Dorking Wanderers meet Hemel Hempstead Town as clear favourites: Full match preview

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Competition: Sat 12.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Meadowbank Stadium (2000 seats)

Dorking Wanderers have performed good football so far, being 1st place in the table. Hemel Hempstead Town have a view both up and down the table from the 11th position.

Insights:
  • Dorking Wanderers have the most scored goals (70) in Vanarama National League South
  • Dorking Wanderers have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Hemel Hempstead Town have scored away.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Dorking Wanderers form and stats

Dorking Wanderers have been very solid at home in the Vanarama National League South so far, with 36 points collected from 14 matches (12-0-2). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. Wanderers has recorded two wins in a row here at Meadowbank Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Dorking Wanderers faced defeat in their previous match, away at Dartford (2-3).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Maidstone United in a game that was won 1-0.

There will be little rest for Dorking Wanderers after this match as they are travelling to Eastbourne Borough for a Vanarama National League South game in only three days.

Dorking Wanderers are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (38 goals in 14 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Wanderers's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Hemel Hempstead Town form and stats

7 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Hemel Hempstead Town playing as the away team in the Vanarama National League South this season.

Two away matches in a row for Hemel Hempstead Town, whose manager Jones could celebrate last time after the win against Welling United.

Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus St Albans City.

Hemel Hempstead Town have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Hempstead have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Hemel Hempstead Town - Dorking Wanderers 2-2 was the product when this pair of sides last met, earlier this season. Stats for the last five meetings featuring these two participants are: three wins for Wanderers, one draw and one win for Hemel Hempstead Town. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Top Goalscorers

Dorking WanderersA. Rutherford
A. Rutherford
20 goals
Dorking WanderersJ. McShane
J. McShane
10 goals
Dorking WanderersM. Briggs
M. Briggs
9 goals

Dorking Wanderers missing players

Hemel Hempstead Town missing players

Dorking Wanderers Hemel Hempstead Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 3 Played P 4 14 29
19 12 2 Won W 1 7 11
3 0 0 Drew D 0 2 6
7 2 1 Lost L 3 5 12
70 38 13 Scored S 6 18 37
39 15 5 Conceded C 10 18 51
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 97%
86% 79% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 64% 79%
76% 71% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 50% 62%
59% 50% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 29% 45%
31% 36% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 14% 14%
69% 64% 67% BTTS BTTS 75% 57% 59%
28% 36% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 21% 14%
3% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 29% 31%
 
6.3 6.6 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 5.8 6
4.6 4.4 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.1 4.1
1.9 2.2 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.9 1.8
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
13.2 14.4 16.7 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 9.6 10
5.7 5.9 9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4.6 4.4
42% 46% 48% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 28% 29%
 
7.9 6.3 5.7 Shots against (avg) S A 10 9.7 9
3.7 2.8 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 3.8 3.9
Key stats in Vanarama National League South this season:
  • Dorking Wanderers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Dorking Wanderers have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Hemel Hempstead Town have scored away.
  • Dorking Wanderers have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Dorking Wanderers have the most points (36) at home in Vanarama National League South
  • Dorking Wanderers have the most scored goals (38) at home in Vanarama National League South
  • Dorking Wanderers have the most scored goals (70) in Vanarama National League South
  • Dorking Wanderers have the most scored goals in the first half (38) in Vanarama National League South
  • Dorking Wanderers have the the best goal difference (+31) in Vanarama National League South
  • Dorking Wanderers 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 Dorking Wanderers 29 19 3 7 70 39 14 12 0 2 38 15 15 7 3 5 32 24 31 60
2 Maidstone United 29 18 6 5 54 27 15 11 1 3 30 14 14 7 5 2 24 13 27 60
3 Oxford City 30 15 9 6 56 32 16 8 4 4 34 21 14 7 5 2 22 11 24 54
4 Dartford 28 15 8 5 49 29 14 8 6 0 25 12 14 7 2 5 24 17 20 53
5 Ebbsfleet United 28 16 2 10 57 40 14 10 1 3 34 10 14 6 1 7 23 30 17 50
6 St Albans City 28 13 6 9 44 37 15 7 3 5 27 20 13 6 3 4 17 17 7 45
7 Dulwich Hamlet 29 12 8 9 53 42 15 6 4 5 25 20 14 6 4 4 28 22 11 44
8 Eastbourne Borough 29 12 7 10 54 44 14 7 3 4 30 22 15 5 4 6 24 22 10 43
9 Hungerford Town 28 13 3 12 48 42 14 7 2 5 22 19 14 6 1 7 26 23 6 42
10 Chippenham Town 30 10 10 10 45 37 15 6 3 6 28 24 15 4 7 4 17 13 8 40
11 Hemel Hempstead Town 29 11 6 12 37 51 15 4 4 7 19 33 14 7 2 5 18 18 -14 39
12 Havant & Waterlooville 28 10 7 11 38 44 14 4 4 6 21 20 14 6 3 5 17 24 -6 37
13 Slough Town 28 9 8 11 39 46 15 6 5 4 24 20 13 3 3 7 15 26 -7 35
14 Hampton & Richmond 28 9 6 13 43 45 13 5 2 6 21 19 15 4 4 7 22 26 -2 33
15 Chelmsford City 28 7 10 11 33 36 14 3 6 5 13 14 14 4 4 6 20 22 -3 31
16 Braintree Town 29 7 10 12 29 43 14 4 6 4 15 18 15 3 4 8 14 25 -14 31
17 Concord Rangers 27 8 6 13 35 51 12 6 2 4 15 20 15 2 4 9 20 31 -16 30
18 Tonbridge Angels 27 7 7 13 29 41 14 3 5 6 16 18 13 4 2 7 13 23 -12 28
19 Bath City 29 9 1 19 31 56 14 5 1 8 14 21 15 4 0 11 17 35 -25 28
20 Welling United 29 7 5 17 30 65 14 5 1 8 15 27 15 2 4 9 15 38 -35 26
21 Billericay Town 28 4 8 16 24 51 14 2 5 7 16 29 14 2 3 9 8 22 -27 20

Read more about Vanarama National League South

The National League South, formerly known as Conference South, is the sixth highest division in English football. It consists of teams located in the South West and South East of England, London and the southern parts of Wales, the Midlands and the East of England. 22 teams make up the league table.