Vanarama National League match preview: Dover Athletic versus Torquay United

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Competition: England Vanarama National League
Date: Sat 17.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Perrys Crabble Stadium (6500 seats)

After four games we know a little more about the qualities of Dover Athletic and Torquay United in this fresh Vanarama National League season. Read our match preview!

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Dover Athletic form and stats

Only two home games for Dover Athletic so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

Dover Athletic are returning here after visiting Barnet in a Vanarama National League game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Wrexham.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Dover Athletic at home. 3 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Torquay United form and stats

The season is young and Torquay United have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.

The manager G. Johnson was unhappy after their last game, a Vanarama National League match played at their home ground The Perrys Crabble Stadium. Torquay United suffered a 0-2 loss to Maidenhead United. A 3-3 draw at Bromley's stadium before that.

Torquay United has the goal stats of 3-6 (for/against) from 2 business trips at the early stages of this season.

Head 2 Head

As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's 4 Dover Athletic victories, 1 draw and 3 Torquay United wins. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 3 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

A. Pavey
3 goals
J. Reid
2 goals
R. Modeste
1 goals

Dover Athletic missing players

Torquay United missing players

Dover Athletic Torquay United
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
4 2 1 Played 2 2 4
3 1 0 Won 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew 1 1 1
1 1 1 Lost 1 1 2
6 3 1 Scored 3 3 5
4 3 2 Conceded 6 6 9
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 100% 100% Over 1.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 100% 100% Over 2.5 100% 100% 75%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 50% 50% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 50% 50% 25%
75% 100% 100% BTTS 50% 50% 50%
25% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 50% 50% 50%
 
5.8 6.5 8 Corners For (avg) 7 7 6.2
2.2 3 4 Corners Against (avg) 4.5 4.5 3.5
2.2 2.5 2 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.5 2.5 2
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Dover Athletic Last season Torquay United
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
46 23   Played   21 42
16 9   Won   12 27
12 5   Drew   5 7
18 9   Lost   4 8
58 31   Scored   40 93
64 30   Conceded   18 41
91% 91%   Over 0.5   86% 93%
74% 83%   Over 1.5   76% 81%
54% 52%   Over 2.5   52% 57%
30% 17%   Over 3.5   33% 43%
11% 13%   Over 4.5   19% 24%
52% 57%   BTTS   38% 48%
26% 26%   Clean Sheets   52% 40%
30% 26%   Failed To Score   24% 19%
 
5.8 6.5   Corners For (avg)   5.5 5.9
5.4 5.3   Corners Against (avg)   3.9 3.9
1.4 1   Yellow Cards (avg)   1.6 1.4
6 3   Red Cards   2 3
Key stats last season:
  • Torquay United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

Dover Athletic
All Vanarama National League Fa Trophy Club Friendlies FA Cup
All Home Away
29-07-19 CF Dover Athletic 4 - 2 Millwall
03-08-19 VNL Chesterfield 1 - 2 Dover Athletic
06-08-19 VNL Dover Athletic 1 - 2 Dagenham & Redbridge
10-08-19 VNL Dover Athletic 2 - 1 Wrexham
13-08-19 VNL Barnet 0 - 1 Dover Athletic
17-08-19 VNL Dover Athletic 14:00 Torquay United
24-08-19 VNL Sutton United 14:00 Dover Athletic
26-08-19 VNL Dover Athletic 14:00 Woking
31-08-19 VNL Harrogate Town 14:00 Dover Athletic
03-09-19 VNL Dover Athletic 18:45 Ebbsfleet United
Torquay United
All Vanarama National League Fa Trophy Club Friendlies Vanarama National League South FA Cup
All Home Away
27-07-19 CF Torquay United 1 - 2 Exeter City
03-08-19 VNL Torquay United 2 - 1 Boreham Wood
06-08-19 VNL Solihull Moors 3 - 0 Torquay United
10-08-19 VNL Bromley 3 - 3 Torquay United
13-08-19 VNL Torquay United 0 - 2 Maidenhead United
17-08-19 VNL Dover Athletic 14:00 Torquay United
24-08-19 VNL Torquay United 16:20 Aldershot Town
26-08-19 VNL Barnet 14:00 Torquay United
31-08-19 VNL Torquay United 14:00 Hartlepool United
03-09-19 VNL Woking 18:45 Torquay United

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Solihull Moors 4 3 1 0 13 4 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 8 3 9 10
2 Halifax Town 4 3 0 1 7 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 4 2 5 9
3 Woking 4 3 0 1 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 9
4 Dover Athletic 4 3 0 1 6 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 9
5 Bromley 4 2 2 0 7 4 2 1 1 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 8
6 Fylde 4 2 2 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 8
7 Maidenhead United 4 2 1 1 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 7
8 Yeovil Town 4 2 1 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 7
9 Barnet 4 2 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 7
10 Wrexham 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 7
11 Sutton United 4 1 3 0 7 5 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 6
12 Boreham Wood 4 1 2 1 8 6 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 5
13 Stockport County 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 5
14 Harrogate Town 4 1 1 2 5 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 1 0 1 3 1 0 4
15 Notts County 4 1 1 2 4 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 4
16 Eastleigh 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -2 4
17 Hartlepool United 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 3 5 2 1 0 1 1 2 -3 4
18 Torquay United 4 1 1 2 5 9 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 3 6 -4 4
19 Aldershot Town 4 1 0 3 3 5 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 3
20 Barrow 4 1 0 3 5 8 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 3 5 -3 3
21 Chorley 4 0 3 1 3 8 2 0 1 1 1 6 2 0 2 0 2 2 -5 3
22 Dagenham & Redbridge 4 1 0 3 2 7 2 0 0 2 0 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 -5 3
23 Chesterfield 4 0 2 2 5 7 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 -2 2
24 Ebbsfleet United 4 0 0 4 3 11 2 0 0 2 2 7 2 0 0 2 1 4 -8 0

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