Sunday , 16 August 2026

Eastbourne Borough FC vs Blackpool FC, FA Cup 2020-21 ROUND 1

FA Cup · 2020-21
Eastbourne Borough FC
0 – 3
Full Time
Blackpool FC
Sun 8 Nov 2020 · 14:30 UTC Priory Lane Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'
Chris Whelpdale 52' Y
Greg Luer 87' Y
Y 89' Daniel Kemp

Overview

Match Preview

Eastbourne Borough FC vs Blackpool FC — FA Cup at Priory Lane Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee David Rock
  • Referee Samuel Ogles
  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Referee Keith Stroud
  • Referee Alasdair Ross

Head-to-Head

1
Eastbourne Borough FC 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Blackpool FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-08 Eastbourne Borough FC 0–3 Blackpool FC

Recent Form

Eastbourne Borough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Nov Blackpool FC H 0–3 L
24 Oct Dulwich Hamlet FC H 1–0 W
13 Oct Sheppey United FC H 3–1 W
03 Oct Dorking Wanderers FC A 3–3 D
05 Oct Dulwich Hamlet FC A 0–3 L
21 Sep Tonbridge Angels FC A 2–1 W
Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Nov Eastbourne Borough FC A 3–0 W
03 Nov Wigan Athletic FC H 1–0 W
31 Oct Burton Albion FC A 2–1 W
27 Oct AFC Wimbledon A 0–1 L
24 Oct Milton Keynes Dons FC H 1–0 W
20 Oct Charlton Athletic FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackpool FC
Ashley Fletcher 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Eastbourne Borough FC have kicked off against Blackpool FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' England international James Husband has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Eastbourne Borough FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Eastbourne Borough FC and Blackpool FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Eastbourne Borough FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Blackpool FC's shape.
  • 25' Blackpool FC is showing some good football. However, Blackpool FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' It looks surprising Eastbourne Borough FC does not make any changes. Greg Luer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' Chris Whelpdale, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 50' Eastbourne Borough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 52' Chris Whelpdale catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 52.
  • 57' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 58' What a strike from Gary Madine! The score is 0-1.
  • 63' A quiet spell here at Priory Lane Stadium. Eastbourne Borough FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 66' A change in the Eastbourne Borough FC ranks — Dean Cox exits the field as Joel Rollinson enters on 66.
  • 68' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Gary Madine makes it 0-2.
  • 71' The Blackpool FC manager makes a substitution. CJ Hamilton departs to be replaced by Daniel Kemp.
  • 76' James Ferry is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Eastbourne Borough FC so far.
  • 81' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Blackpool FC team. Gary Madine is replaced by Beryly Lubala on 83 minute.
  • 85' Grant Ward is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ken Dougall at the 85 minute mark.
  • 87' The referee shows Eastbourne Borough FC player a Yellow card on 87.
  • 89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Daniel Kemp.
  • 0-3 the final result. Eastbourne Borough FC will be bitterly disappointed.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gary Madine 2
Jerry Yates 1

Head to Head

2020-11-08 Eastbourne Borough FC 0–3 Blackpool FC

Eastbourne Borough FC Form

2020-11-08 Eastbourne Borough FC 0–3 Blackpool FC L 2020-10-24 Eastbourne Borough FC 1–0 Dulwich Hamlet FC W 2020-10-13 Eastbourne Borough FC 3–1 Sheppey United FC W 2020-10-03 Dorking Wanderers FC 3–3 Eastbourne Borough FC D 2019-10-05 Dulwich Hamlet FC 3–0 Eastbourne Borough FC L 2019-09-21 Tonbridge Angels FC 1–2 Eastbourne Borough FC W

Blackpool FC Form

2020-11-08 Eastbourne Borough FC 0–3 Blackpool FC W 2020-11-03 Blackpool FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2020-10-31 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Blackpool FC W 2020-10-27 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Blackpool FC L 2020-10-24 Blackpool FC 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons FC W 2020-10-20 Blackpool FC 0–1 Charlton Athletic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.93 Eastbourne Borough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.66 Blackpool FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Eastbourne Borough FC24% Draw28% Blackpool FC48%
Actual: Blackpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Eastbourne Borough FC or Draw
52%
Draw or Blackpool FC
76%
Eastbourne Borough FC or Blackpool FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Eastbourne Borough FC16% Draw47% Blackpool FC37%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
0 – 1
11.6%
0 – 2
10.1%
0 – 0
9.5%
1 – 2
9.3%
1 – 0
6%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
5.2%
2 – 1
5.2%
2 – 2
4.4%
2 – 0
3.2%
2 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Eastbourne Borough FC

Handicap Eastbourne Borough FC covers Push Blackpool FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 13% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 24% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 17% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Eastbourne Borough FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.