Football betting preview: Dover Athletic with moderate expectations before welcoming Torquay United

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Competition: England National League
Competition: Sat 12.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Perrys Crabble Stadium (6500 seats)

Dover Athletic have some catching up to do from their 23rd position, and the job begins versus Torquay United. Read more!

Insights:
  • Dover Athletic have the fewest scored goals (20) in National League
  • Torquay United have scored at least twice as many goals away as Dover Athletic have scored home.

Both contenders have had ample time to rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's have faith in that this will be an in-your-face fixture!

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Dover Athletic form and stats

Dover Athletic's results here at The Perrys Crabble Stadium in the National League have been very modest with 1 victory, 2 draws and 10 defeats.

Dover haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 211 minutes ago. Pavey scored that one.

Dover Athletic are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Stockport County.

Ahead of that match, Dover lost 0-1 at home to Southend United.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Notts County are coming to town in three days.

Dover Athletic have scored 8 league goals here from 13 matches, not a lot. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 21 goals have been conceded.

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Torquay United form and stats

As the visiting team in National League matches, Torquay United have produced an overall stat of 4-3-6 so far. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Torquay United, as they have won on their previous two travels.

Torquay go into this game after a win, the home game against Wrexham that ended 1-0.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Solihull Moors.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Torquay United have scored 17 goals in 13 league games away. In the opposite end, Torquay have conceded 21 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Here's what happened when the squads met earlier this campaign; Torquay United - Dover Athletic 2-1. Head-to-head totals (for the preceeding ten meetings): Dover Athletic won four games, one match ended in a draw and Torquay United have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three

Top Goalscorers

Torquay UnitedA. Little
A. Little
10 goals
Torquay UnitedC. Lemonheigh-Evans
C. Lemonheigh-Evans
5 goals
Torquay UnitedJ. Lewis
J. Lewis
4 goals

Dover Athletic missing players

Torquay United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Dover Athletic Torquay United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 5 13 26
1 1 1 Won W 3 4 11
4 2 0 Drew D 0 3 4
22 10 2 Lost L 2 6 11
20 8 1 Scored S 9 17 39
60 21 3 Conceded C 8 21 40
93% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
70% 46% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 92% 88%
56% 38% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 62% 65%
37% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 15% 31%
30% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 8% 12%
56% 38% 0% BTTS BTTS 80% 77% 62%
11% 23% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 19%
41% 54% 67% Failed to Score F T 20% 23% 19%
 
4.6 4.5 3 Corners for (avg) C F 7.8 5.9 5.5
6 6.9 7 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 5.5 5.3
1.8 1.3 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.8 1.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
7.6 8.6 7 Shots (avg) S ( 12.4 9.7 9.3
3.3 3.8 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.4 4.2 4.3
22% 16% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 31% 35%
 
12.3 12 8.3 Shots against (avg) S A 13.2 11.2 10.2
5.6 5.1 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.6 4.9 4.8
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 (20) in National League
  • Dover Athletic have the fewest scored goals (8) 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 (60) in National League
  • Dover Athletic have the most conceded goals in the first half (36) in National League
  • Dover Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-40) in National League
  • Torquay United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Torquay United have scored at least twice as many goals away as Dover Athletic have scored home.
  • Torquay 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 Stockport County 27 17 4 6 55 26 13 7 3 3 25 13 14 10 1 3 30 13 29 55
2 Chesterfield 26 15 9 2 49 23 12 7 5 0 23 11 14 8 4 2 26 12 26 54
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 Notts County 25 13 6 6 47 29 13 9 2 2 30 17 12 4 4 4 17 12 18 45
9 Grimsby Town 27 13 4 10 39 28 14 9 2 3 25 10 13 4 2 7 14 18 11 43
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 26 11 4 11 39 40 13 7 1 5 22 19 13 4 3 6 17 21 -1 37
12 Yeovil Town 26 10 6 10 26 27 14 4 5 5 12 14 12 6 1 5 14 13 -1 36
13 Southend United 26 10 5 11 27 35 12 6 2 4 18 17 14 4 3 7 9 18 -8 35
14 Woking 26 10 2 14 40 40 13 5 0 8 18 21 13 5 2 6 22 19 0 32
15 Eastleigh 25 9 5 11 28 38 13 7 3 3 21 17 12 2 2 8 7 21 -10 32
16 Aldershot Town 27 8 6 13 31 41 14 2 4 8 13 26 13 6 2 5 18 15 -10 30
17 Barnet 26 8 6 12 31 50 12 4 3 5 13 24 14 4 3 7 18 26 -19 30
18 Wealdstone 25 7 7 11 24 36 13 5 4 4 12 13 12 2 3 7 12 23 -12 28
19 Altrincham 27 7 6 14 39 52 13 4 2 7 19 22 14 3 4 7 20 30 -13 27
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 26 4 5 17 26 50 13 2 3 8 13 21 13 2 2 9 13 29 -24 17
22 King's Lynn Town 25 4 3 18 24 50 12 2 1 9 11 21 13 2 2 9 13 29 -26 15
23 Dover Athletic 27 1 4 22 20 60 13 1 2 10 8 21 14 0 2 12 12 39 -40 -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 26 15 9 2 49 23 12 7 5 0 23 11 14 8 4 2 26 12 26 54
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 Notts County 25 13 6 6 47 29 13 9 2 2 30 17 12 4 4 4 17 12 18 45
9 Grimsby Town 27 13 4 10 39 28 14 9 2 3 25 10 13 4 2 7 14 18 11 43
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 26 11 4 11 39 40 13 7 1 5 22 19 13 4 3 6 17 21 -1 37
12 Yeovil Town 26 10 6 10 26 27 14 4 5 5 12 14 12 6 1 5 14 13 -1 36
13 Southend United 26 10 5 11 27 35 12 6 2 4 18 17 14 4 3 7 9 18 -8 35
14 Woking 26 10 2 14 40 40 13 5 0 8 18 21 13 5 2 6 22 19 0 32
15 Eastleigh 25 9 5 11 28 38 13 7 3 3 21 17 12 2 2 8 7 21 -10 32
16 Aldershot Town 27 8 6 13 31 41 14 2 4 8 13 26 13 6 2 5 18 15 -10 30
17 Barnet 26 8 6 12 31 50 12 4 3 5 13 24 14 4 3 7 18 26 -19 30
18 Wealdstone 25 7 7 11 24 36 13 5 4 4 12 13 12 2 3 7 12 23 -12 28
19 Altrincham 27 7 6 14 39 52 13 4 2 7 19 22 14 3 4 7 20 30 -13 27
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 26 4 5 17 26 50 13 2 3 8 13 21 13 2 2 9 13 29 -24 17
22 King's Lynn Town 25 4 3 18 24 50 12 2 1 9 11 21 13 2 2 9 13 29 -26 15
23 Dover Athletic 27 1 4 22 20 60 13 1 2 10 8 21 14 0 2 12 12 39 -40 -5

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