22 11 5 6 32 21 33 85
3 Solihull Moors 45 25 10 10 72 42 23 12 8 3 38 17 22 13 2 7 34 25 30 85
4 Fylde 45 22 15 8 72 39 22 15 4 3 45 19 23 7 11 5 27 20 33 81
5 Wrexham 45 24 9 12 56 38 22 16 3 3 34 12 23 8 6 9 22 26 18 81
6 Harrogate Town 45 21 11 13 77 55 23 11 6 6 41 27 22 10 5 7 36 28 22 74
7 Eastleigh 45 22 7 16 59 60 23 11 5 7 28 25 22 11 2 9 31 35 -1 73
8 Ebbsfleet United 45 18 13 14 63 45 23 10 3 10 32 23 22 8 10 4 31 22 18 67
9 Gateshead 45 19 9 17 52 46 22 9 7 6 25 18 23 10 2 11 27 28 6 66
10 Sutton United 45 17 14 14 55 57 23 9 9 5 30 28 22 8 5 9 25 29 -2 65
11 Barrow 45 16 13 16 50 51 23 9 6 8 29 28 22 7 7 8 21 23 -1 61
12 Chesterfield 45 14 17 14 55 51 23 8 8 7 28 25 22 6 9 7 27 26 4 59
13 Bromley 45 15 12 18 63 68 22 10 5 7 35 29 23 5 7 11 28 39 -5 57
14 Barnet 45 15 12 18 43 50 23 7 8 8 24 26 22 8 4 10 19 24 -7 57
15 Dover Athletic 45 15 12 18 55 64 22 8 5 9 28 30 23 7 7 9 27 34 -9 57
16 Halifax Town 45 12 20 13 42 43 23 8 11 4 23 13 22 4 9 9 19 30 -1 56
17 Hartlepool United 45 14 14 17 53 60 22 8 6 8 28 28 23 6 8 9 25 32 -7 56
18 Dagenham & Redbridge 45 15 10 20 49 55 22 8 7 7 30 28 23 7 3 13 19 27 -6 55
19 Boreham Wood 45 12 15 18 50 62 22 7 6 9 23 31 23 5 9 9 27 31 -12 51
20 Maidenhead United 45 15 6 24 43 70 22 8 4 10 25 34 23 7 2 14 18 36 -27 51
21 Aldershot Town 45 10 11 24 36 67 23 7 6 10 19 26 22 3 5 14 17 41 -31 41
22 Havant & Waterlooville 45 9 13 23 62 82 22 7 6 9 37 30 23 2 7 14 25 52 -20 40
23 Braintree Town 45 11 7 27 48 78 23 6 3 14 25 44 22 5 4 13 23 34 -30 40
24 Maidstone United 45 9 7 29 37 80 22 3 4 15 17 37 23 6 3 14 20 43 -43 34

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