Harrogate Town vs Dover Athletic betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: England Vanarama National League
Date: Sat 31.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: CNG Stadium (3800 seats)

Harrogate Town will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 4 points behind Dover Athletic.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Harrogate Town form and stats

1 victory, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Harrogate Town have to build on here at CNG Stadium in the Vanarama National League.

Harrogate Town manager S. Weaver and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Fylde in the Vanarama National League. Ahead of that match, Harrogate Town won a home game hosting Stockport County (2-1).

This is expected to be a close game, with Harrogate Town perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Harrogate Town as a small favourite), we find five games. Harrogate Town has won 0 of these, drawn 2 and lost 3.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Harrogate Town, as the Vanarama National League home game vs Chorley is only three days away.

The Harrogate Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 3 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.

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Dover Athletic form and stats

Dover Athletic are yet to lose a point on their Vanarama National League travels this season with 3 wins from 3 away games. Having won their last three away games Dover Athletic has no reason to fear anyone.

Dover Athletic failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Woking that ended with defeat 1-2. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Sutton United.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Dover Athletic in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Dover Athletic, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

A new game in only three days for Dover Athletic, the Vanarama National League home match versus Ebbsfleet United. Busy days.

Dover Athletic has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games. Dover Athletic are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 2 times in 3 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Harrogate Town-Dover Athletic H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Harrogate Town 2 wins, Dover Athletic 0 wins, 1 draw. 3 of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

I. Effiong
3 goals
R. Modeste
3 goals
A. Pavey
3 goals

Harrogate Town missing players

Dover Athletic missing players

Harrogate Town Dover Athletic
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
7 3 2 Played 2 3 7
2 1 1 Won 2 3 4
2 1 1 Drew 0 0 0
3 1 0 Lost 0 0 3
9 4 4 Scored 3 5 10
10 5 3 Conceded 1 2 9
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 100%
71% 100% 100% Over 1.5 50% 67% 86%
57% 67% 100% Over 2.5 50% 67% 86%
29% 33% 50% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
14% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
43% 67% 100% BTTS 50% 67% 86%
29% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 50% 33% 14%
43% 33% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
7.4 7 7 Corners For (avg) 10 8 6
5.1 5.3 5.5 Corners Against (avg) 1.5 1.7 2.7
0.9 1 1 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 1.7 2.1
1 1 0 Red Cards 0 0 1
Key stats this season:
  • All of Harrogate Town's home matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Dover Athletic have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Dover Athletic have won all their away matches so far.
  • Dover Athletic have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Dover Athletic have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Dover Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Harrogate Town
All Vanarama National League Fa Trophy Club Friendlies Vanarama National League North FA Cup
All Home Away
10-08-19 VNL Woking 1 - 0 Harrogate Town
13-08-19 VNL Harrogate Town 0 - 2 Notts County
17-08-19 VNL Dagenham & Redbridge 4 - 2 Harrogate Town
24-08-19 VNL Harrogate Town 2 - 1 Stockport County
26-08-19 VNL Fylde 0 - 0 Harrogate Town
31-08-19 VNL Harrogate Town 14:00 Dover Athletic
03-09-19 VNL Harrogate Town 18:45 Chorley
07-09-19 VNL Torquay United 14:00 Harrogate Town
14-09-19 VNL Harrogate Town 14:00 Boreham Wood
21-09-19 VNL Maidenhead United 14:00 Harrogate Town
Dover Athletic
All Vanarama National League Fa Trophy Club Friendlies FA Cup
All Home Away
10-08-19 VNL Dover Athletic 2 - 1 Wrexham
13-08-19 VNL Barnet 0 - 1 Dover Athletic
17-08-19 VNL Dover Athletic 1 - 2 Torquay United
24-08-19 VNL Sutton United 1 - 2 Dover Athletic
26-08-19 VNL Dover Athletic 1 - 2 Woking
31-08-19 VNL Harrogate Town 14:00 Dover Athletic
03-09-19 VNL Dover Athletic 18:45 Ebbsfleet United
07-09-19 VNL Boreham Wood 14:00 Dover Athletic
14-09-19 VNL Dover Athletic 14:00 Chorley
21-09-19 VNL Hartlepool United 14:00 Dover Athletic

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

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