This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Salisbury City and Ebbsfleet United at 15:00 on Friday, 2nd April 2010 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Ebbsfleet Utd. face a trip to Salisbury City at The Raymond McEnhill Stadium on Friday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. On each previous occasion, the match has ended in defeat for the The Fleet.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2009, the Whites carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a (Conference) Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 29 Sep | Ebbsfleet Utd. | 1 - 2 | Salisbury City | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 26 Apr | Ebbsfleet Utd. | 2 - 2 | Salisbury City | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 24 Mar | Salisbury City | 1 - 0 | Ebbsfleet Utd. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Mar | Ebbsfleet Utd. | 2 - 1 | Salisbury City | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 14 Aug | Salisbury City | 2 - 1 | Ebbsfleet Utd. | CONF |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 14 Dec | Salisbury City | 4 - 1 | Gravesend | SPL |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 17 Aug | Gravesend | 3 - 2 | Salisbury City | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Salisbury City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Whites's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The away form of Ebbsfleet Utd. however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the The Fleet, and 16 goals against.
Salisbury City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 40 points from their 37 matches. Ebbsfleet Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 35 points from their 39 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Salisbury City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 3 |
| Ebbsfleet Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Fleet's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Salisbury City, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Salisbury City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Ebbsfleet Utd. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |
