Match Report
Herne Bay went into the game 12th in the table on 55 points; Eastbourne Town sat 11th on 56 — a 1-point gap. Eastbourne Town's recent output outran their position: 5th on form over five rounds, 11th in the table. Per game in the league, Herne Bay were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.79, Eastbourne Town 1.5 and 1.83, against a competition average of 1.77 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Eastbourne Town, winners of their last three. Over the last five, Herne Bay had taken 3 of 15 points to Eastbourne Town's 12.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Herne Bay, 1 draw and 2 for Eastbourne Town, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 75% of the meetings. In 75% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
The Safety Net Stadium, capacity 4,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Herne Bay: 1 goal with no recorded scorer