Eastleigh vs Brentwood Town — match summary
England · FA Cup · kick-off 17 Oct 2026 21:00
Full time · score 3-2
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Eastleigh 26 · Brentwood Town 41
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Eastleigh 50 · Brentwood Town 50
Shots on target 0-0 · corners – · possession –
NextGOAL tip: Brentwood Town +2 · 1 stars
The FA Cup qualifying round is where two teams from different league levels meet, and in this match Eastleigh, a team from the National League, host Brentwood Town, a team from the Isthmian League Premier Division. Cup games like this are usually decided by who is more ready on the day, rather than by looking at each team's own league table. Eastleigh come in with poor recent results, having lost 0-2 in the league and before that losing 1-3 and 1-4 back to back. Their defence is clearly a problem. As for Brentwood Town, although they lost 0-3 in the league last time out, before that they won 3-1 in the FA Cup and won two more in the league. Overall they still look to have better attacking rhythm, especially with 7.2 shots on target per game from their last 5, compared to Eastleigh's 2.5 per game. If Brentwood Town score first, Eastleigh will have to open up and trade blows, a situation the visitors are better suited to because they have counter-attacks and slightly better ball control. But if Eastleigh score first, the game becomes Brentwood Town having to attack a team playing at a higher level, which could open space for Eastleigh to use their home advantage to close out the game.