This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Dorchester Town and Eastbourne Borough at 15:00 on 20th August 2011 in the (Conference) South.

Footymad preview History of the Dorchester Town v Eastbourne Borough fixture

Eastbourne Borough face a trip to Dorchester Town at Avenue Stadium on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2011, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3 - 3 draw in a Trophy match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 18 Jan Eastbourne B. 1 - 0 Dorchester Tn. Trophy
2010/2011 Sat 15 Jan Dorchester Tn. 3 - 3 Eastbourne B. Trophy
2007/2008 Sat 09 Feb Dorchester Tn. 0 - 4 Eastbourne B. (Conference) South
2007/2008 Tue 22 Jan Eastbourne B. 4 - 1 Dorchester Tn. (Conference) South
2006/2007 Tue 03 Apr Dorchester Tn. 0 - 0 Eastbourne B. (Conference) South
2006/2007 Sat 02 Sep Eastbourne B. 1 - 1 Dorchester Tn. (Conference) South
2005/2006 Sat 29 Apr Eastbourne B. 1 - 1 Dorchester Tn. (Conference) South

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Dorchester Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Magpies in those games, with 7 conceded.

Eastbourne Borough have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Dorchester Town's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Eastbourne Borough see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) South, showing a record of 1 points from their 2 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Dorchester Town 6 2 2 2 8 8 8
Eastbourne Borough 6 2 2 2 9 10 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Eastbourne Borough are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Avenue Stadium with a well-deserved point. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Dorchester Town Unbeaten in the last 5 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Eastbourne Borough 13 games since last away draw.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here