Delightful dogfight as daring Dover Athletic duel with determined Welling United

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Competition: Fri 07.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Perrys Crabble Stadium (6500 seats)

Dover Athletic have won 47 points performing as the host team. Welling United have claimed 45 points from their away games. What are the odds of this being a home win?

Insights:
  • Dover Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Welling United have the fewest points from losing position (5) in Vanarama National League South

Welling United could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a London Senior Cup game only three sleeps ago.

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Dover Athletic form and stats

7-5-8 (win-draw-lost) are the Vanarama National League South numbers at home for Dover Athletic so far this season. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Dover Athletic, their manager Brundle and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

Dover Athletic are returning here after visiting Braintree Town and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Wanadio (2) scored the goal(s). Finally, a league victory after five games without one.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at St Albans City.

There will be little rest for Dover after this match as they are travelling to Dartford for a Vanarama National League South game in only three days.

Dover Athletic has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 20 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Dover have conceded 26 goals.

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Welling United form and stats

The visitors are W6-D8-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Vanarama National League South. Welling United has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Welling delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Charlton Athletic CC in their previous match; a London Senior Cup fixture.

Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Chippenham Town's place.

Welling United are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 13 matches.

Lacking goals? 8 of this club's most recent 10 league fixtures have had two or less goals.

A new game in only three days for Welling United, the Vanarama National League South home match versus Eastbourne Borough. Busy days.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Welling have scored 23 goals in 20 league games away. Welling United have conceded 28 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Dover Athletic have managed a sequence of 7 consecutive games without losing (5-2-0) when playing Welling United.

Dover Athletic and Welling United have duelled previously this season: Welling United - Dover 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

Welling UnitedA. Azeez
A. Azeez
14 goals
Dover AthleticL. Wanadio
L. Wanadio
10 goals
Welling UnitedT. Maloney
T. Maloney
10 goals

Dover Athletic missing players

Welling United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Dover Athletic Welling United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
40 20 6 Played P 6 20 40
12 7 3 Won W 3 6 11
11 5 0 Drew D 2 8 13
17 8 3 Lost L 1 6 16
40 22 6 Scored S 9 23 47
55 26 8 Conceded C 7 28 58
90% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 90%
72% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 70% 70%
48% 60% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 45% 50%
22% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 25% 25%
2% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 25% 20%
45% 45% 17% BTTS BTTS 67% 60% 57%
32% 35% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 35% 28%
32% 30% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 25%
 
4.4 5 5.4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 3.8 4.1
5 4.6 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 5.8 4.9
2.1 2.4 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 3 2.8
5 2 0 Red cards R C 1 7 11
 
9.6 9.5 9.6 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 7 8.4
4.1 4.1 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.8 3.1
22% 23% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 41% 37%
 
10.7 9.9 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 12.3 13.1 11.9
4.5 4.3 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 5.2 4.8
Key stats in Vanarama National League South this season:
  • Dover Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Welling United have the fewest points from losing position (5) in Vanarama National League South

  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 41 29 7 5 95 41 20 15 2 3 59 21 21 14 5 2 36 20 54 94
2 Dartford 39 22 7 10 74 42 20 14 2 4 43 16 19 8 5 6 31 26 32 73
3 Oxford City 41 19 14 8 73 48 21 12 6 3 49 26 20 7 8 5 24 22 25 71
4 Chelmsford City 40 20 8 12 55 40 20 12 2 6 33 17 20 8 6 6 22 23 15 68
5 St Albans City 41 19 9 13 64 46 20 8 5 7 27 21 21 11 4 6 37 25 18 66
6 Braintree Town 41 17 13 11 57 50 21 10 9 2 30 20 20 7 4 9 27 30 7 64
7 Farnborough 40 18 9 13 53 42 20 8 6 6 29 21 20 10 3 7 24 21 11 63
8 Worthing 40 17 12 11 75 67 20 9 5 6 42 39 20 8 7 5 33 28 8 63
9 Havant & Waterlooville 40 18 8 14 71 59 20 10 4 6 39 27 20 8 4 8 32 32 12 62
10 Eastbourne Borough 41 19 5 17 67 61 20 9 2 9 34 29 21 10 3 8 33 32 6 62
11 Tonbridge Angels 41 18 8 15 62 64 20 8 6 6 35 32 21 10 2 9 27 32 -2 62
12 Bath City 40 16 10 14 55 50 20 8 3 9 27 26 20 8 7 5 28 24 5 58
13 Hemel Hempstead Town 41 15 12 14 46 49 21 8 7 6 25 23 20 7 5 8 21 26 -3 57
14 Chippenham Town 41 13 15 13 50 56 21 9 8 4 30 25 20 4 7 9 20 31 -6 54
15 Hampton & Richmond 40 13 8 19 54 63 20 7 5 8 23 28 20 6 3 11 31 35 -9 47
16 Dover Athletic 40 12 11 17 40 55 20 7 5 8 22 26 20 5 6 9 18 29 -15 47
17 Taunton Town 38 12 10 16 39 43 19 6 6 7 19 18 19 6 4 9 20 25 -4 46
18 Welling United 40 11 13 16 47 58 20 5 5 10 24 30 20 6 8 6 23 28 -11 45
19 Slough Town 41 11 11 19 48 72 20 5 5 10 25 37 21 6 6 9 23 35 -24 44
20 Cheshunt 40 10 10 20 45 64 20 7 4 9 25 32 20 3 6 11 20 32 -19 40
21 Dulwich Hamlet 40 11 6 23 56 86 19 7 2 10 26 33 21 4 4 13 30 53 -30 39
22 Hungerford Town 38 9 8 21 41 55 20 6 7 7 20 17 18 3 1 14 21 38 -14 35
23 Weymouth 40 10 5 25 48 73 21 5 3 13 18 34 19 5 2 12 30 39 -25 35
24 Concord Rangers 36 8 7 21 33 64 17 4 4 9 17 29 19 4 3 12 16 35 -31 31

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 Ebbsfleet United 41 29 7 5 95 41 20 15 2 3 59 21 21 14 5 2 36 20 54 94
2 Dartford 39 22 7 10 74 42 20 14 2 4 43 16 19 8 5 6 31 26 32 73
3 Oxford City 41 19 14 8 73 48 21 12 6 3 49 26 20 7 8 5 24 22 25 71
4 Chelmsford City 40 20 8 12 55 40 20 12 2 6 33 17 20 8 6 6 22 23 15 68
5 St Albans City 41 19 9 13 64 46 20 8 5 7 27 21 21 11 4 6 37 25 18 66
6 Braintree Town 41 17 13 11 57 50 21 10 9 2 30 20 20 7 4 9 27 30 7 64
7 Farnborough 40 18 9 13 53 42 20 8 6 6 29 21 20 10 3 7 24 21 11 63
8 Worthing 40 17 12 11 75 67 20 9 5 6 42 39 20 8 7 5 33 28 8 63
9 Havant & Waterlooville 40 18 8 14 71 59 20 10 4 6 39 27 20 8 4 8 32 32 12 62
10 Eastbourne Borough 41 19 5 17 67 61 20 9 2 9 34 29 21 10 3 8 33 32 6 62
11 Tonbridge Angels 41 18 8 15 62 64 20 8 6 6 35 32 21 10 2 9 27 32 -2 62
12 Bath City 40 16 10 14 55 50 20 8 3 9 27 26 20 8 7 5 28 24 5 58
13 Hemel Hempstead Town 41 15 12 14 46 49 21 8 7 6 25 23 20 7 5 8 21 26 -3 57
14 Chippenham Town 41 13 15 13 50 56 21 9 8 4 30 25 20 4 7 9 20 31 -6 54
15 Hampton & Richmond 40 13 8 19 54 63 20 7 5 8 23 28 20 6 3 11 31 35 -9 47
16 Dover Athletic 40 12 11 17 40 55 20 7 5 8 22 26 20 5 6 9 18 29 -15 47
17 Taunton Town 38 12 10 16 39 43 19 6 6 7 19 18 19 6 4 9 20 25 -4 46
18 Welling United 40 11 13 16 47 58 20 5 5 10 24 30 20 6 8 6 23 28 -11 45
19 Slough Town 41 11 11 19 48 72 20 5 5 10 25 37 21 6 6 9 23 35 -24 44
20 Cheshunt 40 10 10 20 45 64 20 7 4 9 25 32 20 3 6 11 20 32 -19 40
21 Dulwich Hamlet 40 11 6 23 56 86 19 7 2 10 26 33 21 4 4 13 30 53 -30 39
22 Hungerford Town 38 9 8 21 41 55 20 6 7 7 20 17 18 3 1 14 21 38 -14 35
23 Weymouth 40 10 5 25 48 73 21 5 3 13 18 34 19 5 2 12 30 39 -25 35
24 Concord Rangers 36 8 7 21 33 64 17 4 4 9 17 29 19 4 3 12 16 35 -31 31

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