Slough Town vs Dartford match preview

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Competition: England Vanarama National League South
Date: Sat 18.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Arbour Park (2000 seats)

The Slough Town & Dartford managers N. Baker and S. King are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Vanarama National League South league table.

Slough Town and Dartford 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.

Dartford play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artificial turf. Recent stats for Dartford when playing on artificial turf are 0 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats from two matches. They have scored 4 goals and conceded 4 times in these games.

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Slough Town form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Arbour Park as Slough Town have scored 20 goals to get 28 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the Vanarama National League South are 8-4-1 (wins-draws-losses). In general it's been a long time since Slough Town tasted defeat here at Arbour Park, as they have taken at least one point from their last twelve home games.

An away draw last time out for Slough Town, facing Billericay Town in a game that ended 2-2. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Eastbourne Borough that ended 1-1.

The Slough Town fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 13 league matches. Slough Town are not conceding a lot of goals here at Arbour Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 13 matches.

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Dartford form and stats

The visitors are W6-D2-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Vanarama National League South. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Slough Town. Momentum is building for Dartford in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

The supporters enjoyed Dartford's previous game versus Oxford City (placed 13th), a Vanarama National League South 3-0 win played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Dorking Wanderers.

Dartford are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 13 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Dartford have conceded 23 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Dartford - Slough Town 2-3 entered in the official records. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's 1 Slough Town victory, 2 draws and 1 Dartford win. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

DartfordD. McQueen
D. McQueen
11 goals
 M. Lench
M. Lench
9 goals

Slough Town missing players

Dartford missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Slough Town Dartford
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 13 4 Played P 4 13 26
12 8 2 Won W 1 6 11
7 4 1 Drew D 0 2 7
5 1 1 Lost L 3 5 8
38 20 6 Scored S 5 20 46
25 10 5 Conceded C 12 23 40
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
79% 69% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 92%
50% 38% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 69% 65%
25% 23% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 46% 42%
12% 8% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 23% 23%
67% 62% 75% BTTS BTTS 75% 54% 62%
25% 31% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 31% 27%
12% 15% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 15% 12%
 
5.9 6.4 6 Corners For (avg) C F 5.5 4.9 5.3
3.8 3.6 3.8 Corners Against (avg) C A 4.5 5.4 4.9
0.9 0.9 0.8 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 1.7
2 2 2 Red Cards R C 0 1 3
 
282 163 49 Total Shots T S 37 143 302
122 67 21 Shots on Target S O 13 58 122
30% 28% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 31% 34%
Key stats in Vanarama National League South this season:
  • Dartford have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Dartford haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Dartford is in the best form (5-0-1)
  • Slough Town has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wealdstone 25 17 2 6 49 29 12 11 0 1 24 9 13 6 2 5 25 20 20 53
2 Bath City 25 13 7 5 41 23 13 8 4 1 23 10 12 5 3 4 18 13 18 46
3 Havant & Waterlooville 22 13 6 3 48 26 11 5 3 3 19 12 11 8 3 0 29 14 22 45
4 Slough Town 24 12 7 5 38 25 13 8 4 1 20 10 11 4 3 4 18 15 13 43
5 Dorking Wanderers 25 12 6 7 44 37 13 8 2 3 22 11 12 4 4 4 22 26 7 42
6 Weymouth 24 11 8 5 40 24 13 8 2 3 25 13 11 3 6 2 15 11 16 41
7 Dartford 26 11 7 8 46 40 13 5 5 3 26 17 13 6 2 5 20 23 6 40
8 Maidstone United 23 9 8 6 40 28 11 4 5 2 22 13 12 5 3 4 18 15 12 35
9 Chelmsford City 25 9 8 8 45 41 13 6 5 2 30 21 12 3 3 6 15 20 4 35
10 Hemel Hempstead Town 24 10 5 9 31 33 12 6 3 3 17 13 12 4 2 6 14 20 -2 35
11 Concord Rangers 24 10 3 11 37 35 13 6 2 5 24 17 11 4 1 6 13 18 2 33
12 Hampton & Richmond 24 10 3 11 33 37 11 4 2 5 14 16 13 6 1 6 19 21 -4 33
13 Oxford City 25 9 6 10 40 46 13 5 3 5 20 26 12 4 3 5 20 20 -6 33
14 Eastbourne Borough 26 7 9 10 27 45 13 5 3 5 19 23 13 2 6 5 8 22 -18 30
15 Dulwich Hamlet 25 7 8 10 39 34 12 3 3 6 20 19 13 4 5 4 19 15 5 29
16 Billericay Town 23 7 8 8 35 39 10 5 5 0 19 11 13 2 3 8 16 28 -4 29
17 Tonbridge Angels 25 7 6 12 34 44 12 6 2 4 25 22 13 1 4 8 9 22 -10 27
18 Braintree Town 26 8 3 15 36 58 13 4 2 7 18 25 13 4 1 8 18 33 -22 27
19 Chippenham Town 25 5 9 11 26 35 12 4 4 4 14 17 13 1 5 7 12 18 -9 24
20 St Albans City 26 5 9 12 30 45 13 2 5 6 14 23 13 3 4 6 16 22 -15 24
21 Welling United 25 6 5 14 24 37 13 5 2 6 18 18 12 1 3 8 6 19 -13 23
22 Hungerford Town 25 5 3 17 29 51 12 2 2 8 11 22 13 3 1 9 18 29 -22 18

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

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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.