Eastbourne Borough v Dorking Wanderers preview: Visitors can prove cut above

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Competition: Tue 15.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Priory Lane Stadium (4134 seats)

Fasten your seatbelt before the show! The starring heroes are Eastbourne Borough and Dorking Wanderers, a win is the target and 1 1/2 hours the length.

Insights:
  • Eastbourne Borough have the most scored goals in the second half (36) in Vanarama National League South
  • Dorking Wanderers have the most scored goals (72) in Vanarama National League South

It's no vacation for neither Eastbourne Borough nor Dorking Wanderers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Eastbourne Borough form and stats

7 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Eastbourne Borough have to build on here at Priory Lane Stadium in the Vanarama National League South.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Eastbourne, as their goalkeeper Lee Worgan has completely shut out the opponents for 188 minutes in the Vanarama National League South.

Eastbourne Borough are returning here after visiting Chelmsford City and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against St Albans City.

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

The Eastbourne manager Bloor has got the team scoring with 30 from 14 home games in the league. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 22 goals have been conceded.

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Dorking Wanderers form and stats

7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Dorking Wanderers, who have the most scored goals (72) in Vanarama National League South, playing as the away team in the Vanarama National League South this season.

Wheeler and Harris scored in Dorking Wanderers's previous match, the home game against Hemel Hempstead Town that ended 2-1.

Prior to that match, the Dorking Wanderers manager White faced defeat when travelling to Dartford and losing 2-3.

After this away game Dorking Wanderers return home for a Vanarama National League South game against Hampton & Richmond. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The Wanderers manager White has got the team scoring on the road, with 32 away goals in 15 league matches. Dorking Wanderers have conceded 24 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The previous H2H match ended Dorking Wanderers - Eastbourne 4-3, played this season. Eastbourne Borough-Dorking Wanderers H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Eastbourne Borough one win, Dorking Wanderers three wins, one draw. five of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). Prior likes to play against Eastbourne Borough and have scored 5 goals in these encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Dorking WanderersA. Rutherford
A. Rutherford
20 goals
EastbourneC. Kendall
C. Kendall
17 goals
Dorking WanderersJ. McShane
J. McShane
10 goals

Eastbourne Borough missing players

Dorking Wanderers missing players

Eastbourne Borough Dorking Wanderers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 14 4 Played P 3 15 30
13 7 1 Won W 2 7 20
7 3 1 Drew D 0 3 3
10 4 2 Lost L 1 5 7
55 30 5 Scored S 8 32 72
44 22 6 Conceded C 5 24 40
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 79% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 93% 87%
63% 79% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 80% 77%
43% 64% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 67% 57%
20% 29% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 27% 30%
63% 64% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 73% 70%
27% 21% 25% Clean Sheets C S 33% 20% 27%
13% 14% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 7% 3%
 
4.3 5 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6 6.1 6.4
6.3 6.9 7.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.8 4.7
1.4 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.5 1.8
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
11.1 12.1 12 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 12.2 13
5.1 6.4 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5.5 5.6
36% 34% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 53% 39% 43%
 
11.9 12.1 13.2 Shots against (avg) S A 11.7 9.4 8.3
5.2 5 5.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 4.5 3.8
Key stats in Vanarama National League South this season:
  • Dorking Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Dorking Wanderers have the most scored goals (32) away in Vanarama National League South
  • Dorking Wanderers have the most scored goals (72) in Vanarama National League South
  • Dorking Wanderers have the most scored goals in the first half (39) in Vanarama National League South
  • Dorking Wanderers have the the best goal difference (+32) in Vanarama National League South
  • Dorking Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Eastbourne Borough have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Eastbourne Borough have the most scored goals in the second half (36) in Vanarama National League South
  • Eastbourne Borough 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 Dorking Wanderers 30 20 3 7 72 40 15 13 0 2 40 16 15 7 3 5 32 24 32 63
2 Maidstone United 30 18 6 6 55 29 15 11 1 3 30 14 15 7 5 3 25 15 26 60
3 Oxford City 31 15 9 7 57 35 16 8 4 4 34 21 15 7 5 3 23 14 22 54
4 Ebbsfleet United 29 17 2 10 60 41 15 11 1 3 37 11 14 6 1 7 23 30 19 53
5 Dartford 29 15 8 6 51 33 14 8 6 0 25 12 15 7 2 6 26 21 18 53
6 Eastbourne Borough 30 13 7 10 55 44 14 7 3 4 30 22 16 6 4 6 25 22 11 46
7 St Albans City 29 13 6 10 44 38 16 7 3 6 27 21 13 6 3 4 17 17 6 45
8 Dulwich Hamlet 30 12 8 10 53 43 16 6 4 6 25 21 14 6 4 4 28 22 10 44
9 Chippenham Town 31 11 10 10 49 39 16 7 3 6 32 26 15 4 7 4 17 13 10 43
10 Hungerford Town 29 13 3 13 49 46 15 7 2 6 23 23 14 6 1 7 26 23 3 42
11 Havant & Waterlooville 29 11 7 11 39 44 14 4 4 6 21 20 15 7 3 5 18 24 -5 40
12 Hemel Hempstead Town 30 11 6 13 38 53 15 4 4 7 19 33 15 7 2 6 19 20 -15 39
13 Slough Town 29 10 8 11 41 47 16 7 5 4 26 21 13 3 3 7 15 26 -6 38
14 Hampton & Richmond 28 9 6 13 43 45 13 5 2 6 21 19 15 4 4 7 22 26 -2 33
15 Concord Rangers 28 9 6 13 36 51 12 6 2 4 15 20 16 3 4 9 21 31 -15 33
16 Braintree Town 30 7 11 12 29 43 14 4 6 4 15 18 16 3 5 8 14 25 -14 32
17 Chelmsford City 29 7 10 12 33 37 15 3 6 6 13 15 14 4 4 6 20 22 -4 31
18 Tonbridge Angels 28 7 8 13 29 41 15 3 6 6 16 18 13 4 2 7 13 23 -12 29
19 Bath City 30 9 2 19 32 57 14 5 1 8 14 21 16 4 1 11 18 36 -25 29
20 Welling United 30 7 6 17 31 66 15 5 2 8 16 28 15 2 4 9 15 38 -35 27
21 Billericay Town 29 5 8 16 28 52 14 2 5 7 16 29 15 3 3 9 12 23 -24 23

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.