Exeter City v Heybridge Swifts Prediction Thread

Are Heybridge in a higher or lower league than Warrington, who we lost to. I cant find em' anywhere.

The way we're misfiring at the moment this game could have embarrassment written all over it.A squeeky 2-1 win though , although if McA is given a break maybe we'll stretch it to three or four goals.

PeteUSA said:

Are Heybridge in a higher or lower league than Warrington, who we lost to. I cant find em' anywhere.

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Does it matter Pete? That your search is fruitless in itself should tell you how far down the pyramid they are. I know most of the talk on here seems pretty disrespectful to Heybridge but the reality is they shouldn’t really have a hope in hell of beating us, even if they’re at their best and we’re at our worst.

According to the bookies Heybridge are 14/1 to win this game, we are 3/1 on.

So they have about a 7% chance of winning.

After those recent years of non-League agony and embarrassment we're going to do a proper number on Heybridge. 5-0 City!!!

PeteUSA said:

Are Heybridge in a higher or lower league than Warrington, who we lost to. I cant find em' anywhere.

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They are both in the 8th tier. Warrington in the Northern Premier North and Heybridge in the Isthmian Div 1 North. I wasn't an Exeter fan when we played Warrington but i do remember watching the game on telly. From memory i think it was away on BBC on a friday night although could be mistaken. The game sticks out in my mind because i'd had an accumulator and kicked it off with Exeter on the friday thinking they were a dead cert and we know the rest.

That was away from home though and whilst no league team should be succumbing to a side as low down as Warrington, away from home at some of these places is infinitely more tricky than a home tie IMO. A league club playing at home though to an 8th tier side should really be winning comfortably.

In short there is absolutely no excuse for anything other than a routine victory on saturday.

PeteUSA said:

With our recent indifferent form, and the disadvantage of having two whole areas of our ground boarded up, I can see an upset. We lose one hell of a lot of the 'home advantage' with those two areas closed, it'll be almost like playing on a neutral ground for Heybridge. I think a lot of the atmospheres lost with the way things are. A 2-2 draw from me, with a replay we really dont need.

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(facepalm) Yes, Pete, we really gained a significant home advantage from the away end being open. And our recent indifferent form probably has been caused by a factor that has existed all season. (facepalm)

Legohead said:

In short there is absolutely no excuse for anything other than a routine victory on saturday.

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Oh yes there is, we don't play until Sunday

Jazzi said:

Oh yes there is, we don't play until Sunday

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I'd love to say that it was a deliberate mistake to see if anyone would spot it but sadly it wasn't. Engage brain time I think. ��

The joy of Six... City 6 - 1 Swifts