Match Report
6 points and 2 places separated them: Chippenham Town 22nd with 42, Eastbourne Borough 24th with 36. Eastbourne Borough's recent output outran their position: 16th on form over five rounds, 24th in the table. Against a league average of 1.43 goals per team per game, Chippenham Town ran at 1.15 scored and 1.74 conceded, Eastbourne Borough at 1.28 and 1.96.
Eastbourne Borough arrived off three straight defeats. The last-five ledger: Chippenham Town 9/15, Eastbourne Borough 3/15.
Across 7 recorded meetings, Chippenham Town have 2 wins to Eastbourne Borough's 3, with 2 draws, at 4 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 86% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 71%.
Hardenhuish Park, capacity 3,000, hosted the game. Chippenham Town led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 5-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Chippenham Town: Billy Phillips (20'), Caine Bradbury (29'), Jake Evans (48'), Anointed Chukwu (78') · Eastbourne Borough: Lee Angol (43'), Maxwell Mullins (83'), Maxwell Mullins (82')
Key stats
Possession: Chippenham Town 61% · Eastbourne Borough 39% · Total shots: 18-12 · On target: 7-6 · Corners: 8-2