Dorchester Town hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 14 points and a 21st position in the Non League Premier: Southern table. Visiting Poole Town holds 10th place with 26 pts.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Dorchester Town form and stats
Dorchester Town's results here in the Non League Premier: Southern have been very modest with 2 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Dorchester Town, their manager S. Thompson and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Dorchester Town's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-5 versus Tiverton Town (placed 1st). 4-4 away at Gosport Borough before that.
Dorchester Town were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
The Dorchester Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 11 matches. Dorchester Town have conceded 21 from these games.
Poole Town form and stats
The visitors are W5-D2-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Non League Premier: Southern. It's a growing despair in Poole Town as they have recorded three consecutive losses. Poole Town seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Poole Town play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Salisbury (placed 7th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Chesham United wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
The travelling fans enjoy Poole Town's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 10 league matches away. As opposed to that, Poole Town have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Dorchester Town-Poole Town H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Dorchester Town 3 wins, Poole Town 2 wins, 2 draws. 3 of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Dorchester Town missing players
Poole Town missing players
| Dorchester Town | Poole Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 15 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 19 | 29 |
| 54 | 21 | 8 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 18 |
| 95% | 91% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 90% | 82% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 87% |
| 81% | 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 70% | 73% |
| 52% | 45% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 33% |
| 33% | 27% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 13% |
| 71% | 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 60% |
| 14% | 27% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 27% |
| 19% | 18% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 10% | 13% |
| 2.9 | 4.7 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| 3.4 | 4.7 | 1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 62 | 43 | 28 | Total Shots | T S | 21 | 34 | 44 |
| 25 | 18 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 15 | 18 |
| 36% | 22% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 60% | 72% |
- Dorchester Town has the most conceded goals (54)
- Dorchester Town has the most conceded goals in the first half (26)
- Dorchester Town has the most matches over the total-line (15)
- Dorchester Town has the the worst goal difference (-25)
- Dorchester Town have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Poole Town 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 | Tiverton Town | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 55 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 30 | 44 |
| 2 | Truro City | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 44 |
| 3 | Chesham United | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 40 |
| 4 | Taunton Town | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 37 |
| 5 | Swindon Supermarine | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 | Gosport Borough | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 | Salisbury | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 30 |
| 8 | Hayes & Yeading United | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 29 |
| 9 | Farnborough | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -6 | 29 |
| 10 | Poole Town | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 26 |
| 11 | Weston-super-Mare | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 26 |
| 12 | Metropolitan Police FC | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | -3 | 25 |
| 13 | Walton Casuals | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -14 | 24 |
| 14 | Merthyr Town | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| 15 | Wimborne Town | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 22 |
| 16 | Blackfield & Langley | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 22 |
| 17 | Hartley Wintney | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -7 | 20 |
| 18 | Harrow Borough | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -15 | 20 |
| 19 | Hendon | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -11 | 18 |
| 20 | Yate Town | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -12 | 18 |
| 21 | Dorchester Town | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 54 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 33 | -25 | 14 |
| 22 | Beaconsfield Town | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -20 | 13 |