📏 Form Guide

Ebbsfleet United

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Ebbsfleet United prepare for this fixture following a 1-1 National League drawn game vs Dagenham & Redbridge.

The only name on the scoresheet from Ebbsfleet United was Billy Clifford (95'). Josh Rees (78') was the scorer for Dagenham & Redbridge.

It has been seldom in recent games where Ebbsfleet United have shown defensive steel. It will be a concern for them that Ebbsfleet United have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 10 goals on the way. We will see if that trend will be continued on here.

Going into this encounter, Ebbsfleet United haven't been defeated in their previous 6 home league matches.

AFC Fylde

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AFC Fylde will go into the game following a 1-3 National League win to beat Oldham Athletic in their previous outing.

For AFC Fylde, goals were scored by Nick Haughton (9'), Adam Long (18') and Ethan Mitchell (33'). Dan Gardner (45') scored for Oldham Athletic.

In as many as 5 of the previous 6 clashes involving AFC Fylde, a minimum of three goals have been hit. The overall average goals scored per match within that time is 3.5, with the average number of goals for AFC Fylde equalling 1.83.

Heading into this contest, AFC Fylde are unbeaten in their previous 2 league matches away from home.

👥 Head to head

A look at their most recent head to head meetings stretching back to 12/08/2017 shows that Ebbsfleet United have won 0 of these games and AFC Fylde 3, with the number of drawn games standing at 3.

An aggregate of 17 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 6 for The Fleet and 11 created by The Coasters. The average goals per game has been 2.83.

The last league match between these clubs was National League match day 16 on 21/10/2023 when it ended AFC Fylde 1-1 Ebbsfleet United.

The referee was David Richardson.

🗞️ Team News: Ebbsfleet United

Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just the lone fitness concern for the Ebbsfleet United manager Danny Searle to contend with due to a largely intact group. Jack Wakely (Ligament injury) is sidelined.

ℹ️ Team News: AFC Fylde

Thanks to a largely full-strength group of players, there’s only a single fitness problem for the AFC Fylde boss Chris Beech to be concerned about. Emeka Obi (Meniscus injury) won’t be playing here. Josh Kay will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.

💡 Prediction

Our assessment is that AFC Fylde have it in them to breach the defence of this Ebbsfleet United outfit, although it is unlikely to be enough to avoid a loss.

We’re going for a 2-1 advantage for Ebbsfleet United at the end of the match. Definitely a tough call.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 13:06 06/04/2024