Football – England – Conference Premier
Saturday 17th January 2015 – Kickoff: 1500hrs
Dover will go into their clash with Dartford this afternoon with a boost from a 2-0 away win at Welling United last time out in the Conference.
Despite losing 4-0 to Premier League outfit Crystal Palace in the FA Cup, The Whites bounced back with an away win at Havant & Waterlooville in the FA Trophy, and they’ll be looking for further success at their Perrys Crabble Stadium this afternoon against struggling Dartford.
In the Conference, Dover are on an eleven-match unbeaten run which includes recent wins over Welling United (home and away) along with earlier wins against Braintree Town and Nuneaton Town. On home turf, their record stands at 7-2-4 20/9 and only Macclesfield Town (8 goals) have conceded fewer at home than them in the division. Nevertheless, Dover have kept seven clean sheets to date.
By contrast, Dartford’s fortunes couldn’t be much worse as they’ve suffered four straight defeats in the non-league top flight with losses to Braintree Town (home and away), Kidderminster and FC Halifax which has left them fighting relegation and seven points adrift of Southport and safety.
Away from home, Dartford hold a poor record of 2-2-10 10/25 and they possess the third worst attack on the road in the division behind only Nuneaton Town (6 goals) and Alfreton Town (9 goals) as well as failing to score on no fewer than eight occasions on their travels to date.
To wrap up, Dover are in solid form right now and should easily account for poor Dartford this afternoon so I’ll back the hosts to also cover the -1 asian line in what could perhaps be a 2-0 win for The Whites.
Pick: Dover Athletic AH-1 @ 2.15 bet365
