Eastleigh vs Boston United

24 October 2026 · National League · 2026/27 · Referee Niall Smith

Full time 4 – 2

Half-time: 2–2

  • Aaron Blair 22’, 29’, 90+4’
  • Dion Rankine 60’
  • Lenell John-Lewis 27’ (pen)
  • Jake Rooney 31’

Match summary

Eastleigh won 4-2 at home to Boston United. It was 2-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Aaron Blair put Eastleigh ahead in the 22nd minute, Lenell John-Lewis equalised from the penalty spot in the 27th minute, Blair put Eastleigh back in front in the 29th minute, and Jake Rooney equalised in the 31st minute. In the second half, Dion Rankine put Eastleigh back in front in the 60th minute and Blair made it 4-2 in stoppage time.

Boston United can feel hard done by, creating 2.97 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Eastleigh's 2.40 from 10.

Match stats

42% Possession 58%
10 Shots 17
7 Shots on target 8
3 Corners 5
105 Attacks 119
66 Dangerous attacks 82
215 Passes 321
60.9% Pass accuracy 76.0%
0 Tackles 0
15 Fouls 20
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 0

Key events

Eastleigh Boston United
Kick-off
Aaron BlairLeft foot shot1-0 (Eastleigh)
22’
Ali KoikiNelson Khumbeni
22’
Dion RankineShot on target
22’
25’
Lenell John-LewisShot on target
25’
Lennon WheeldonShot on target
27’
Lenell John-LewisPenalty1-1 (Boston United)
Aaron BlairShot on target
28’
Aaron BlairRight foot shot2-1 (Eastleigh)
29’
30’
Lennon WheeldonShot on target
31’
Jake RooneyRight foot shot2-2 (Boston United)
Aaron BlairShot on target
34’
Half-time2-2
Second half underway
50’
Lennon Wheeldon
Ali Koiki
56’
56’
Oliver BostockShot on target
Dion RankineLeft foot shot3-2 (Eastleigh)
60’
70’
Tom CursonsOliver Bostock
73’
Tom CursonsShot on target
Barney StoneDion Rankine
75’
76’
Lennon WheeldonShot on target
84’
Jack HolmesLennon Wheeldon
87’
Jake Rooney
Harry SidwellJosh Lundstram
90+2’
Aaron BlairRight foot shot4-2 (Eastleigh)
90+4’

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.40 2.97 22’ Aaron Blair (Eastleigh), 1-0 22’ 27’ Lenell John-Lewis (Boston United), 1-1 27’ 29’ Aaron Blair (Eastleigh), 2-1 29’ 31’ Jake Rooney (Boston United), 2-2 31’ 60’ Dion Rankine (Eastleigh), 3-2 60’ 90+4’ Aaron Blair (Eastleigh), 4-2 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.40 2.97 22’ Aaron Blair (Eastleigh), 1-0 Blair 22’ 27’ Lenell John-Lewis (Boston United), 1-1 John-Lewis 27’ 29’ Aaron Blair (Eastleigh), 2-1 Blair 29’ 31’ Jake Rooney (Boston United), 2-2 Rooney 31’ 60’ Dion Rankine (Eastleigh), 3-2 Rankine 60’ 90+4’ Aaron Blair (Eastleigh), 4-2 Blair 90+4’
Eastleigh 2.40 xGBoston United 2.97 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Boston United attacking Eastleigh attacking 
22’ Aaron Blair (Eastleigh), open play, 0.79 xG, goal 27’ Lenell John-Lewis (Boston United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 73’ Tom Cursons (Boston United), set piece, 0.56 xG, saved 22’ Dion Rankine (Eastleigh), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 62’ Oliver Bostock (Boston United), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 90+3’ Jake Rooney (Boston United), from a corner, 0.26 xG, off target 28’ Aaron Blair (Eastleigh), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 30’ Lennon Wheeldon (Boston United), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 33’ Aaron Blair (Eastleigh), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 53’ Hady Ghandour (Eastleigh), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 76’ Tom Cursons (Boston United), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 90+4’ Aaron Blair (Eastleigh), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 73’ Lennon Wheeldon (Boston United), set piece, 0.16 xG, blocked 57’ Jake Rooney (Boston United), from a corner, 0.16 xG, off target 25’ Lenell John-Lewis (Boston United), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 33’ Josh Lundstram (Eastleigh), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 34’ Aaron Blair (Eastleigh), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 29’ Aaron Blair (Eastleigh), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 60’ Dion Rankine (Eastleigh), set piece, 0.11 xG, goal 25’ Lennon Wheeldon (Boston United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 86’ Jack Holmes (Boston United), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 63’ Lenell John-Lewis (Boston United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 31’ Jake Rooney (Boston United), set piece, 0.04 xG, goal 57’ Oliver Bostock (Boston United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Oliver Bostock (Boston United), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 76’ Lennon Wheeldon (Boston United), open play, 0.00 xG, saved 80’ Jake Rooney (Boston United), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 22’ Aaron Blair (Eastleigh), open play, 0.79 xG, goal 27’ Lenell John-Lewis (Boston United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 73’ Tom Cursons (Boston United), set piece, 0.56 xG, saved 22’ Dion Rankine (Eastleigh), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 62’ Oliver Bostock (Boston United), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 90+3’ Jake Rooney (Boston United), from a corner, 0.26 xG, off target 28’ Aaron Blair (Eastleigh), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 30’ Lennon Wheeldon (Boston United), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 33’ Aaron Blair (Eastleigh), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 53’ Hady Ghandour (Eastleigh), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 76’ Tom Cursons (Boston United), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 90+4’ Aaron Blair (Eastleigh), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 73’ Lennon Wheeldon (Boston United), set piece, 0.16 xG, blocked 57’ Jake Rooney (Boston United), from a corner, 0.16 xG, off target 25’ Lenell John-Lewis (Boston United), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 33’ Josh Lundstram (Eastleigh), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 34’ Aaron Blair (Eastleigh), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 60’ Dion Rankine (Eastleigh), set piece, 0.11 xG, goal 29’ Aaron Blair (Eastleigh), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 25’ Lennon Wheeldon (Boston United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 63’ Lenell John-Lewis (Boston United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 86’ Jack Holmes (Boston United), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 31’ Jake Rooney (Boston United), set piece, 0.04 xG, goal 57’ Oliver Bostock (Boston United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Oliver Bostock (Boston United), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 80’ Jake Rooney (Boston United), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 76’ Lennon Wheeldon (Boston United), open play, 0.00 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Eastleigh 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Townsend
Bakare
Dobson-Ventura
Khumbeni 22’
Caprice
Cousins
Rankine 75’
Dickov
Lundstram 90’
Blair 3
Ghandour
Boston United 4-4-2 Starting XI
Chadwick
Shipley
Rooney
Canavan
Sachdev
Bostock 70’
Grimes
Agyemang
Aboh
Wheeldon 84’
John-Lewis

Player stats

Players13 players
Nick Townsend
90′ – – – – – – –
Jake Caprice
90′ – – – – – – –
Ibrahim Bakare
90′ – – – – – – –
Tommy Dobson-Ventura
90′ – – – – – – –
Nelson Khumbeni Taken off
22′ – – – – – – –
Dion Rankine Taken off
75′ 1 – 2 0.55 – – –
Jordan Cousins
90′ – – – – – – –
Max Dickov
90′ – – – – – – –
Josh Lundstram Taken off
90′ – – 1 0.12 – – –
Aaron Blair
90′ 3 – 6 1.56 – – –
Hady Ghandour
90′ – – 1 0.17 – – –
Ali Koiki Came on as a substitute
68′ – – – – – –
Barney Stone Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Eastleigh win 41% Avg odds 2.24
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.43
Boston United win 33% Avg odds 2.74

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Eastleigh WLDLL
Boston United WLDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Boston United 1-2 Eastleigh, 03 Jan 26 Next meeting: Boston United vs Eastleigh, 02 Jan 27 (upcoming)  All Eastleigh vs Boston United meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.