Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Worthing (1st, 84 pts) held a 48-point advantage over Eastbourne Borough (24th, 36 pts). On the form table Eastbourne Borough stood 16th over the last five rounds, despite being 24th overall. Per game in the league, Worthing were scoring 2.15 and conceding 1.13, Eastbourne Borough 1.28 and 1.96, against a competition average of 1.43 goals per team per game.
Worthing carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this. Eastbourne Borough had gone 5 games without a win. The last-five ledger: Worthing 11/15, Eastbourne Borough 1/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 5 Worthing wins, 1 for Eastbourne Borough, 2 draws, at 2.25 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 13% of meetings won.
The A2B Stadium, capacity 4,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Eastbourne Borough led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Worthing: Razzaq Coleman De-Graft (80'), Joe Cook (90') · Eastbourne Borough: Adam May (14')
Key stats
Possession: Worthing 59% · Eastbourne Borough 41% · Total shots: 17-16 · On target: 6-6 · Corners: 10-8