Another action-packed fixture in Vanarama National League as Dover Athletic welcome Boreham Wood

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Competition: England Vanarama National League
Date: Sat 07.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Crabble Athletic Ground (6500 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Dover Athletic in 14th and Boreham Wood in 9th place.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Dover Athletic form and stats

Dover Athletic's results here at Crabble Athletic Ground in the Vanarama National League have been very modest with 2 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats.

Dover Athletic lost their last game at Peterborough United after a 0-3 scoreline. Preceding that match was a Vanarama National League defeat to Maidenhead United (3-4).

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 Athletic have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eleven games) they have won 6 times, drawn 1 and lost 4.

The Dover Athletic fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 12 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Dover Athletic defense is not exactly impregnable. 20 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Boreham Wood form and stats

As the visiting team in Vanarama National League matches, Boreham Wood have produced an overall stat of 4-4-4 so far. One point away has become something of a habit for Boreham Wood who have played out draws in their last three away games.

Boreham Wood are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Vanarama National League against Woking (placed 5th). Before that, Boreham Wood travelled to Notts County and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

Boreham Wood are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats. From a total of 14 matches.

Boreham Wood find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 17 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Boreham Wood have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Boreham Wood - Dover Athletic 3-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Dover Athletic, 2 draws and 5 wins for Boreham Wood. Over 2,5 goals: 6 times; under 2,5 goals: 4 games.

Top Goalscorers

Boreham WoodK. Tshimanga
K. Tshimanga
13 goals
Dover AthleticI. Effiong
I. Effiong
10 goals
Boreham WoodT. Marsh
T. Marsh
9 goals

Dover Athletic missing players

Boreham Wood missing players

Dover Athletic Boreham Wood
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 12 4 Played P 5 12 24
9 2 1 Won W 1 4 9
5 4 1 Drew D 2 4 7
8 6 2 Lost L 2 4 8
29 16 7 Scored S 8 17 34
30 20 7 Conceded C 8 15 28
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
82% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 75%
55% 58% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 58% 58%
23% 25% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 33% 33%
5% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
64% 83% 100% BTTS BTTS 60% 58% 54%
23% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 25% 29%
18% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 25% 25%
 
4.7 4.8 4.8 Corners For (avg) C F 6.2 5.6 6.1
4 3.9 3 Corners Against (avg) C A 2.6 5.2 4.8
1.9 1.9 1.2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.7 1.6
1 1 0 Red Cards R C 2 3 4
 
247 143 56 Total Shots T S 49 117 243
116 65 22 Shots on Target S O 21 48 118
25% 25% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 35% 29%
Key stats in Vanarama National League this season:
  • Dover Athletic has the fewest clean sheets (0) at home
  • Dover Athletic have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Dover Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Dover Athletic 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 Barrow 23 14 2 7 45 27 11 7 1 3 17 10 12 7 1 4 28 17 18 44
2 Bromley 24 11 8 5 41 30 12 6 5 1 26 16 12 5 3 4 15 14 11 41
3 Solihull Moors 23 12 4 7 37 23 11 9 0 2 22 9 12 3 4 5 15 14 14 40
4 Yeovil Town 23 11 5 7 38 28 12 6 3 3 20 14 11 5 2 4 18 14 10 38
5 Woking 24 10 8 6 35 30 12 4 5 3 14 15 12 6 3 3 21 15 5 38
6 Halifax Town 23 11 5 7 32 28 11 5 2 4 16 14 12 6 3 3 16 14 4 38
7 Harrogate Town 24 10 7 7 36 33 12 7 3 2 18 11 12 3 4 5 18 22 3 37
8 Stockport County 24 10 5 9 31 37 12 6 1 5 16 19 12 4 4 4 15 18 -6 35
9 Boreham Wood 24 9 7 8 34 28 12 5 3 4 17 13 12 4 4 4 17 15 6 34
10 Torquay United 24 10 4 10 42 41 12 6 1 5 20 20 12 4 3 5 22 21 1 34
11 Notts County 23 8 8 7 35 27 12 5 5 2 19 12 11 3 3 5 16 15 8 32
12 Hartlepool United 23 8 8 7 36 32 11 3 4 4 17 18 12 5 4 3 19 14 4 32
13 Eastleigh 22 8 8 6 29 29 11 5 5 1 17 11 11 3 3 5 12 18 0 32
14 Dover Athletic 22 9 5 8 29 30 12 2 4 6 16 20 10 7 1 2 13 10 -1 32
15 Barnet 23 8 7 8 34 32 12 5 4 3 19 14 11 3 3 5 15 18 2 31
16 Dagenham & Redbridge 24 8 6 10 29 31 12 5 3 4 21 18 12 3 3 6 8 13 -2 30
17 Maidenhead United 24 8 4 12 30 34 12 2 3 7 12 18 12 6 1 5 18 16 -4 28
18 Fylde 22 7 6 9 28 36 10 4 3 3 12 14 12 3 3 6 16 22 -8 27
19 Aldershot Town 24 7 6 11 26 35 12 4 3 5 16 16 12 3 3 6 10 19 -9 27
20 Sutton United 23 6 7 10 25 30 12 2 4 6 14 18 11 4 3 4 11 12 -5 25
21 Chesterfield 23 5 8 10 31 43 11 3 2 6 15 21 12 2 6 4 16 22 -12 23
22 Chorley 24 4 11 9 21 39 12 3 4 5 10 19 12 1 7 4 11 20 -18 23
23 Ebbsfleet United 24 5 7 12 35 47 12 2 4 6 18 26 12 3 3 6 17 21 -12 22
24 Wrexham 23 4 8 11 26 35 12 4 5 3 14 13 11 0 3 8 12 22 -9 20

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The National League is the fifth highest level of the English football league system. 24 professional and semi-professional teams play a total of 552 fixtures to top the league table. The National League is the top division of the National League System which contains division levels five to eleven.