Possible nail-biting contest in Ebbsfleet United - Dartford game

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Competition: Sun 02.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)

A total of 17 rounds of fixtures are played and both Ebbsfleet United and Dartford are flying high in the table. Bring it on!

Insights:
  • Ebbsfleet United have the the best goal difference (+16) in Vanarama National League South
  • Dartford have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Vanarama National League South

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Ebbsfleet United form and stats

Ebbsfleet United are steadily winning Vanarama National League South games and points here. 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 9 games.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Ebbsfleet, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 243 minutes in the Vanarama National League South.

The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Billericay Town in the Vanarama National League South last time out and are looking for a win here.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Bath City in a game that was won 3-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Ebbsfleet United perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Ebbsfleet United as a small favourite), we find eight games. Ebbsfleet has won two of these, drawn three and lost three.

Goals are plentiful in the league this season as Ebbsfleet has scored 24 goals here in 9 home games. From these home matches, Ebbsfleet have conceded only 8 goals.

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Dartford form and stats

5-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Dartford, who have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Vanarama National League South, in their Vanarama National League South matches away.

Dartford are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Braintree Town (placed 20th).

Before that one, a nice away victory 3-1 at Cray Wanderers.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Dartford playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were six Dartford wins, two draws and one defeat.

Dartford are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 10 away games so far. 12 goals have been conceded by Dartford in these games. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the former ten meetings between these two sides are: two wins for Ebbsfleet United, five draws and three wins for Dartford. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

EbbsfleetD. Poleon
D. Poleon
10 goals
DartfordA. Azeez
A. Azeez
10 goals
Ebbsfleet UnitedR. Bingham
R. Bingham
7 goals

Ebbsfleet United missing players

Dartford missing players

Ebbsfleet United Dartford
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 9 1 Played P 3 10 17
10 6 0 Won W 1 5 9
2 1 0 Drew D 0 2 5
5 2 1 Lost L 2 3 3
39 24 2 Scored S 2 19 31
23 8 3 Conceded C 5 12 17
88% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 88%
76% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 70% 65%
71% 78% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 60% 53%
47% 44% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 60% 47%
35% 33% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 18%
53% 56% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 41%
35% 44% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 30% 41%
24% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 40% 29%
 
9.2 9.2 7 Corners for (avg) C F 4 7.1 6.8
4 4 2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 4.7 4.1
2.7 2.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.6 1.6
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15 17 14 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 12.3 13.2
6.4 7.4 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5.1 5.6
36% 36% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 13% 37% 32%
 
7.4 6.9 9 Shots against (avg) S A 13 9.9 8.5
3.4 3.3 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 3.6 3.2
Key stats in Vanarama National League South this season:
  • Dartford have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Dartford have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Vanarama National League South
  • Dartford have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Vanarama National League South
  • Ebbsfleet United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ebbsfleet United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Ebbsfleet United have the the best goal difference (+16) in Vanarama National League South
  • Ebbsfleet United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Oxford City 18 9 7 2 35 20 11 5 4 2 23 16 7 4 3 0 12 4 15 34
2 Maidstone United 18 10 4 4 31 18 9 5 1 3 16 10 9 5 3 1 15 8 13 34
3 Ebbsfleet United 17 10 2 5 39 23 9 6 1 2 24 8 8 4 1 3 15 15 16 32
4 Dartford 17 9 5 3 31 17 7 4 3 0 12 5 10 5 2 3 19 12 14 32
5 Dorking Wanderers 17 9 3 5 41 28 8 7 0 1 26 10 9 2 3 4 15 18 13 30
6 Dulwich Hamlet 16 8 5 3 37 23 8 4 2 2 17 11 8 4 3 1 20 12 14 29
7 Chippenham Town 20 7 7 6 33 28 9 3 1 5 16 19 11 4 6 1 17 9 5 28
8 Havant & Waterlooville 18 8 4 6 26 27 8 2 3 3 13 11 10 6 1 3 13 16 -1 28
9 St Albans City 14 8 2 4 30 18 9 5 1 3 21 13 5 3 1 1 9 5 12 26
10 Hungerford Town 17 8 2 7 30 25 9 2 2 5 11 16 8 6 0 2 19 9 5 26
11 Slough Town 18 7 4 7 27 28 9 5 1 3 15 11 9 2 3 4 12 17 -1 25
12 Concord Rangers 18 7 4 7 28 34 9 5 1 3 11 14 9 2 3 4 17 20 -6 25
13 Eastbourne Borough 17 6 4 7 35 31 9 3 3 3 18 16 8 3 1 4 17 15 4 22
14 Hampton & Richmond 16 6 4 6 28 24 6 2 2 2 9 6 10 4 2 4 19 18 4 22
15 Bath City 18 7 0 11 23 36 9 3 0 6 10 16 9 4 0 5 13 20 -13 21
16 Hemel Hempstead Town 18 5 5 8 21 37 9 0 4 5 9 25 9 5 1 3 12 12 -16 20
17 Chelmsford City 17 4 6 7 22 24 8 1 3 4 9 11 9 3 3 3 13 13 -2 18
18 Welling United 18 5 2 11 17 46 9 4 1 4 10 18 9 1 1 7 7 28 -29 17
19 Tonbridge Angels 17 3 5 9 16 24 10 1 4 5 9 13 7 2 1 4 7 11 -8 14
20 Braintree Town 17 2 6 9 16 33 8 1 3 4 8 14 9 1 3 5 8 19 -17 12
21 Billericay Town 18 2 3 13 14 36 9 1 2 6 10 20 9 1 1 7 4 16 -22 9

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.