Dover Athletic stubborn opponents but Notts County expect victory

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Competition: England National League
Competition: Mon 02.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Meadow Lane Stadium (19841 seats)

Notts County - Dover Athletic. 5th spot against 23rd spot. Everything can happen - get a broad preview here!

Insights:
  • Notts County have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Dover Athletic have the fewest scored goals (34) in National League

Dover Athletic are nearing the end of this stay in this division as relegation is now unavoidable.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for County and Dover Athletic.

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Notts County form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Meadow Lane Stadium as Notts County have scored 43 goals to get 44 points from 20 games. The overall stats in the National League are 13-5-2 (wins-draws-losses). It’s been three wins in a row for Notts County here at Meadow Lane Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

The Notts County fans enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Dover Athletic and win 1-0.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Aldershot Town (1-3).

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (43 in 20 games), County's attacking play is working. On the other hand, Notts County have conceded 22 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Dover Athletic form and stats

There's been little loot from Dover Athletic's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 20 away games in the National League. Dover Athletic only have 1 win to counter their 16 defeats and 3 draws. It's looking increasingly bleak for Dover Athletic who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. Boreham Wood was the last time a defeat was avoided.

Dover aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 189 league minutes without a goal. Goodman was the last player to find the net.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Dover Athletic, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Notts County (placed 5th).

A loss against Altrincham was the result prior to that, in a home game.

Nobody expects Dover Athletic to collect anything from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath ten times before, with the overall statistics of won one, draw one and lost eight. When defeated, two matches have been lost by two or more goals.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Dover have scored 22 goals in 20 league games away. Dover Athletic are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 22 goals in these matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches. Dover Athletic has visited these top teams six times, and 5 of 6 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these two teams meet on the pitch this campaign, as the history books show this recent fixture: Dover Athletic - Notts County 0-3. Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding three meetings): County won one game, two matches ended with a draw and Dover Athletic got zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / one

Top Goalscorers

Notts CountyK. Wootton
K. Wootton
18 goals
Notts CountyR. da Rocha Rodrigues
R. da Rocha Rodrigues
17 goals
Notts CountyC. Roberts
C. Roberts
14 goals

Notts County missing players

Dover Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Notts County Dover Athletic
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
42 21 7 Played P 6 21 42
22 14 7 Won W 0 1 2
10 5 0 Drew D 0 3 6
10 2 0 Lost L 6 17 34
77 44 22 Scored S 8 22 34
52 22 7 Conceded C 23 58 97
98% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 93%
83% 86% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 86% 71%
52% 52% 71% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 71% 57%
36% 38% 71% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 48% 38%
26% 29% 57% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 43% 29%
62% 76% 71% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 55%
29% 24% 29% Clean Sheets C S 0% 5% 10%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 43%
 
5.8 6.6 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 3.8 3.8
4 4 4.1 Corners against (avg) C A 7.3 5.8 6.3
2.1 1.8 1.1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
12 14 14.4 Shots (avg) S ( 6.8 6.5 7.1
5.2 6.3 7.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2.8 2.9
35% 33% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 62% 38% 28%
 
9.3 8.4 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 17.2 13.8 13.8
3.9 3.2 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.8 6.4 6.4
Key stats in National League this season:
  • Dover Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Dover Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Dover Athletic have the fewest clean sheets (4) in National League
  • Dover Athletic have the fewest points (6) away in National League
  • Dover Athletic have the fewest points from losing position (-1) in National League
  • Dover Athletic have the fewest scored goals (34) in National League
  • Dover Athletic have the fewest scored goals in the second half (16) in National League
  • Dover Athletic have the most conceded goals (57) away in National League
  • Dover Athletic have the most conceded goals (96) in National League
  • Dover Athletic have the most conceded goals in the first half (50) in National League
  • Dover Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-35) away in National League
  • Dover Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-62) in National League
  • Notts County have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Notts County have scored more than double the goals of Dover Athletic.
  • Notts County haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 40 27 4 9 83 35 20 13 3 4 41 17 20 14 1 5 42 18 48 85
2 Wrexham 41 25 9 7 87 42 21 14 6 1 44 18 20 11 3 6 43 24 45 84
3 Halifax Town 41 24 8 9 59 31 21 17 1 3 36 10 20 7 7 6 23 21 28 80
4 Solihull Moors 41 22 12 7 74 44 20 12 5 3 45 23 21 10 7 4 29 21 30 78
5 Notts County 41 21 10 10 76 52 20 13 5 2 43 22 21 8 5 8 33 30 24 73
6 Grimsby Town 41 22 7 12 62 39 20 14 2 4 36 16 21 8 5 8 26 23 23 73
7 Chesterfield 41 20 13 8 69 48 20 11 6 3 36 25 21 9 7 5 33 23 21 73
8 Dagenham & Redbridge 41 21 6 14 76 50 20 9 5 6 43 29 21 12 1 8 33 21 26 69
9 Boreham Wood 40 18 11 11 46 33 20 11 7 2 27 10 20 7 4 9 19 23 13 65
10 Bromley 40 17 11 12 54 45 20 11 5 4 33 20 20 6 6 8 21 25 9 62
11 Torquay United 40 17 10 13 63 52 21 10 6 5 37 23 19 7 4 8 26 29 11 61
12 Southend United 42 16 8 18 43 59 20 10 3 7 24 25 22 6 5 11 19 34 -16 56
13 Yeovil Town 41 14 12 15 40 44 20 7 5 8 18 23 21 7 7 7 22 21 -4 54
14 Altrincham 40 15 8 17 60 63 20 10 3 7 38 25 20 5 5 10 22 38 -3 53
15 Woking 41 16 4 21 58 56 20 8 0 12 27 31 21 8 4 9 31 25 2 52
16 Maidenhead United 41 12 11 18 43 63 20 9 4 7 30 32 21 3 7 11 13 31 -20 47
17 Wealdstone 41 12 10 19 46 63 21 7 7 7 22 23 20 5 3 12 24 40 -17 46
18 Barnet 41 12 10 19 54 83 21 6 6 9 26 38 20 6 4 10 28 45 -29 46
19 Eastleigh 41 11 9 21 45 67 20 8 5 7 28 27 21 3 4 14 17 40 -22 42
20 Aldershot Town 41 11 8 22 42 67 21 4 5 12 18 37 20 7 3 10 24 30 -25 41
21 King's Lynn Town 42 7 10 25 43 77 22 4 4 14 22 38 20 3 6 11 21 39 -34 31
22 Weymouth 41 5 9 27 36 84 21 3 7 11 20 36 20 2 2 16 16 48 -48 24
23 Dover Athletic 41 2 6 33 34 96 21 1 3 17 12 39 20 1 3 16 22 57 -62 0

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 40 27 4 9 83 35 20 13 3 4 41 17 20 14 1 5 42 18 48 85
2 Wrexham 41 25 9 7 87 42 21 14 6 1 44 18 20 11 3 6 43 24 45 84
3 Halifax Town 41 24 8 9 59 31 21 17 1 3 36 10 20 7 7 6 23 21 28 80
4 Solihull Moors 41 22 12 7 74 44 20 12 5 3 45 23 21 10 7 4 29 21 30 78
5 Notts County 41 21 10 10 76 52 20 13 5 2 43 22 21 8 5 8 33 30 24 73
6 Grimsby Town 41 22 7 12 62 39 20 14 2 4 36 16 21 8 5 8 26 23 23 73
7 Chesterfield 41 20 13 8 69 48 20 11 6 3 36 25 21 9 7 5 33 23 21 73
8 Dagenham & Redbridge 41 21 6 14 76 50 20 9 5 6 43 29 21 12 1 8 33 21 26 69
9 Boreham Wood 40 18 11 11 46 33 20 11 7 2 27 10 20 7 4 9 19 23 13 65
10 Bromley 40 17 11 12 54 45 20 11 5 4 33 20 20 6 6 8 21 25 9 62
11 Torquay United 40 17 10 13 63 52 21 10 6 5 37 23 19 7 4 8 26 29 11 61
12 Southend United 42 16 8 18 43 59 20 10 3 7 24 25 22 6 5 11 19 34 -16 56
13 Yeovil Town 41 14 12 15 40 44 20 7 5 8 18 23 21 7 7 7 22 21 -4 54
14 Altrincham 40 15 8 17 60 63 20 10 3 7 38 25 20 5 5 10 22 38 -3 53
15 Woking 41 16 4 21 58 56 20 8 0 12 27 31 21 8 4 9 31 25 2 52
16 Maidenhead United 41 12 11 18 43 63 20 9 4 7 30 32 21 3 7 11 13 31 -20 47
17 Wealdstone 41 12 10 19 46 63 21 7 7 7 22 23 20 5 3 12 24 40 -17 46
18 Barnet 41 12 10 19 54 83 21 6 6 9 26 38 20 6 4 10 28 45 -29 46
19 Eastleigh 41 11 9 21 45 67 20 8 5 7 28 27 21 3 4 14 17 40 -22 42
20 Aldershot Town 41 11 8 22 42 67 21 4 5 12 18 37 20 7 3 10 24 30 -25 41
21 King's Lynn Town 42 7 10 25 43 77 22 4 4 14 22 38 20 3 6 11 21 39 -34 31
22 Weymouth 41 5 9 27 36 84 21 3 7 11 20 36 20 2 2 16 16 48 -48 24
23 Dover Athletic 41 2 6 33 34 96 21 1 3 17 12 39 20 1 3 16 22 57 -62 0

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