Sneaking up on the top teams is the target when these two mid-table teams battle it out. Both are trying to better their league table position, Dover Athletic in 15th and Eastbourne Borough in 9th spot.
- Dover Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
Dover Athletic and Eastbourne Borough should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Dover Athletic form and stats
The story so far in the Vanarama National League South for Dover Athletic at their home stadium (The Perrys Crabble Stadium) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats. The Dover Athletic manager Brundle might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Dover Athletic shared the glory with Slough Town in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.
Ahead of that match, Dover lost 0-3 at home to Worthing.Dover Athletic has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Dover Athletic have conceded 19 in these home matches.
Eastbourne Borough form and stats
7 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Eastbourne Borough playing as the away team in the Vanarama National League South this season.
The manager Bloor was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Priory Lane Stadium. Eastbourne Borough suffered a 0-3 loss to Taunton Town (placed 16th).
The game before that was the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup-duel against Bognor Regis Town, a home defeat (2-6).
Eastbourne has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 23 goals from 14 games. As for defending, Eastbourne Borough rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 22 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The latest head-to-head game ended Eastbourne Borough - Dover Athletic 3-1, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Dover victories, four draws and one Eastbourne Borough win. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Wanadio 7 goals |  S. Remy 7 goals | L. Gravata 6 goals |
Dover Athletic missing players
Eastbourne Borough missing players
| Dover Athletic | Eastbourne Borough | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 30 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 32 | 19 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 23 | 50 |
| 43 | 19 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 22 | 47 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 93% | 97% |
| 80% | 86% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 93% | 87% |
| 47% | 64% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | 67% |
| 23% | 21% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 36% | 37% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 21% | 20% |
| 50% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 57% | 60% |
| 30% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 14% | 13% |
| 27% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 36% | 30% |
| 4.6 | 5.3 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5.9 | 5.1 |
| 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 9.9 | 9.6 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 9.1 | 10.1 |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 23% | 27% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 34% | 33% |
| 11 | 11 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 12.3 | 11.3 |
| 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.7 |
- Dover Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dover Athletic 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 | Ebbsfleet United | 29 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 67 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 37 | 66 |
| 2 | Dartford | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 60 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 26 | 58 |
| 3 | Havant & Waterlooville | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 53 |
| 4 | Oxford City | 31 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 53 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 52 |
| 5 | Worthing | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 52 |
| 6 | St Albans City | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 48 |
| 7 | Chelmsford City | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 48 |
| 8 | Braintree Town | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 6 | 45 |
| 9 | Eastbourne Borough | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 50 | 47 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 45 |
| 10 | Tonbridge Angels | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 46 | 47 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -1 | 44 |
| 11 | Farnborough | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 39 |
| 12 | Bath City | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 39 |
| 13 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | -4 | 38 |
| 14 | Welling United | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 20 | -5 | 37 |
| 15 | Dover Athletic | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 33 |
| 16 | Taunton Town | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 32 |
| 17 | Dulwich Hamlet | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 53 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 27 | -10 | 32 |
| 18 | Slough Town | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 53 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 24 | -17 | 30 |
| 19 | Cheshunt | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 51 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -18 | 27 |
| 20 | Hampton & Richmond | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 47 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 27 | -13 | 26 |
| 21 | Concord Rangers | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 24 | -18 | 26 |
| 22 | Chippenham Town | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -13 | 25 |
| 23 | Weymouth | 28 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 32 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 30 | -23 | 24 |
| 24 | Hungerford Town | 29 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 41 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 26 | -16 | 21 |
