Match details. Isthmian League, Pr. Div, Regular Season - 11. Kick-off is Tue 13 Oct, 19:45 Lagos time.
What's at stake. Three Bridges are 20th on 8 points after 10 games, 1 point behind Maldon & Tiptree, 3 points clear of Whitehawk. A win would take them above Maldon & Tiptree. Lewes FC are 4th on 22 points after 11 games, 2 points behind Dartford, 1 point clear of Carshalton Athletic. A win would take them above Dartford.
Form. Three Bridges have won two, drawn two and lost six of their last ten, 0.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W D L L W. In this competition Three Bridges have gone W D L L W D. Lewes FC have won seven, drawn one and lost two of their last ten, 2.2 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W L W L. In this competition Lewes FC have gone W W L W L W.
The numbers. Three Bridges score 1.9 and concede 2.9 a game over their last ten, with no clean sheets. Lewes FC score 1.5 and concede 1.2 a game in their last six away, with three clean sheets. Lewes FC average 4.0 corners and 1.5 cards a game.
Head to head. In the last two meetings Three Bridges have won one, drawn one and lost none. One of the two went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in one. The last time they met, on 20 Sep 2022, it finished Three Bridges 4-0 Lewes FC.
Where it pulls both ways. The prices and the records disagree: the odds board makes it 34% against the records' 58%.
The read. No firm call: Lewes FC are the better side, but not at this price. An open game. Lewes FC are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour Lewes FC. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 75%.
The bets. Best bet: Over 1.5 Goals at 1.18, 77% on the records (Three Bridges: over 1.5 goals in 10 of 10; Lewes FC: over 1.5 goals in 5 of 6 away). Leave: Lewes FC or Over 2.5 Goals (the signs point different ways); Under 4.5 Goals (no unders on an open read); Under 5.5 Goals (no unders on an open read). Predicted score: Three Bridges 2-1 Lewes FC (9% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (an open game).