National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Dover Athletic or Hastings United that keep their silverware dream alive.
Dover Athletic and Hastings United should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Dover Athletic form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round qualifying.Dover Athletic's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-3 versus Weymouth.
A Vanarama National League South defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at St Albans City.With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Dover friendly games in pre-season: Dover Athletic played two friendlies, won 0, drew 0 and lost 2. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Dover Athletic scored {1 goals} and conceded 6 in these two games.
Hastings United form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Erith & Belvedere in order to reach 2nd round qualifying of FA Cup. They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the 1st round qualifying.Impressive finishing secured the home win 2-1 against Haringey Borough in their previous game.
Before that match, the win at home against Erith & Belvedere in the FA Cup (2-1).
It's a day of discovery for Hastings United as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Hastings United have played one with the results W0-D1-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Hastings United has scored {2 goals} and conceded 2 times.
Head 2 Head
Dover Athletic have avoided a loss in the last 4 matches (3-1-0) against Hastings United.Top Goalscorers
  R. Charles-Cook 2 goals | Z. Sutherland 2 goals | L. Baptiste 1 goals |
Dover Athletic missing players
Hastings United missing players
| Dover Athletic | Hastings United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 11 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Scored | S | 15 | 44 | ||
| 45 | 28 | Conceded | C | 11 | 25 | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 70% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 36% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 16% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 1.6 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1.2 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.6 | 7.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 1.4 | ||
| 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0.9 | ||
| 19% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 200% | ||
| 9.8 | 7.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0.8 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0.5 | ||
