Recent form
Farnborough’s league campaign has been fragile. Over their last five league matches they have taken 6 points (W2 D0 L3), scoring 4 and conceding 12, a run that includes a heavy 0-5 home defeat to Horsham on 31 October. The club remain mired in the lower third of the table after 14 games, with 17 points and a -13 goal difference recorded this season.
Ebbsfleet arrive with the momentum of a top-three side. Their last five league matches delivered 10 points (W3 D1 L1) and an impressive 15 goals scored against seven conceded. The sequence contains emphatic wins — notably a 6-1 home victory over Weston-super-Mare — although they ended October with a surprise 0-3 loss to Truro City on 31 October. Overall, Ebbsfleet have accumulated 28 points from 13 matches and sit in third place with a +19 goal difference.
What to watch
Two evidence-led patterns stand out. First, Ebbsfleet’s firepower: 15 goals in their last five league outings gives them a clear edge in attack compared with Farnborough’s four goals over the same span. Second, Farnborough’s recent defensive fragility — 12 conceded in five — makes them vulnerable to quick losses of control, especially against a visiting side capable of scoring in bursts.
Fixture context
The match is a home fixture for Farnborough at Cherrywood Road. For Farnborough this is an opportunity to arrest a patchy run that has left them low in the table; for Ebbsfleet it is a chance to reassert their promotion challenge after the shock defeat at Truro.
Fan Banter prediction · 90 minutes
Prediction: Ebbsfleet United to win (90 minutes).
That pick is driven by the comparative form and goals data: Ebbsfleet’s higher points return and markedly better scoring rate over the last five matches give them the advantage away from home, while Farnborough’s run of conceding leaves them exposed.
Home and away
- Points per game
- 1.3
- Goals scored / game
- 0.7
- Goals conceded / game
- 1.9
- Clean sheets
- 2 / 7
- W–D–L
- 3–0–4
7 matches · 15 Aug–31 Oct
Ebbsfleet United
ON THE ROAD
- Points per game
- 2.2
- Goals scored / game
- 1.7
- Goals conceded / game
- 1.0
- Clean sheets
- 2 / 6
- W–D–L
- 4–1–1
6 matches · 5 Sept–31 Oct
League matches only · 90 minutes · 3 Nov · Season to date. Samples can differ where detailed match coverage differs.
Home and away
- Points per game
- 2.0
- Goals scored / game
- 1.3
- Goals conceded / game
- 2.0
- Clean sheets
- 1 / 3
- W–D–L
- 2–0–1
3 matches · 17 Oct–31 Oct
League matches only · 90 minutes · 3 Nov · Last 5 completed league matches. Samples can differ where detailed match coverage differs.
Away-fan travel · 65 miles · allow about 1h 30m by carEstimated road journey · STONEBRIDGE ROAD → Cherrywood Road
OUTWARD · ARRIVE 90–60 MINUTES BEFORE KICK-OFFTue 3 Nov, 16:45 leave → Tue 3 Nov, 18:15–Tue 3 Nov, 18:45 arrive
RETURN · ESTIMATED BACK AT THE AWAY CLUB’S GROUNDTue 3 Nov, 22:15 leave → Tue 3 Nov, 23:45 back
Planning estimates; allow extra time for traffic, parking and leaving the stadium.
Next fixtures
Farnborough
- Sat 7 Nov, 15:00 · Chelmsford City Vs Farnborough
- Sat 21 Nov, 15:00 · Farnborough Vs Salisbury
Ebbsfleet United
- Sat 7 Nov, 15:00 · Ebbsfleet United Vs Chesham United
- Mon 9 Nov, 19:45 · Chelmsford City Vs Ebbsfleet United
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