Vanarama National League South duel: Close contest expected between Dover Athletic and Dartford

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Competition: Tue 13.September
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: The Perrys Crabble Stadium (6500 seats)

Getting nearer the top clubs is on the list when these mid-table clubs meet. Both will be targeting to better their league position, Dover Athletic in 16th and Dartford in 14th place.

Insights:
  • Dover Athletic have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Dartford have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Vanarama National League South

Both squads have had plentiful rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's hope for an enthusiastic match!

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Dover Athletic form and stats

Dover Athletic must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Vanarama National League South games here at The Perrys Crabble Stadium.

Dover Athletic lost their last game at Eastbourne Borough (placed 11th) after a 1-3 scoreline.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Ebbsfleet United.

This is expected to be a close game, with Dover Athletic perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Dover Athletic as a small favourite), we find 6 games. Dover Athletic has won 4 of these, drawn 1 and lost 1.

Goals are flowing in this club's league matches, with 5 in a row featuring at least three goals (over 2.5).

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Dover Athletic as they are travelling to their away game against Ebbsfleet United in the FA Cup. That match is four days after this one.

Dover are not conceding a lot of goals here at The Perrys Crabble Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.

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Dartford form and stats

2-0-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Dartford in their Vanarama National League South matches away.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Dartford, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Chippenham Town (placed 10th). Late heartbreak for Dartford in the Chippenham Town match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Hemel Hempstead Town.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Dartford in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Dartford, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

A quick return to home after this game, as Dartford are hosting Beckenham Town in the FA Cup only four days away.

The travelling fans enjoy Dartford's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Dover Athletic-Dartford H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Dover two wins, Dartford five wins, three draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

DartfordP. Fonkeu
P. Fonkeu
4 goals
Dover AthleticN. Carney
N. Carney
2 goals
Dover AthleticJ. Higgs
J. Higgs
2 goals

Dover Athletic missing players

Dartford missing players

Dover Athletic Dartford
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
7 3 1 Played P 2 4 7
2 2 0 Won W 0 2 3
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
4 1 1 Lost L 2 2 4
10 6 1 Scored S 2 6 10
13 2 2 Conceded C 4 4 9
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
71% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 71%
43% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
14% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
57% 33% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 71%
29% 67% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 29%
14% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3.4 6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.2 3.6
3.6 4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 5.2 4.9
2.8 5 5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.8 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10 11 11 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 9.8 9.3
4.2 3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 5.5 5
24% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 27% 29%
 
13.2 14 14 Shots against (avg) S A 7.5 8.5 8.4
6.4 4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 4 3.6
Key stats in Vanarama National League South this season:
  • All of Dartford's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Dartford have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Dartford have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Dartford have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Vanarama National League South
  • Dartford have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Dartford haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Dover Athletic have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Dover Athletic 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 Ebbsfleet United 7 7 0 0 21 8 4 4 0 0 13 3 3 3 0 0 8 5 13 21
2 Havant & Waterlooville 7 6 1 0 18 10 3 3 0 0 8 3 4 3 1 0 10 7 8 19
3 Chelmsford City 8 5 2 1 13 7 5 3 1 1 9 6 3 2 1 0 4 1 6 17
4 Worthing 7 4 3 0 12 5 3 0 3 0 2 2 4 4 0 0 10 3 7 15
5 Braintree Town 7 4 1 2 16 8 3 2 1 0 6 2 4 2 0 2 10 6 8 13
6 Welling United 7 4 1 2 15 10 4 2 0 2 10 7 3 2 1 0 5 3 5 13
7 Bath City 7 4 1 2 15 11 3 2 0 1 8 4 4 2 1 1 7 7 4 13
8 Oxford City 8 4 0 4 11 10 3 2 0 1 8 3 5 2 0 3 3 7 1 12
9 Taunton Town 7 3 2 2 6 4 3 2 1 0 5 2 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 11
10 Chippenham Town 7 3 2 2 5 7 4 3 1 0 4 1 3 0 1 2 1 6 -2 11
11 Eastbourne Borough 7 3 1 3 14 13 4 2 0 2 10 9 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 10
12 Tonbridge Angels 7 3 1 3 11 12 3 1 0 2 5 7 4 2 1 1 6 5 -1 10
13 Slough Town 7 3 1 3 10 14 4 2 1 1 6 5 3 1 0 2 4 9 -4 10
14 Dartford 7 3 0 4 10 9 3 1 0 2 4 5 4 2 0 2 6 4 1 9
15 St Albans City 7 2 3 2 5 5 4 0 2 2 0 2 3 2 1 0 5 3 0 9
16 Dover Athletic 7 2 1 4 10 13 3 2 0 1 6 2 4 0 1 3 4 11 -3 7
17 Farnborough 7 2 1 4 5 8 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 1 0 3 3 6 -3 7
18 Concord Rangers 7 2 1 4 5 12 4 1 1 2 4 6 3 1 0 2 1 6 -7 7
19 Hampton & Richmond 7 1 2 4 11 13 3 0 2 1 4 5 4 1 0 3 7 8 -2 5
20 Hungerford Town 7 1 2 4 3 5 4 1 1 2 3 3 3 0 1 2 0 2 -2 5
21 Dulwich Hamlet 7 1 2 4 8 12 3 1 0 2 4 5 4 0 2 2 4 7 -4 5
22 Hemel Hempstead Town 7 1 2 4 5 13 3 1 0 2 3 5 4 0 2 2 2 8 -8 5
23 Cheshunt 7 1 0 6 7 17 4 1 0 3 4 10 3 0 0 3 3 7 -10 3
24 Weymouth 7 0 2 5 5 15 5 0 1 4 3 11 2 0 1 1 2 4 -10 2

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.