Football betting preview: Dover Athletic with moderate expectations before welcoming Notts County

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Competition: England National League
Competition: Tue 15.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: The Perrys Crabble Stadium (6500 seats)

Dover Athletic want to get a lot of fans in for this match despite that the season has been back-breaking up to now with -5 points and a 23rd position in the National League table. Opponents Notts County own 9th place with 45 pts.

Insights:
  • Dover Athletic have the fewest scored goals (21) in National League
  • Notts County have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in National League

It's no vacation for neither Dover Athletic nor Notts County as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Dover Athletic form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the National League this season. Dover Athletic have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 11 losses from their games here at The Perrys Crabble Stadium. Dover has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Hessenthaler and the players.

The Dover Athletic crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Torquay United here at The Perrys Crabble Stadium.

Prior to that, an away loss at Stockport County.

Dover are traveling soon after this match as the National League match at Halifax Town awaits in four days.

Dover Athletic have scored 9 league goals here from 14 matches, not a lot. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 24 goals have been conceded.

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Notts County form and stats

The visitors are W4-D4-L4 on the road this term. That's in the National League.

Before that, Notts County secured a home win against Barnet with the score 6-1.

After this away game Notts County return home for a National League game against Eastleigh. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The visiting County have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 17 goals from 12 games.

Head 2 Head

Previous two meetings between these sides: Dover Athletic won zero, Notts County triumphed in zero and we saw two draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Notts CountyK. Wootton
K. Wootton
13 goals
Notts CountyC. Roberts
C. Roberts
10 goals
Notts CountyR. da Rocha Rodrigues
R. da Rocha Rodrigues
9 goals

Dover Athletic missing players

Notts County missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Dover Athletic Notts County
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 5 12 25
1 1 1 Won W 2 4 13
4 2 0 Drew D 2 4 6
23 11 3 Lost L 1 4 6
21 9 2 Scored S 10 17 47
63 24 6 Conceded C 4 12 29
93% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 92% 96%
71% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 67% 80%
57% 43% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 25% 48%
39% 29% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 25% 36%
29% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 25% 32%
57% 43% 25% BTTS BTTS 40% 42% 64%
11% 21% 25% Clean Sheets C S 40% 33% 24%
39% 50% 50% Failed to Score F T 40% 33% 16%
 
4.5 4.5 3.2 Corners for (avg) C F 6.2 5.3 5.5
5.9 6.7 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 2.8 3.5 3.9
1.8 1.2 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 2.2 2.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.6 8.6 7.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12.8 10.8 11.5
3.3 3.6 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 3.9 5
23% 18% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 36% 38%
 
12.4 12.1 9.8 Shots against (avg) S A 8 9.9 9.8
5.6 5.1 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 4.2 4
Key stats in National League this season:
  • Dover Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Dover Athletic have the fewest points (5) at home in National League
  • Dover Athletic have the fewest points from losing position (0) in National League
  • Dover Athletic have the fewest scored goals (21) in National League
  • Dover Athletic have the fewest scored goals (9) at home in National League
  • Dover Athletic have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in National League
  • Dover Athletic have the most conceded goals (63) in National League
  • Dover Athletic have the most conceded goals in the first half (37) in National League
  • Dover Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-15) at home in National League
  • Dover Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-42) in National League
  • Notts County have scored more than double the goals of Dover Athletic.
  • Notts County have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in National League

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Stockport County 27 17 4 6 55 26 13 7 3 3 25 13 14 10 1 3 30 13 29 55
2 Chesterfield 27 15 10 2 50 24 12 7 5 0 23 11 15 8 5 2 27 13 26 55
3 Halifax Town 26 15 5 6 41 21 12 9 0 3 23 8 14 6 5 3 18 13 20 50
4 Bromley 26 15 5 6 42 28 14 10 2 2 27 12 12 5 3 4 15 16 14 50
5 Boreham Wood 23 14 7 2 34 15 13 8 5 0 20 6 10 6 2 2 14 9 19 49
6 Solihull Moors 26 13 7 6 41 23 14 8 3 3 28 12 12 5 4 3 13 11 18 46
7 Wrexham 26 13 7 6 42 26 11 5 5 1 10 6 15 8 2 5 32 20 16 46
8 Grimsby Town 28 14 4 10 42 29 15 10 2 3 28 11 13 4 2 7 14 18 13 46
9 Notts County 25 13 6 6 47 29 13 9 2 2 30 17 12 4 4 4 17 12 18 45
10 Dagenham & Redbridge 27 13 3 11 49 37 14 7 2 5 30 22 13 6 1 6 19 15 12 42
11 Torquay United 27 12 4 11 42 41 13 7 1 5 22 19 14 5 3 6 20 22 1 40
12 Southend United 27 11 5 11 30 37 12 6 2 4 18 17 15 5 3 7 12 20 -7 38
13 Yeovil Town 27 10 7 10 26 27 14 4 5 5 12 14 13 6 2 5 14 13 -1 37
14 Eastleigh 26 9 6 11 28 38 14 7 4 3 21 17 12 2 2 8 7 21 -10 33
15 Woking 27 10 2 15 42 43 14 5 0 9 20 24 13 5 2 6 22 19 -1 32
16 Wealdstone 26 8 7 11 27 37 13 5 4 4 12 13 13 3 3 7 15 24 -10 31
17 Altrincham 28 8 6 14 40 52 13 4 2 7 19 22 15 4 4 7 21 30 -12 30
18 Aldershot Town 28 8 6 14 32 44 14 2 4 8 13 26 14 6 2 6 19 18 -12 30
19 Barnet 27 8 6 13 32 53 13 4 3 6 14 27 14 4 3 7 18 26 -21 30
20 Maidenhead United 25 7 6 12 28 47 13 6 2 5 22 26 12 1 4 7 6 21 -19 27
21 Weymouth 27 4 6 17 27 51 14 2 4 8 14 22 13 2 2 9 13 29 -24 18
22 King's Lynn Town 26 4 3 19 24 51 13 2 1 10 11 22 13 2 2 9 13 29 -27 15
23 Dover Athletic 28 1 4 23 21 63 14 1 2 11 9 24 14 0 2 12 12 39 -42 -5

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Stockport County 27 17 4 6 55 26 13 7 3 3 25 13 14 10 1 3 30 13 29 55
2 Chesterfield 27 15 10 2 50 24 12 7 5 0 23 11 15 8 5 2 27 13 26 55
3 Halifax Town 26 15 5 6 41 21 12 9 0 3 23 8 14 6 5 3 18 13 20 50
4 Bromley 26 15 5 6 42 28 14 10 2 2 27 12 12 5 3 4 15 16 14 50
5 Boreham Wood 23 14 7 2 34 15 13 8 5 0 20 6 10 6 2 2 14 9 19 49
6 Solihull Moors 26 13 7 6 41 23 14 8 3 3 28 12 12 5 4 3 13 11 18 46
7 Wrexham 26 13 7 6 42 26 11 5 5 1 10 6 15 8 2 5 32 20 16 46
8 Grimsby Town 28 14 4 10 42 29 15 10 2 3 28 11 13 4 2 7 14 18 13 46
9 Notts County 25 13 6 6 47 29 13 9 2 2 30 17 12 4 4 4 17 12 18 45
10 Dagenham & Redbridge 27 13 3 11 49 37 14 7 2 5 30 22 13 6 1 6 19 15 12 42
11 Torquay United 27 12 4 11 42 41 13 7 1 5 22 19 14 5 3 6 20 22 1 40
12 Southend United 27 11 5 11 30 37 12 6 2 4 18 17 15 5 3 7 12 20 -7 38
13 Yeovil Town 27 10 7 10 26 27 14 4 5 5 12 14 13 6 2 5 14 13 -1 37
14 Eastleigh 26 9 6 11 28 38 14 7 4 3 21 17 12 2 2 8 7 21 -10 33
15 Woking 27 10 2 15 42 43 14 5 0 9 20 24 13 5 2 6 22 19 -1 32
16 Wealdstone 26 8 7 11 27 37 13 5 4 4 12 13 13 3 3 7 15 24 -10 31
17 Altrincham 28 8 6 14 40 52 13 4 2 7 19 22 15 4 4 7 21 30 -12 30
18 Aldershot Town 28 8 6 14 32 44 14 2 4 8 13 26 14 6 2 6 19 18 -12 30
19 Barnet 27 8 6 13 32 53 13 4 3 6 14 27 14 4 3 7 18 26 -21 30
20 Maidenhead United 25 7 6 12 28 47 13 6 2 5 22 26 12 1 4 7 6 21 -19 27
21 Weymouth 27 4 6 17 27 51 14 2 4 8 14 22 13 2 2 9 13 29 -24 18
22 King's Lynn Town 26 4 3 19 24 51 13 2 1 10 11 22 13 2 2 9 13 29 -27 15
23 Dover Athletic 28 1 4 23 21 63 14 1 2 11 9 24 14 0 2 12 12 39 -42 -5

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