The Borough Sports Ground: Sutton United vs Dover Athletic Vanarama National League preview

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Competition: England Vanarama National League
Date: Sat 24.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Borough Sports Ground (7032 seats)

It's still early in the Vanarama National League season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Sutton United - Dover Athletic preview!

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artificial turf and that the visiting Dover Athletic have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artificial turf is 1-2-0 (win-draw-loss) from three matches.

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Sutton United form and stats

Sutton United are yet to win a home game, having collected 2 points from their first two games. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

Sutton United are returning here after visiting Boreham Wood in a Vanarama National League game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. 1-1 away at Eastleigh before that.

The manager M. Gray will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Aldershot Town in only two days.

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

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Dover Athletic form and stats

Dover Athletic are yet to lose a point on their travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games. Momentum is building for Dover Athletic in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Vanarama National League home defeat versus Torquay United with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game was the away victory against Barnet with the score of 1-0.

After this away game Dover Athletic return home for a Vanarama National League game against Woking. That game is only two sleeps after this.

3 goals so far away for Dover Athletic, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Sutton United won 3 games, 4 matches ended with a draw and Dover Athletic has 3 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 6 / 4

Top Goalscorers

H. Beautyman
3 goals
A. Pavey
3 goals
I. Effiong
2 goals

Sutton United missing players

Dover Athletic missing players

Sutton United Dover Athletic
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs top Away Total
5 2 0 Played 0 2 5
2 0 0 Won 0 2 3
3 2 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 2
8 3 0 Scored 0 3 7
5 3 0 Conceded 0 1 6
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
80% 100% 0% Over 1.5 0% 50% 80%
40% 50% 0% Over 2.5 0% 50% 80%
40% 50% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
80% 100% 0% BTTS 0% 50% 80%
20% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 50% 20%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
4.2 6.5 0 Corners For (avg) 0 5 5.4
5.2 2.5 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 1.5 2.4
1.2 1 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 2 2.2
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • All of Sutton United'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 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sutton United have not yet lost a game.
  • Sutton United have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Sutton United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Sutton United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Sutton United have yet to win a game at home.
  • Sutton United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Sutton United Last season Dover Athletic
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
46 23 7 Played 7 23 46
17 9 2 Won 1 7 16
14 9 4 Drew 3 7 12
15 5 1 Lost 3 9 18
55 30 9 Scored 8 27 58
60 28 7 Conceded 11 34 64
93% 91% 86% Over 0.5 86% 91% 91%
63% 65% 57% Over 1.5 71% 65% 74%
57% 57% 29% Over 2.5 57% 57% 54%
28% 30% 29% Over 3.5 43% 43% 30%
7% 4% 14% Over 4.5 14% 9% 11%
50% 52% 57% BTTS 57% 48% 52%
28% 30% 29% Clean Sheets 14% 26% 26%
28% 26% 29% Failed To Score 43% 35% 30%
 
4.6 5.2 5.8 Corners For (avg) 3.5 5 5.8
4.6 3.9 3 Corners Against (avg) 6.2 5.5 5.4
2.1 1.7 1.8 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 1.9 1.4
5 3 0 Red Cards 2 3 6
Key stats last season:
  • Dover Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Sutton United
All Vanarama National League Fa Trophy Club Friendlies FA Cup Challenge Cup
All Home Away
03-08-19 VNL Hartlepool United 1 - 3 Sutton United
06-08-19 VNL Sutton United 1 - 1 Barnet
10-08-19 VNL Sutton United 2 - 2 Chorley
13-08-19 VNL Eastleigh 1 - 1 Sutton United
17-08-19 VNL Boreham Wood 0 - 1 Sutton United
24-08-19 VNL Sutton United 14:00 Dover Athletic
26-08-19 VNL Aldershot Town 14:00 Sutton United
31-08-19 VNL Sutton United 14:00 Maidenhead United
03-09-19 VNL Yeovil Town 18:45 Sutton United
07-09-19 VNL Sutton United 14:00 Notts County
Dover Athletic
All Vanarama National League Fa Trophy Club Friendlies FA Cup
All Home Away
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 1 - 2 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
07-09-19 VNL Boreham Wood 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 Solihull Moors 5 4 1 0 15 5 3 3 0 0 7 2 2 1 1 0 8 3 10 13
2 Woking 5 4 0 1 9 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 8 2 6 12
3 Bromley 5 3 2 0 10 6 2 1 1 0 6 4 3 2 1 0 4 2 4 11
4 Halifax Town 5 3 1 1 8 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 1 1 1 5 3 5 10
5 Maidenhead United 5 3 1 1 8 3 3 1 1 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 5 10
6 Sutton United 5 2 3 0 8 5 2 0 2 0 3 3 3 2 1 0 5 2 3 9
7 Dover Athletic 5 3 0 2 7 6 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 9
8 Stockport County 5 2 2 1 7 5 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 8
9 Barnet 5 2 2 1 6 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 8
10 Fylde 5 2 2 1 6 7 3 1 1 1 2 4 2 1 1 0 4 3 -1 8
11 Wrexham 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 7
12 Yeovil Town 5 2 1 2 5 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 0 2 3 3 1 7
13 Torquay United 5 2 1 2 7 10 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 5 7 -3 7
14 Barrow 5 2 0 3 6 8 3 2 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 3 5 -2 6
15 Dagenham & Redbridge 5 2 0 3 6 9 3 1 0 2 4 7 2 1 0 1 2 2 -3 6
16 Boreham Wood 5 1 2 2 8 7 3 0 2 1 4 5 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 5
17 Notts County 4 1 1 2 4 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 4
18 Harrogate Town 5 1 1 3 7 9 2 0 1 1 2 4 3 1 0 2 5 5 -2 4
19 Aldershot Town 5 1 1 3 4 6 3 0 1 2 2 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 4
20 Hartlepool United 5 1 1 3 6 10 3 0 1 2 5 8 2 1 0 1 1 2 -4 4
21 Eastleigh 5 1 1 3 2 6 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 5 -4 4
22 Chesterfield 5 0 3 2 7 9 2 0 0 2 2 4 3 0 3 0 5 5 -2 3
23 Chorley 5 0 3 2 4 12 2 0 1 1 1 6 3 0 2 1 3 6 -8 3
24 Ebbsfleet United 5 0 0 5 4 13 2 0 0 2 2 7 3 0 0 3 2 6 -9 0

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