Soccer match preview: Home supporters with big hopes before Wealdstone - Dover Athletic

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Competition: England National League
Competition: Sat 15.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Grosvenor Vale (2387 seats)

Life has been a bit difficult for Wealdstone so far, and that also applies to Dover Athletic. These struggling sides would do anything for some much needed points here.

Insights:
  • Dover Athletic have the fewest scored goals (18) in National League

These are hectic days for the host team, as they had a game only four days ago in the National League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Boreham Wood.

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Wealdstone form and stats

The story so far in the National League for Wealdstone at their home stadium (Grosvenor Vale) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. It's trouble wherever Wealdstone are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 198 minutes without scoring a league goal. Cook was the last player to find the net.

In their previous game, the manager Maynard led his Wealdstone to a defeat in the National League match away at Boreham Wood. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Grosvenor Vale.

A Fa Trophy defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Needham Market.

Wealdstone have scored 8 league goals here from 10 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Wealdstone have conceded 11 goals. Wealdstone has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Dover Athletic form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Dover Athletic so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-9 (win-draw-lose). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Dover Athletic, who have now gone 25 games without a victory. The Fylde game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.

Two away games in a row for Dover Athletic, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Dagenham & Redbridge in the National League.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Woking wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.

Dover are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 11 games (in the league). Dover Athletic are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 11 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

This happened when the squads played each other previously this season; Dover Athletic - Wealdstone 2-3. Wealdstone-Dover Athletic H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Wealdstone one win, Dover Athletic two wins, zero draws. three of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

WealdstoneJ. Umerah
J. Umerah
8 goals
Dover AthleticK. Arthur
K. Arthur
3 goals

Wealdstone missing players

Dover Athletic missing players

Wealdstone Dover Athletic
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 5 11 22
5 3 1 Won W 0 0 0
6 3 2 Drew D 1 2 4
9 4 0 Lost L 4 9 18
19 8 3 Scored S 5 11 18
30 11 2 Conceded C 12 31 51
85% 80% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
55% 40% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 77%
45% 40% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 73% 59%
35% 20% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 55% 41%
25% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 45% 32%
45% 40% 33% BTTS BTTS 80% 82% 64%
35% 50% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 9%
35% 30% 33% Failed to Score F T 20% 18% 36%
 
4.2 4.2 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 4.7 4.8
5.3 4.4 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 5.3 6
2.2 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 2.3 1.7
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6.9 6 8.7 Shots (avg) S ( 8.4 6.7 7.9
3.1 2.7 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.3 3.6
31% 30% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 31% 23%
 
10.4 7.8 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 12.6 12.2 12.5
5.6 3.5 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 5.8 5.7
Key stats in National League this season:
  • All of Dover Athletic's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Dover Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Dover Athletic have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Dover Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Dover Athletic have the fewest points (2) away in National League
  • Dover Athletic have the fewest points from losing position (0) in National League
  • Dover Athletic have the fewest scored goals (18) in National League
  • Dover Athletic have the most conceded goals (31) away in National League
  • Dover Athletic have the most conceded goals (51) in National League
  • Dover Athletic have the most conceded goals in the first half (32) in National League
  • Dover Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-20) away in National League
  • Dover Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-33) in National League
  • Dover Athletic have yet to win a game.
  • Dover Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Halifax Town 23 14 5 4 38 18 11 9 0 2 23 7 12 5 5 2 15 11 20 47
2 Chesterfield 20 12 7 1 38 16 10 6 4 0 21 10 10 6 3 1 17 6 22 43
3 Boreham Wood 20 12 6 2 29 13 11 7 4 0 16 4 9 5 2 2 13 9 16 42
4 Notts County 21 12 5 4 40 25 11 8 2 1 23 14 10 4 3 3 17 11 15 41
5 Bromley 22 12 5 5 38 25 12 8 2 2 25 12 10 4 3 3 13 13 13 41
6 Dagenham & Redbridge 23 12 3 8 45 29 12 7 2 3 29 17 11 5 1 5 16 12 16 39
7 Wrexham 22 11 6 5 39 23 9 4 4 1 8 5 13 7 2 4 31 18 16 39
8 Stockport County 21 12 3 6 39 24 9 4 2 3 16 11 12 8 1 3 23 13 15 39
9 Solihull Moors 22 10 6 6 29 23 12 6 3 3 18 12 10 4 3 3 11 11 6 36
10 Grimsby Town 21 10 3 8 32 23 10 7 1 2 20 7 11 3 2 6 12 16 9 33
11 Yeovil Town 21 9 4 8 22 22 11 4 3 4 10 11 10 5 1 4 12 11 0 31
12 Torquay United 23 9 4 10 36 37 11 6 1 4 21 17 12 3 3 6 15 20 -1 31
13 Eastleigh 21 9 4 8 26 31 12 7 3 2 21 16 9 2 1 6 5 15 -5 31
14 Woking 22 9 1 12 36 36 11 4 0 7 16 20 11 5 1 5 20 16 0 28
15 Barnet 21 7 6 8 25 32 10 4 3 3 12 15 11 3 3 5 13 17 -7 27
16 Altrincham 23 7 5 11 36 42 11 4 1 6 16 19 12 3 4 5 20 23 -6 26
17 Aldershot Town 23 7 4 12 28 37 12 2 3 7 11 22 11 5 1 5 17 15 -9 25
18 Southend United 21 6 4 11 19 32 9 3 2 4 12 15 12 3 2 7 7 17 -13 22
19 Wealdstone 20 5 6 9 19 30 10 3 3 4 8 11 10 2 3 5 11 19 -11 21
20 Maidenhead United 20 5 4 11 21 39 10 4 1 5 16 22 10 1 3 6 5 17 -18 19
21 Weymouth 21 4 3 14 23 42 11 2 3 6 12 18 10 2 0 8 11 24 -19 15
22 King's Lynn Town 21 3 2 16 19 45 11 1 1 9 8 21 10 2 1 7 11 24 -26 11
23 Dover Athletic 22 0 4 18 18 51 11 0 2 9 7 20 11 0 2 9 11 31 -33 -8

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The National League is the fifth highest level of the English football league system. 24 professional and semi-professional teams play a total of 552 fixtures to top the league table. The National League is the top division of the National League System which contains division levels five to eleven.