Dartford favourites for feisty fight facing Ebbsfleet United

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Competition: Sun 01.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Princes Park (4100 seats)

Excitement is likely at Princes Park when Dartford face Ebbsfleet United in what could be a first-class fixture. Check our preview!

Insights:
  • Dartford have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Vanarama National League South
  • Ebbsfleet United have the the best goal difference (+28) in Vanarama National League South

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Dartford form and stats

Dartford have performed here at Princes Park this season with 9 wins from 12 Vanarama National League South matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2.

Dartford enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Ebbsfleet United's place. The match ended 4-1. Dartford decided the match against Ebbsfleet United in the first half, and held firmly on to their lead (4-1) without using too much effort. The team showed great control while saving some energy.

In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Havant & Waterlooville.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Dartford have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 7 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 2 and lost 1.

Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 24 latest league games shows that 18 of them had at least one goal from each team.

Goals decide football matches and Dartford are scoring many of them at home; 27 on target from 12 league matches. From these home matches, Dartford have conceded only 10 goals.

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Ebbsfleet United form and stats

Ebbsfleet United's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Ebbsfleet United collect 23 points from their 10 away matches in the Vanarama National League South. 7 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Three has not been a lucky number for Ebbsfleet United as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Worthing match.

Ebbsfleet United have a lot to to set right after their surprise loss (1-4) to Dartford in their previous game, played in front of their own supporters. Ebbsfleet lost heavily in their last match (against Dartford as mentioned above) and the damage happened in the first half. Something did not go right in the pre-game preparations.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Cheshunt wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

Ebbsfleet United are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Dartford and Ebbsfleet United have met before this season: Ebbsfleet United - Dartford 1-4. Last ten meetings involving these sides: Dartford won four, Ebbsfleet United were winners in three and we saw three draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Ebbsfleet UnitedD. Poleon
D. Poleon
14 goals
DartfordS. Carruthers
S. Carruthers
9 goals
DartfordP. Fonkeu
P. Fonkeu
8 goals

Dartford missing players

Ebbsfleet United missing players

Dartford Ebbsfleet United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 4 10 22
16 9 1 Won W 3 7 15
3 1 0 Drew D 1 2 3
6 2 2 Lost L 0 1 4
50 27 4 Scored S 11 20 50
25 10 5 Conceded C 3 9 22
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
92% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 70% 86%
68% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 64%
28% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 30% 41%
12% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 30% 27%
72% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 55%
24% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 30% 36%
8% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 10% 9%
 
4.4 4.8 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.6 5.7
5.1 4.8 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 2.9 2.6
2.1 2.5 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2 1.6
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
8.9 9.8 7.3 Shots (avg) S ( 13.2 11.4 14.5
4.8 5.3 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 4.6 6.5
42% 42% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 41% 35%
 
8.8 7.8 8 Shots against (avg) S A 9 9.3 7.5
3.8 3 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.1 2.8
Key stats in Vanarama National League South this season:
  • Dartford have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Dartford have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Dartford have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Vanarama National League South
  • Dartford have the most points (28) at home in Vanarama National League South
  • Ebbsfleet United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Ebbsfleet United have the the best goal difference (+28) in Vanarama National League South
  • Ebbsfleet United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Ebbsfleet United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Ebbsfleet United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dartford 25 16 3 6 50 25 12 9 1 2 27 10 13 7 2 4 23 15 25 51
2 Ebbsfleet United 22 15 3 4 50 22 12 8 1 3 30 13 10 7 2 1 20 9 28 48
3 Havant & Waterlooville 23 14 4 5 50 32 13 7 1 5 26 19 10 7 3 0 24 13 18 46
4 Chelmsford City 22 13 4 5 31 17 12 8 2 2 21 9 10 5 2 3 10 8 14 43
5 St Albans City 23 11 6 6 37 20 11 4 4 3 13 8 12 7 2 3 24 12 17 39
6 Eastbourne Borough 24 12 3 9 43 35 12 6 1 5 23 16 12 6 2 4 20 19 8 39
7 Oxford City 25 10 8 7 40 34 13 6 5 2 30 20 12 4 3 5 10 14 6 38
8 Worthing 23 10 8 5 38 34 13 4 5 4 19 26 10 6 3 1 19 8 4 38
9 Braintree Town 22 10 5 7 34 28 10 6 4 0 17 7 12 4 1 7 17 21 6 35
10 Tonbridge Angels 24 10 3 11 33 39 12 5 2 5 17 19 12 5 1 6 16 20 -6 33
11 Bath City 22 8 6 8 32 32 10 4 1 5 15 14 12 4 5 3 17 18 0 30
12 Welling United 22 7 8 7 29 33 11 3 3 5 16 17 11 4 5 2 13 16 -4 29
13 Dover Athletic 22 7 7 8 28 30 10 4 3 3 16 12 12 3 4 5 12 18 -2 28
14 Farnborough 20 7 6 7 21 21 9 3 3 3 10 9 11 4 3 4 11 12 0 27
15 Hemel Hempstead Town 23 7 6 10 25 33 12 4 3 5 13 16 11 3 3 5 12 17 -8 27
16 Taunton Town 18 6 7 5 18 17 8 4 4 0 11 4 10 2 3 5 7 13 1 25
17 Dulwich Hamlet 20 7 4 9 29 33 11 5 1 5 16 16 9 2 3 4 13 17 -4 25
18 Slough Town 23 6 5 12 25 43 12 3 2 7 13 23 11 3 3 5 12 20 -18 23
19 Hampton & Richmond 21 6 4 11 29 38 10 2 3 5 10 19 11 4 1 6 19 19 -9 22
20 Concord Rangers 21 6 4 11 21 35 11 4 3 4 14 16 10 2 1 7 7 19 -14 22
21 Cheshunt 23 7 1 15 28 44 12 5 0 7 20 26 11 2 1 8 8 18 -16 22
22 Chippenham Town 20 5 4 11 19 32 8 4 1 3 6 7 12 1 3 8 13 25 -13 19
23 Weymouth 22 5 3 14 24 42 11 1 2 8 5 19 11 4 1 6 19 23 -18 18
24 Hungerford Town 22 3 4 15 16 31 11 2 3 6 7 10 11 1 1 9 9 21 -15 13

Read more about Vanarama National League South

The National League South, formerly known as Conference South, is the sixth highest division in English football. It consists of teams located in the South West and South East of England, London and the southern parts of Wales, the Midlands and the East of England. 22 teams make up the league table.