Burgess Hill Town (A) - 15th October 2024

By Josh Cole

It’s 6th vs 7th in the league on Tuesday night as we travel to Leylands Park to take on Burgess Hill!

Last time out on Saturday we remained unbeaten in the Isthmian South-East after drawing 2-2 at home to AFC Croydon. Read the full match report from that game by clicking here.

OPPONENTS SEASON SO FAR:

The Hillians sit in 7th, just one place behind The ‘Gate through eight games. We are both on 16 points, but we have a better goal difference, placing us above Burgess Hill. They started with a 0-1 away win in the extra preliminary round of the FA Cup but lost the first game of the league season away at Sevenoaks (3-1). Two back-to-back wins against Eastbourne Town, one at home in the FA Cup preliminary round (2-1) and one away in the league (0-3). Three more wins in a row came next, at home to AFC Croydon in the FA Cup first qualifying round, A 0-2 win away at Southall in the FA Trophy first qualifying round and a 0-1 win away at Lancing in the league. Their FA Cup journey came to an end in the second qualifying round at home to Amersham Town, losing 2-3. Two games against Littlehampton followed, with Burgess Hill winning at home in the league but then losing on penalties away in the FA Trophy second qualifying round. Four home games in a row were next, with Hill winning three of them, two in the league and one in the Sussex County Cup, only losing to Sittingbourne 0-2 in the league. Their last result was a 2-2 draw away at Merstham.

To see how the league table shapes up after the weekends fixtures, click here.

LAST FIVE: BURGESS HILL TOWN

2-1 Win vs East Grinstead Town, home (league)

0-2 Loss vs Sittingbourne, home (league)

4-2 Win vs Beckenham Town, home (league)

1-0 Win vs Crowborough Athletic, home (Sussex County Cup Second Round)

2-2 Draw vs Merstham, away (league)

LAST FIVE: MARGATE

0-1 Win vs Ramsgate, away (Kent Senior Cup First Round)

1-1 Draw vs Horsham, home (FA Cup Third Qualifying Round)

1-2 Win vs Lancing, away (league)

2-0 Win vs Three Bridges, home (league)

2-2 Draw vs AFC Croydon Athletic, home (league)

HEAD-TO-HEAD:

There have been five previous meetings since 2015 between the two sides with Margate winning three of the previous encounters. Burgess Hill won one and the other ended in a draw. The last fixture to take place at Leylands Park was in March of 2019, where Margate won 0-2 thanks to goals from Ben Swift and Cheick Toure.

MATCH OFFICIALS:

Referee: George Lynch

Assistants: Joel Lamping & Wayne Pocock

Unfortunately, there will be limited match updates from our official X account due to no media team members able to make the journey.

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