This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Thurrock and Eastbourne Borough at 19:45 on 20th September 2011 in the (Conference) South.

Footymad preview History of the Thurrock v Eastbourne Borough fixture

Eastbourne Borough pack their bags to visit Thurrock at Thurrock Hotel on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them being consigned to defeat by opponents in 3 of the 5 games.

The previous match played between the two at Thurrock Hotel was more than three years back, in April 2008, as the Fleet edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a (Conference) South match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2007/2008 Sat 05 Apr Thurrock 3 - 2 Eastbourne B. (Conference) South
2007/2008 Sat 17 Nov Eastbourne B. 1 - 0 Thurrock (Conference) South
2006/2007 Sat 14 Oct Eastbourne B. 3 - 1 Thurrock (Conference) South
2006/2007 Mon 14 Aug Thurrock 2 - 4 Eastbourne B. (Conference) South
2005/2006 Sat 14 Jan Thurrock 1 - 0 Eastbourne B. (Conference) South
2005/2006 Tue 16 Aug Eastbourne B. 0 - 0 Thurrock (Conference) South
2004/2005 Tue 03 May Thurrock 2 - 4 Eastbourne B. Conference North/South Play-Offs

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

Recent respective form guides

Thurrock's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. Fleet have conceded a disappointing 13 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 2 of their own chances.

Eastbourne Borough's away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the have hit 9 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Thurrock find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 9 games have yielded only 5 points.

Eastbourne Borough's 13 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Thurrock 6 1 1 4 5 15 4
Eastbourne Borough 6 3 0 3 12 12 9

For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here

FootyMad's prediction ...

Although Eastbourne Borough have been far from successful in recent away games, we can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Thurrock. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Thurrock Failed to win in previous 6 home matches.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Eastbourne Borough Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Last drawn game 9 outings ago.

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