Blue Square Bet South Play-Off Guide by Alan Alger from Blue Square
Blue Square Bet South runners-up Farnborough are the narrow 9/4 favourites with league sponsors Blue Square to go up via the play-offs. Steve King’s team battled valiantly with eventual champions Braintree Town in the title race but must now negotiate three games for a place in the Blue Square Bet Premier. Their semi-final opponents are local rivals Woking who are in fantastic form. The Cards finished six points behind second place but are quoted as short as 5/2 to win promotion after being beaten in last year’s final. The sides met twice in the final two months of the regular season and Garry Hill’s team came out on top with a draw and an away win. Blue Square quote Hill’s side at 10/11 to go through to the final, with Farnborough slight favourites at 4/5.
The other semi-final pits Kent against Essex with third placed Ebbsfleet United doing battle against Chelmsford City. The Fleet have done remarkably well to be in contention following their relegation for the top-flight last season. It’s unusual for a relegated team to bounce straight back but Liam Daish’s men now have every chance. Chelmsford have suffered semi-final heartache in the play-offs two seasons running and the pressure is on them to make it third time lucky. Glenn Pennyfather’s team are the outsiders at 3/1 with their opponents making up a tight quartet of prices at 5/2. Ebbsfleet are the 8/11 favourites to make the final.
Blue Square Bet South – Who Will Win The Play-Offs?
Farnborough 9/4
Ebbsfleet United 5/2
Woking 5/2
Chelmsford City 3/1
SCHEDULE
Semi-Final 1st Leg – Tuesday 3rd May 7.45pm
Chelmsford City v Ebbsfleet United
Semi-Final 1st Leg – Wednesday 4th May 7.45pm
Woking v Farnborough
Semi-Final 2nd Legs – Sunday 8th May 3pm
Farnborough v Woking
Ebbsfleet United v Chelmsford City
FINAL – Sunday 15th May 2011 – at ground of highest finishing club.
FORM GUIDE
Play-Off Teams Mini-League
Farnborough P6 W3 D1 L2 F10 A6 GD+4 Pts10
Woking P6 W2 D3 L1 F9 A8 GD+1 Pts9
Chelmsford City P6 W2 D1 L3 F11 A10 GD+1 Pts7
Ebbsfleet United P6 W2 D1 L3 F7 A13 GD-6 Pts7
Last Six Matches
Chelmsford City P6 W5 D0 L1 F13 A5 GD+8 Pts15
Woking P6 W4 D1 L1 F13 A9 GD+4 Pts13
Ebbsfleet United P6 W3 D2 L1 F11 A4 GD+7 Pts11
Welling United P6 W2 D2 L2 F7 A5 GD+2 Pts8
Season vs Top Half Teams
Welling United P20 W9 D5 L6 F33 A29 GD+4 Pts32
Farnborough P20 W9 D4 L7 F35 A29 GD+6 Pts31
Chelmsford City P20 W9 D3 L8 F34 A28 GD+6 Pts30
Woking P20 W4 D9 L7 F24 A30 GD-6 Pts21
Where Do The Winners Come From? (6 year history)
SECOND PLACE Winners 3 Runners-up 2 Losing SF’s 1
THIRD PLACE Winners 0 Runners-up 2 Losing SF’s 4
FOURTH PLACE Winners 2 Runners-up 0 Losing SF’s 4
FIFTH PLACE Winners 1 Runners-up 2 Losing SF’s 3
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