Ebbsfleet United vs Dorking Wanderers match preview

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Competition: Sat 26.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)

Both sides are satisfied with a sweet season so far and occasions like this could be influential. Get ready for Ebbsfleet United - Dorking Wanderers!

Insights:
  • Ebbsfleet United have the fewest points from losing position (3) in Vanarama National League South
  • Dorking Wanderers have the most scored goals (76) in Vanarama National League South

This promises to be an interesting game with lots of spark and excitement as both contenders are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!

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Ebbsfleet United form and stats

34 points is a decent return from 15 Vanarama National League South games here for Ebbsfleet United. The data says 11 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here.

Ebbsfleet enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at St Albans City's place. The match ended 1-0 with Poleon scoring.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Braintree Town (0-1).

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 seven games. Ebbsfleet United has won three of these, drawn two and lost two.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (37 in 15 games), Ebbsfleet's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Ebbsfleet United have conceded only 11 goals.

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Dorking Wanderers form and stats

7-3-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Dorking Wanderers, who have the most scored goals (76) in Vanarama National League South, in their Vanarama National League South matches away. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Wanderers have lost on their last two travels.

Dorking Wanderers's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Hampton & Richmond that finished 2-2.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Eastbourne Borough wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Dorking Wanderers in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Dorking Wanderers, two draws and two defeats.

The Dorking Wanderers manager White has got the team scoring on the road, with 34 away goals in 16 league matches. Wanderers struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 27 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Dorking Wanderers - Ebbsfleet United 5-1 was the outcome when these two sides formerly did battle, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - zero - two (Ebbsfleet wins - draws - Dorking Wanderers wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being from the last two duels. Briggs likes to meet Ebbsfleet United and have scored 4 goals in these games.

Top Goalscorers

Dorking WanderersA. Rutherford
A. Rutherford
21 goals
Ebbsfleet UnitedD. Poleon
D. Poleon
15 goals
Dorking WanderersJ. McShane
J. McShane
10 goals

Ebbsfleet United missing players

Dorking Wanderers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ebbsfleet United Dorking Wanderers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 5 16 32
18 11 3 Won W 3 7 20
2 1 0 Drew D 0 3 4
11 3 1 Lost L 2 6 8
61 37 8 Scored S 13 34 76
42 11 4 Conceded C 9 27 45
94% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
71% 80% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 94% 88%
61% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 81% 78%
45% 40% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 80% 69% 59%
29% 27% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 60% 31% 31%
45% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 80% 75% 72%
39% 53% 50% Clean Sheets C S 20% 19% 25%
23% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 6% 3%
 
8.1 8.8 8.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.9 6.3
3.6 3.7 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.8 4.7
2.5 2.4 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.6 1.8
5 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
13.2 15.1 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 12.1 13
5.4 6.4 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 5.6 5.8
36% 39% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 38% 41%
 
8.3 7.5 10 Shots against (avg) S A 10.6 9.6 8.3
3.5 3.3 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.4 4.6 3.9
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 (34) away in Vanarama National League South
  • Dorking Wanderers have the most scored goals (76) in Vanarama National League South
  • Dorking Wanderers have the most scored goals in the first half (42) 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.
  • 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 fewest conceded goals (11) at home in Vanarama National League South
  • Ebbsfleet United have the fewest points from losing position (3) in Vanarama National League South
  • Ebbsfleet United have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Vanarama National League South
  • Ebbsfleet United have the the best goal difference (+26) at home 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 Maidstone United 32 20 6 6 59 30 16 12 1 3 32 14 16 8 5 3 27 16 29 66
2 Dorking Wanderers 32 20 4 8 76 45 16 13 1 2 42 18 16 7 3 6 34 27 31 64
3 Dartford 31 16 9 6 54 35 16 9 7 0 28 14 15 7 2 6 26 21 19 57
4 Ebbsfleet United 31 18 2 11 61 42 15 11 1 3 37 11 16 7 1 8 24 31 19 56
5 Oxford City 32 15 9 8 58 38 16 8 4 4 34 21 16 7 5 4 24 17 20 54
6 Eastbourne Borough 32 15 7 10 61 48 15 8 3 4 33 24 17 7 4 6 28 24 13 52
7 Dulwich Hamlet 32 12 9 11 54 46 17 6 5 6 26 22 15 6 4 5 28 24 8 45
8 St Albans City 32 13 6 13 46 43 17 7 3 7 27 22 15 6 3 6 19 21 3 45
9 Havant & Waterlooville 31 12 8 11 44 45 15 5 4 6 25 20 16 7 4 5 19 25 -1 44
10 Chippenham Town 32 11 10 11 49 41 16 7 3 6 32 26 16 4 7 5 17 15 8 43
11 Hungerford Town 31 13 3 15 51 53 16 7 2 7 25 26 15 6 1 8 26 27 -2 42
12 Slough Town 31 10 10 11 43 49 16 7 5 4 26 21 15 3 5 7 17 28 -6 40
13 Hemel Hempstead Town 31 11 6 14 39 55 15 4 4 7 19 33 16 7 2 7 20 22 -16 39
14 Hampton & Richmond 30 10 7 13 47 48 14 6 2 6 23 20 16 4 5 7 24 28 -1 37
15 Concord Rangers 30 10 7 13 39 53 14 7 3 4 18 22 16 3 4 9 21 31 -14 37
16 Braintree Town 32 8 11 13 31 45 16 5 6 5 17 20 16 3 5 8 14 25 -14 35
17 Tonbridge Angels 30 8 9 13 32 42 16 4 6 6 18 18 14 4 3 7 14 24 -10 33
18 Bath City 32 10 3 19 35 59 16 6 2 8 17 23 16 4 1 11 18 36 -24 33
19 Chelmsford City 31 7 10 14 34 40 15 3 6 6 13 15 16 4 4 8 21 25 -6 31
20 Welling United 32 8 6 18 33 68 16 6 2 8 17 28 16 2 4 10 16 40 -35 30
21 Billericay Town 31 7 8 16 33 54 16 4 5 7 21 31 15 3 3 9 12 23 -21 29

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 Maidstone United 32 20 6 6 59 30 16 12 1 3 32 14 16 8 5 3 27 16 29 66
2 Dorking Wanderers 32 20 4 8 76 45 16 13 1 2 42 18 16 7 3 6 34 27 31 64
3 Dartford 31 16 9 6 54 35 16 9 7 0 28 14 15 7 2 6 26 21 19 57
4 Ebbsfleet United 31 18 2 11 61 42 15 11 1 3 37 11 16 7 1 8 24 31 19 56
5 Oxford City 32 15 9 8 58 38 16 8 4 4 34 21 16 7 5 4 24 17 20 54
6 Eastbourne Borough 32 15 7 10 61 48 15 8 3 4 33 24 17 7 4 6 28 24 13 52
7 Dulwich Hamlet 32 12 9 11 54 46 17 6 5 6 26 22 15 6 4 5 28 24 8 45
8 St Albans City 32 13 6 13 46 43 17 7 3 7 27 22 15 6 3 6 19 21 3 45
9 Havant & Waterlooville 31 12 8 11 44 45 15 5 4 6 25 20 16 7 4 5 19 25 -1 44
10 Chippenham Town 32 11 10 11 49 41 16 7 3 6 32 26 16 4 7 5 17 15 8 43
11 Hungerford Town 31 13 3 15 51 53 16 7 2 7 25 26 15 6 1 8 26 27 -2 42
12 Slough Town 31 10 10 11 43 49 16 7 5 4 26 21 15 3 5 7 17 28 -6 40
13 Hemel Hempstead Town 31 11 6 14 39 55 15 4 4 7 19 33 16 7 2 7 20 22 -16 39
14 Hampton & Richmond 30 10 7 13 47 48 14 6 2 6 23 20 16 4 5 7 24 28 -1 37
15 Concord Rangers 30 10 7 13 39 53 14 7 3 4 18 22 16 3 4 9 21 31 -14 37
16 Braintree Town 32 8 11 13 31 45 16 5 6 5 17 20 16 3 5 8 14 25 -14 35
17 Tonbridge Angels 30 8 9 13 32 42 16 4 6 6 18 18 14 4 3 7 14 24 -10 33
18 Bath City 32 10 3 19 35 59 16 6 2 8 17 23 16 4 1 11 18 36 -24 33
19 Chelmsford City 31 7 10 14 34 40 15 3 6 6 13 15 16 4 4 8 21 25 -6 31
20 Welling United 32 8 6 18 33 68 16 6 2 8 17 28 16 2 4 10 16 40 -35 30
21 Billericay Town 31 7 8 16 33 54 16 4 5 7 21 31 15 3 3 9 12 23 -21 29

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