Match Report
In the standings it was Dover Athletic 20th on 50 points, Eastbourne Borough 24th on 36 — separated by 14. On the form table Eastbourne Borough stood 16th over the last five rounds, despite being 24th overall. Per game in the league, Dover Athletic were scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.63, Eastbourne Borough 1.28 and 1.96, against a competition average of 1.43 goals per team per game.
The five-game form split read 12/15 points for Dover Athletic against 4/15 for Eastbourne Borough.
6 meetings are on record — 3 won by Dover Athletic, 0 by Eastbourne Borough, 3 drawn, at 1.5 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 17% of those meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 17% of the meetings.
The Perrys Crabble Stadium, capacity 6,500, hosted the game. Eastbourne Borough led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 2-5 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Dover Athletic: George Wilkinson (58'), Kenny Coker (82') · Eastbourne Borough: Pemi Aderoju (13'), Pemi Aderoju (33'), Jalen Jones (49' og), Jayden Davis (59'), Harry Phipps (71')
Key stats
Possession: Dover Athletic 41% · Eastbourne Borough 59% · Total shots: 11-19 · On target: 5-9 · Corners: 5-12