Salisbury vs Eastbourne Borough Prediction

Form Check: Two Teams On Decent Runs

Salisbury have won 11 of their last 20 matches, drawing four and losing five, with 49 goals scored against just 20 conceded. That's a healthy goal difference built on some big home wins, including a 5-0 and a 5-1.

Salisbury: 20 completed matches; Eastbourne Borough: 20 completed matches.

Salisbury

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

49

Conceded

20

Difference

+29

Eastbourne Borough

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

42

Conceded

31

Difference

+11

Eastbourne Borough's record is a touch more modest: 10 wins, three draws and seven defeats from 20 games, with 42 scored and 31 let in. They've had some heavy defeats too, including a 0-4 reverse and a 2-4 scoreline, so their away form has had rockier patches.

Salisbury's numbers look tighter at the back, but Eastbourne have shown they can find goals of their own.

Comparative Team Statistics: Salisbury vs Eastbourne Borough

Head-to-Head: Tight Affairs

The six recorded meetings between these two have been fairly even. Two finished goalless, one was a narrow 1-0 to Salisbury, and the most recent league meeting in March 2026 saw Salisbury win 2-0 at home.

There's also an older FA Trophy history, including a 2-2 draw, but those games are from a different era and competition so carry less weight now.

Recent results suggest these two don't tend to be separated by much.

Cup Tie Adds Uncertainty

Most of both sides' recent fixtures have come in the National League South, so this FA Cup tie is essentially a meeting of near-equals rather than a clear mismatch.

Eastbourne have already lost away in this season's FA Cup, going down 0-1 at Thame United, while Salisbury have won their cup games comfortably at home, including a 5-0 over Dulwich Hamlet and a 4-1 win against Taunton Town. That home cup form is worth noting, even if it doesn't guarantee anything on the day.