Vanarama National League South news and preview: Dover Athletic modest favourite to get the better of Hemel Hempstead Town

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Competition: Sat 27.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Perrys Crabble Stadium (6500 seats)

Let's look at this entertaining match in the Vanarama National League South. Dover Athletic is in the 17th spot from participating in four fixtures. They greet Hemel Hempstead Town who are placed 18th from four matches.

This looks to be an exciting fixture with lots of fun and bustle as both teams are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Bring it on!

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Dover Athletic form and stats

Only two Vanarama National League South home games for Dover Athletic so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

No payout for Dover Athletic in their previous match, an away game at Havant & Waterlooville that ended in defeat 2-4. A goal frenzy last time out for Dover Athletic, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Havant & Waterlooville. Fun stuff to watch!

Preceding that match was a defeat to Tonbridge Angels (1-2).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Dover have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 4 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 1 and lost 1.

There will be little rest for Dover Athletic after this match as they are travelling to Ebbsfleet United for a Vanarama National League South game in only two days.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Dover Athletic at home in the league. 2 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Hemel Hempstead Town form and stats

The Vanarama National League South season is young and Hemel Hempstead Town have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.

Hempstead failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Welling United (placed 7th) that ended with defeat 2-3. A huge disappointment for Hemel Hempstead Town in their last match (vs Welling United). Leading 2-0 the victory seemed almost certain, but a fascinating collapse turned everything around and in the end all was lost in a 2-3 defeat.

Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Braintree Town's place.

We have checked recent matches where Hemel Hempstead Town have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were 3 victories, 4 draws and 7 defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Dartford in just two days.

2 goals so far away for Hemel Hempstead Town, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 4. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Hemel Hempstead TownJ. Greenidge
J. Greenidge
3 goals
Dover AthleticA. Pavey
A. Pavey
2 goals
Dover AthleticN. Carney
N. Carney
1 goals

Dover Athletic missing players

Hemel Hempstead Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Dover Athletic Hemel Hempstead Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 0 2 4
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
2 1 0 Lost L 0 1 2
5 2 0 Scored S 0 2 5
7 2 0 Conceded C 0 4 7
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
75% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 75%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 50%
25% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
75% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 75%
25% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3.7 6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 3.8
3.7 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 4
3.3 5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10 11 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7.5 10.2
4.3 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 3.8
31% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 33%
 
15 14 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 10 10.2
6.7 4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 5 5
Dover Athletic Last season Hemel Hempstead Town
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
44 22   Played P   20 40
2 1   Won W   7 13
7 3   Drew D   3 9
35 18   Lost L   10 18
37 13   Scored S   23 49
101 41   Conceded C   30 72
93% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 95%
73% 59%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   75% 80%
59% 45%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   55% 62%
39% 27%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 42%
27% 14%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   10% 12%
57% 45%   BTTS BTTS   65% 60%
9% 14%   Clean Sheets C S   15% 15%
41% 50%   Failed to Score F T   25% 30%
 
3.9 4   Corners for (avg) C F   5.6 5.7
6.4 6.5   Corners against (avg) C A   4 4.3
2.1 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.7
4 3   Red cards R C   3 7
 
7.3 8   Shots (avg) S (   10.6 10.3
3 3.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.6 4.3
28% 19%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 28%
 
14 13.5   Shots against (avg) S A   9.8 9.3
6.4 6.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.8 4.1

  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 4 4 0 0 13 6 2 2 0 0 7 2 2 2 0 0 6 4 7 12
2 Havant & Waterlooville 4 3 1 0 10 5 2 2 0 0 7 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 5 10
3 Worthing 4 2 2 0 8 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 7 2 5 8
4 Chelmsford City 4 2 2 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 4 8
5 Bath City 4 2 1 1 8 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 7
6 Tonbridge Angels 4 2 1 1 7 7 1 0 0 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 6 3 0 7
7 Welling United 4 2 1 1 7 7 2 1 0 1 4 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 7
8 Concord Rangers 4 2 1 1 3 6 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 5 -3 7
9 Oxford City 3 2 0 1 7 3 2 1 0 1 6 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 6
10 Dartford 4 2 0 2 6 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 6
11 Hampton & Richmond 4 1 2 1 8 6 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 6 4 2 5
12 Dulwich Hamlet 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 5
13 St Albans City 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 5
14 Hungerford Town 4 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 4
15 Braintree Town 4 1 1 2 6 7 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 2 2 5 -1 4
16 Taunton Town 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 -1 4
17 Dover Athletic 4 1 1 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 3 5 -2 4
18 Hemel Hempstead Town 4 1 1 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 4
19 Farnborough 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 2 5 -2 4
20 Slough Town 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 3 4 -3 4
21 Eastbourne Borough 4 1 0 3 8 10 2 0 0 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 3
22 Cheshunt 4 1 0 3 6 8 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 3
23 Chippenham Town 3 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 -3 2
24 Weymouth 4 0 0 4 4 12 3 0 0 3 3 9 1 0 0 1 1 3 -8 0
Last season 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 44 30 4 10 87 38 22 15 3 4 44 17 22 15 1 6 43 21 49 94
2 Wrexham 44 26 10 8 91 46 22 15 6 1 47 18 22 11 4 7 44 28 45 88
3 Solihull Moors 44 25 12 7 83 45 22 14 5 3 51 24 22 11 7 4 32 21 38 87
4 Halifax Town 44 25 9 10 62 35 22 17 2 3 37 11 22 8 7 7 25 24 27 84
5 Notts County 44 24 10 10 81 52 22 15 5 2 47 22 22 9 5 8 34 30 29 82
6 Grimsby Town 44 23 8 13 68 46 22 15 2 5 38 19 22 8 6 8 30 27 22 77
7 Chesterfield 44 20 14 10 69 51 22 11 7 4 36 26 22 9 7 6 33 25 18 74
8 Dagenham & Redbridge 44 22 7 15 80 53 22 10 6 6 46 29 22 12 1 9 34 24 27 73
9 Boreham Wood 44 18 13 13 49 40 22 11 8 3 28 14 22 7 5 10 21 26 9 67
10 Bromley 44 18 13 13 61 53 22 11 7 4 36 23 22 7 6 9 25 30 8 67
11 Torquay United 44 18 12 14 66 54 22 11 6 5 39 23 22 7 6 9 27 31 12 66
12 Yeovil Town 44 15 14 15 43 46 22 7 7 8 20 25 22 8 7 7 23 21 -3 59
13 Southend United 44 16 10 18 45 61 22 10 5 7 26 27 22 6 5 11 19 34 -16 58
14 Altrincham 44 15 10 19 62 69 22 10 4 8 39 27 22 5 6 11 23 42 -7 55
15 Woking 44 16 5 23 59 61 22 8 0 14 28 36 22 8 5 9 31 25 -2 53
16 Wealdstone 44 14 11 19 51 65 22 8 7 7 24 24 22 6 4 12 27 41 -14 53
17 Maidenhead United 44 13 12 19 48 67 22 9 5 8 32 35 22 4 7 11 16 32 -19 51
18 Barnet 44 13 11 20 59 89 22 6 6 10 28 42 22 7 5 10 31 47 -30 50
19 Eastleigh 44 12 10 22 52 74 22 8 6 8 33 33 22 4 4 14 19 41 -22 46
20 Aldershot Town 44 11 10 23 46 73 22 4 5 13 19 40 22 7 5 10 27 33 -27 43
21 King's Lynn Town 44 8 10 26 47 79 22 4 4 14 22 38 22 4 6 12 25 41 -32 34
22 Weymouth 44 6 10 28 40 88 22 3 7 12 21 38 22 3 3 16 19 50 -48 28
23 Dover Athletic 44 2 7 35 37 101 22 1 3 18 13 41 22 1 4 17 24 60 -64 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Maidstone United 40 27 6 7 80 38 20 16 1 3 44 18 20 11 5 4 36 20 42 87
2 Dorking Wanderers 40 25 6 9 101 53 20 17 1 2 61 23 20 8 5 7 40 30 48 81
3 Ebbsfleet United 40 24 4 12 78 53 20 13 3 4 45 18 20 11 1 8 33 35 25 76
4 Dartford 40 21 11 8 75 42 20 10 8 2 32 18 20 11 3 6 43 24 33 74
5 Oxford City 40 19 12 9 71 46 20 10 6 4 40 24 20 9 6 5 31 22 25 69
6 Eastbourne Borough 40 17 9 14 73 67 20 10 4 6 43 36 20 7 5 8 30 31 6 60
7 Chippenham Town 40 16 11 13 61 50 20 10 3 7 39 30 20 6 8 6 22 20 11 59
8 Havant & Waterlooville 40 15 12 13 58 55 20 8 5 7 37 24 20 7 7 6 21 31 3 57
9 St Albans City 40 15 7 18 55 58 20 8 3 9 30 28 20 7 4 9 25 30 -3 52
10 Dulwich Hamlet 40 13 12 15 63 60 20 7 6 7 29 26 20 6 6 8 34 34 3 51
11 Hampton & Richmond 40 14 9 17 56 56 20 9 4 7 30 22 20 5 5 10 26 34 0 51
12 Hungerford Town 40 15 4 21 59 68 20 7 3 10 27 34 20 8 1 11 32 34 -9 49
13 Slough Town 40 12 13 15 51 69 20 8 6 6 30 31 20 4 7 9 21 38 -18 49
14 Concord Rangers 40 13 10 17 53 72 20 9 5 6 28 31 20 4 5 11 25 41 -19 49
15 Hemel Hempstead Town 40 13 9 18 49 72 20 6 6 8 26 42 20 7 3 10 23 30 -23 48
16 Tonbridge Angels 40 11 12 17 43 53 20 6 6 8 21 20 20 5 6 9 22 33 -10 45
17 Braintree Town 40 11 12 17 38 54 20 6 6 8 20 24 20 5 6 9 18 30 -16 45
18 Bath City 40 13 6 21 45 68 20 7 5 8 21 26 20 6 1 13 24 42 -23 45
19 Chelmsford City 40 9 14 17 46 53 20 4 9 7 18 21 20 5 5 10 28 32 -7 41
20 Welling United 40 10 8 22 46 87 20 7 3 10 24 40 20 3 5 12 22 47 -41 38
21 Billericay Town 40 9 9 22 41 68 20 4 5 11 23 38 20 5 4 11 18 30 -27 36

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 Ebbsfleet United 4 4 0 0 13 6 2 2 0 0 7 2 2 2 0 0 6 4 7 12
2 Havant & Waterlooville 4 3 1 0 10 5 2 2 0 0 7 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 5 10
3 Worthing 4 2 2 0 8 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 7 2 5 8
4 Chelmsford City 4 2 2 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 4 8
5 Bath City 4 2 1 1 8 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 7
6 Tonbridge Angels 4 2 1 1 7 7 1 0 0 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 6 3 0 7
7 Welling United 4 2 1 1 7 7 2 1 0 1 4 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 7
8 Concord Rangers 4 2 1 1 3 6 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 5 -3 7
9 Oxford City 3 2 0 1 7 3 2 1 0 1 6 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 6
10 Dartford 4 2 0 2 6 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 6
11 Hampton & Richmond 4 1 2 1 8 6 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 6 4 2 5
12 Dulwich Hamlet 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 5
13 St Albans City 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 5
14 Hungerford Town 4 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 4
15 Braintree Town 4 1 1 2 6 7 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 2 2 5 -1 4
16 Taunton Town 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 -1 4
17 Dover Athletic 4 1 1 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 3 5 -2 4
18 Hemel Hempstead Town 4 1 1 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 4
19 Farnborough 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 2 5 -2 4
20 Slough Town 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 3 4 -3 4
21 Eastbourne Borough 4 1 0 3 8 10 2 0 0 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 3
22 Cheshunt 4 1 0 3 6 8 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 3
23 Chippenham Town 3 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 -3 2
24 Weymouth 4 0 0 4 4 12 3 0 0 3 3 9 1 0 0 1 1 3 -8 0

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