Salisbury vs Eastbourne Borough Saturday 17th October 2026 05:00 PM football predictions.

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Oct. 17, 2026 1 day, 9 hours ago

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Match Analysis

Salisbury Eastbourne Borough

Salisbury W W W W W D

Eastbourne Borough W W W W W W

STRENGTH

EXPECTED GOALS

HEAD TO HEAD

WINS THE GAME

What do these metrics mean?

Strength: Recent form points from the last several matches. Higher means a better recent run of results.
Shot Conversion: Goals scored divided by total shots taken (rolling window of past matches). Measures finishing efficiency — only available when historical shot data exists.
Shots on Target: Proportion of shots that were on target. Reflects shot accuracy and discipline — only available when historical shot data exists.
Possession: Average ball possession percentage over recent matches. Indicates territorial dominance — only available when historical stats exist.
Save Rate: Goalkeeper saves divided by shots faced. Higher means the keeper is denying more chances — only available when historical stats exist.
Attacking Potential: Composite index from goals, expected goals and shots (weighted). Only available when full shot stats are tracked for a team.
Defensive Potential: Composite index from goals conceded, saves and blocked shots (weighted). Only available when full shot stats are tracked.
Expected Goals: Poisson-estimated goals each team is likely to score, derived from season attack/defence averages and opponent strength.
Head to Head: Historical win share across all previous meetings between these two teams (home wins | draws | away wins).
Wins the Game: Machine learning win probability — the model's confidence that each team wins this match outright.

Why this prediction? AI insight

Both Salisbury and Eastbourne Borough are in strong recent form, giving this match a competitive feel. Salisbury has a modest quality edge, but past meetings between these teams have often ended in draws, with goals usually scarce. The model predicts a home win with a 47% probability, which is slightly less confident than what the market odds imply. The model also sees a good chance of both teams scoring and for the match to have more than 1.5 and 2.5 goals, aligning closely with the market’s view on these points.

Head to Head History

Home Team	Away Team	Score	Competition	Date
Salisbury	Eastbourne Borough	2 - 0	National League - South	March 7, 2026
Eastbourne Borough	Salisbury	0 - 0	National League - South	September 20, 2025
Salisbury	Eastbourne Borough	0 - 1	National League - South	April 21, 2025
Eastbourne Borough	Salisbury	0 - 0	National League - South	December 26, 2024

Salisbury Form (Last 6 Matches)

Date	Venue	Opponent	Competition	Score	Result
Oct 10, 26	Away	Farnham Town	National League - South	1 - 2	Win
Oct 3, 26	Home	Dulwich Hamlet	FA Cup	5 - 0	Win
Sep 26, 26	Home	Folkestone Invicta	National League - South	2 - 0	Win
Sep 19, 26	Home	Taunton Town	FA Cup	4 - 1	Win
Sep 15, 26	Away	Truro City	National League - South	0 - 1	Win
Sep 12, 26	Away	Ebbsfleet United	National League - South	1 - 1	Draw

Eastbourne Borough Form (Last 6 Matches)

Date	Venue	Opponent	Competition	Score	Result
Oct 10, 26	Home	Welling United	Non League Premier - Isthmian	1 - 0	Win
Oct 5, 26	Away	Carshalton Athletic	Non League Premier - Isthmian	0 - 4	Win
Oct 3, 26	Away	Thame United	FA Cup	0 - 1	Win
Sep 19, 26	Home	Windsor	FA Cup	3 - 0	Win
Sep 15, 26	Home	Chatham Town	Non League Premier - Isthmian	2 - 1	Win
Sep 12, 26	Home	Cheshunt	Non League Premier - Isthmian	3 - 0	Win

Predictions

Both Teams To Score - Yes

This prediction indicates that there is a 53.62% likelihood that both Salisbury and Eastbourne Borough will score at least one goal each during the course of the match.

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Salisbury to win

This prediction indicates that Salisbury has a 46.93% likelihood to win the match. The likelihood for the match to end as a draw is 27.08 %

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Over 2.5 goals

This prediction indicates that there is a 54.38% likelihood that by the end of the football match, there will be three or more goals scored.

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Over 1.5 goals

This prediction indicates that there is a 54.74% likelihood that by the end of the football match, there will be two or more goals scored.

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Match Analysis

Why this prediction? AI insight

Head to Head History

Salisbury Form (Last 6 Matches)

Eastbourne Borough Form (Last 6 Matches)

Predictions

Both Teams To Score - Yes

Salisbury to win

Over 2.5 goals

Over 1.5 goals

Most Likely Scorelines

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