We welcome Chatham Town to the Alcaline Stadium for our final home Kent Derby of the season.

Invicta are looking to make it back to back home wins having beaten Whitehawk 1-0 at the Alcaline Stadium a fortnight ago. Catch up with the highlights on Invicta TV

Ups & Downs

The Isthmian Premier Division saw its first relegation last weekend, with Bowers & Pitsea’s 4-0 defeat to Cray Wanderers confirming their drop to the Isthmian North Division.

Bognor Regis Town could become the second side to drop should they lose away to Whitehawk and both Canvey Island and Dulwich Hamlet win their games at home to Hendon and Dartford respectively.

Aveley could be the first side relegated from the National League South this weekend. The Millers host Torquay United needing to better Salisbury’s result against Tonbridge Angels to avoid confirming a return to the Isthmian League after 2 seasons in the National League South.

Team News

Nathan Green will serve the 2nd match of his 4-match suspension for his dismissal against Chichester City.

Jack Jebb and Marvel Ekpiteta will miss the game through injury while Dean Rance remains a doubt.

The Opposition

Following playoff final defeat to Enfield Town in May, Chatham had a stuttering start to the 2025/26 season that saw them in 16th after 12 games. An unbeaten run of 11 games lifted The Chats into 4th place by December, but after beating Invicta 4-1 at the Bauvill Stadium a run of just 2 wins in 11 has left Kevin Hake’s side 8 points adrift of the playoffs with 6 games remaining. Even if the playoffs are a distant possibility, Kevin Hake’s side will travel to Aveley next month for the Velocity Cup final, looking to retain the trophy they won last season against Billericay Town.

Last 6

04/03 – Hastings United (H) – Won 2-0
08/03 – Whitehawk (A) – Won 2-0
11/03 – Hendon (H) – Won 2-1
15/03 – Bognor Regis Town (H) – Drew 1-1
18/03 – Dover Athletic (A) – Won 1-0
22/03 – Hashtag United (A) – Won 1-0

Recent Meetings

It’s been nearly 10 years since Invicta last recorded a win over Chatham, Ian Draycott scoring the only goal in a 1-0 Ryman South win in December 2015. The Chats have won all 5 meetings between the sides since then, including wins in the FA Cup and Kent Senior Cup.

Last 6

01/12/15 – Chatham 0-1 Invicta (Ryman Division 1 South)
03/10/20 – Invicta 0-3 Chatham (FA Cup Qualifying)
15/08/23 – Invicta 2-3 Chatham
12/09/23 – Invicta 0-5 Chatham (Kent Senior Cup)
13/03/24 – Chatham 2-0 Invicta
14/12/24 – Chatham 4-1 Invicta

The Manager

Chairman Kevin Hake took on the role as manager prior to the 2021/22 season following the departure of Scott Lindsey, who joined Swindon town. Hake lead The Chats to promotion from the SCEFL as runners-up to Sheppey United before winning the Isthmian South East Division the following season and nearly made it 3 consecutive promotions last season before losing in the playoff final to Enfield Town.

Key Man

Former West Ham forward Freddie Sears struck twice against Invicta back in December and remains Chatham’s top scorer with 22 goals in 41 appearances in all competitions. 4 goals in 3 league fixtures so far this month have helped Chatham return to form and kept them just about in the hunt for 5th place, Invicta will need to keep Sears off the scoresheet on Saturday.

Admission

Supporters can pay on the gate for this fixture or purchase online in advance from our online ticket shop.

• Adults (18-59): £12
• Concession (60+, student, disabled, Blue Lights Card): £9
• Young Adult (13-17): £6
• Child (under 13): FREE

How To Follow

Charlie Prescott and Adrian Dawkes from Seasiders Radio will be there to bring you live radio commentary from the Alcaline Stadium.

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You can also keep up to date with the action with updates from our X (formerly Twitter) account and live score updates are available on Football Webpages.

Food & Drink

The Dugout Sports Bar will be open from 11:30am, with the Dugout Kitchen open for food. The Dugout accepts both cash & card.

Food and refreshments will also be available from the food truck inside the stadium, located between The Dugout and the Folkestone Bowls Club building.

We have four fanzone bars around the ground serving draught beer, Guinness, water and soft drinks. 2 bars are adjacent to The Dugout, one beside the tea hut window and one beside the disability shelter. These bars are CARD ONLY.

The Dugout Sports Bar

The Dugout Sports Bar will be open from 11:30am showing all of the days live sport, including:

• 12:15pm – Fulham v Crystal Palace (FA Cup)
• 12:30pm – EFL Football
• 5:15pm – Brighton v Nottingham Forest (FA Cup)