Bitesize Prediction: Chelmsford City vs Farnborough – 01/09/25

Competition: National League South

Market: Chelmsford City win

Odds: 5/4 @ 1xBet

Knowing that they can move within touching distance of top spot in the National League South standings on Monday night, Chelmsford will welcome Farnorough to Essex.

Starting with the hosts, while Chelmsford might have finished 17 points adrift of the play-off places last season as they spent a large section of the 2024/25 campaign sat in National League South limbo, the Clarets have made a string of improvements since returning from the summer break. Getting proceedings underway with a 1-0 win against Horsham back on August 9th, Angelo Harrop’s men should find the mood in their camp at a continued high. Last seen over the weekend landing a 2-1 victory at home against Chesham, the Essex-based outfit will be seeking a repeat performance here. Suffering just a single defeat from any of their first six National League South appearances, Chelmsford have also impressed with their recent dominance on home soil. In fact, Monday’s hosts have won all of their first three showdowns at the Melbourne Stadium by an aggregate score of 5-2.

As for the visitors, while some in Farnborough’s camp might have opened up the new campaign dreaming of the chance to mount their own play-off charge, the Yellows are in the midst of what has become a real struggle. Eventually forced to settle for a frantic 3-3 stalemate against Tonbridge over the weekend, Spencer Day’s side have recorded just a single victory from any of their first six National League South appearances. Suffering consecutive 3-1 drumming against Weston-super-Mare and Hornchurch over the past fortnight, Farnborough have also shown some major defensive issues. Along with shipping a trio of strikes in all of their last three consecutive outings, Day’s downbeat squad have also conceded over 2.5 goals in four of their last five matchups. Given what has been a recent gulf in class between Monday’s opponents, we are backing a home win at the Melbourne Stadium here.

Bet: Chelmsford City 5/4 to beat Farnborough in Monday’s National League South matchup @ 1xBet