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Lancing (H) – 8th February 2025

After a two week break since our last fixture, we are back at HDP playing against Lancing!

Last time out we drew 2-2 at home against Phoenix Sports. Read the match report from that game by clicking here.

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LANCING – THEIR SEASON SO FAR:

Lancing are currently 18th in the table three points safe from the relegation zone. Their first game away to newly-promoted Deal Town ended in a 3-1 loss. They also lost their first game in the FA Cup to Athletic Newsham. The bad start to the season continued with four more losses back-to-back against Southall in the FA Trophy preliminary round (0-1), a league loss to Erith Town (0-1), another loss to Southall (0-4) in the replay of the game earlier (the FA ordered a replay after Southall played two ineligible players) and a 0-1 loss to Burgess Hill back in the league.

On the 21st of September against Phoenix Sports, Lancing finally picked up a win, beating them 2-0 at home. However, the good form didn’t last long as next game they were beaten by Broadbridge Heath away from home 1-0. Their last result before this fixture with Margate was a 2-2 draw away at Littlehampton. The ‘Gate went to Lancing and won 1-2! After a 3-1 win against Mile Oak in the Sussex County Cup, Lancing went five games without picking up a point.

They ended that run with back-to-back wins over Ashford in the league and East Grinstead in the Sussex County Cup but then lost to fellow strugglers, Phoenix Sports. After rounding off November with a loss and a win, Lancing won just once in December, over Sevenoaks and picked up two draws to go with that away at Steyning Town and Sheppey, the other two games were big losses to Ramsgate and Deal.

In the new year, Lancing have won just two games and lost the other six, putting pressure on their survival hopes as we enter the crucial parts of the season.

View the full league table by clicking here.

LAST FIVE: MARGATE

1-2 Win vs Herne Bay, away (League)

1-1 Draw vs Merstham, home (League)

1-2 Loss vs Sevenoaks Town, home (League)

2-3 Win vs Hythe Town, away (League)

2-2 Draw vs Phoenix Sports, home (League)

LAST FIVE: LANCING

2-0 Win vs Herne Bay, home (League)

8-1 Loss vs Sittingbourne, away (League)

3-0 Loss vs Three Bridges, away (League)

2-6 Loss vs East Grinstead, home (League)

2-1 Loss vs Sheppey United, away (League)

STATS COMPARISON IN ALL COMPS:

MARGATE

Matches played: 39

Goals scored: 77

Goals conceded: 39

GD: +38

Clean sheets: 15

LANCING:

Matches played: 35

Goals scored: 41

Goals conceded: 83

GD: -42

Clean sheets: 4

MATCH OFFICIALS:

Referee: Marcin Indyk

Assistants: Stuart Beadle & Piotr Zachwieja

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