MATCH PREVIEW | EASTLEIGH FC

The Bees make the trip south to face Eastleigh FC at the Silverlake Stadium in our first match of 2025 in matchday number 24 in the National League.

Barnet FC:

On Boxing Day, the Bees secured a dramatic draw at home to Sutton United at The Hive. The visitors took the lead when Ashley Nadesan rolled the ball under Hayes after 21 minutes. A strong first half response from the Bees saw Ryan Glover grab the equaliser when a phenomenal shot from outside the box. Ben Coker’s cross met the head of Ade Oluwo who turned the game on its head in the 42^nd minute. Sutton came out the second half fighting and got the equaliser through Will Davies before another turnaround in the game saw Bersart Topalloj pounce on a Bees defensive error. In dramatic fashion Glover got his second of the afternoon in the 99^th minute, preserving Barnets unbeaten home record this season.

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Barnet last five results:

Barnet FC 3-3 Sutton United

Barnet FC 4-1 Ebbsfleet United

Barnet FC 2-0 Aveley FC

Barnet FC 0-0 Hartlepool United

Yeovil Town 1-2 Barnet FC

Barnet FC 2-0 Woking FC

Eastleigh FC

Tomorrow’s hosts also entertained a score draw in their last game away to Yeovil Town. Sean McGurk gave Yeovil the lead early in the second half. Lloyd Humphries got the equaliser for Eastleigh with 10 minutes to go. Yeovil thought they’d found the winner with one minute of normal time left through Morgan Williams. Just like Barnet, Eastleigh found a last gasp equaliser through Richard Brindley to rescue a point in the boxing day fixture.

Eastleigh FC last five results:

Yeovil Town 2-2 Eastleigh FC

Eastleigh FC 1-0 Maidenhead United

AFC Fylde 2-2 Eastleigh FC

Hanwell Town 1-2 Eastleigh FC

Ebbsfleet United 0-1 Eastleigh FC

In the opposite dugout:

Eastleigh FC are currently managed by former Southampton goalkeeper Kelvin David who has been at the Spitfires since February this year. Since then, he has guided his side to a 13^th place finish in the National League this season so far has his side sat in 12^th in the Vanarama National League.

Ones to watch:

Paul McCallum is once again firing for Eastleigh this season; he’s scored 8 goals from 20 games this season. Veteran playmaker Chris Maguire sits just behind on 6 goals this season from his 21 games.

Last time these two sides met:

The last time these two sides met was in March this year when the Bees won 2-1 at the Hive. Dale Gorman got the opener after 18 minutes before Gatlin O’Donkor got the second not long before half time. Chris Maguire got one back for the visitors but it wasn’t enough to get back into the game.

Ticket News:

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