Wrexham conquers Dover Athletic 1-0 with a goal scored by J. Davies

DOVER. Wrexham overcomes Dover Athletic 1-0 after J. Davies scored just 1 goal (84').

Wrexham conquers Dover Athletic 1-0 with a goal scored by J. Davies

DOVER. Wrexham tops Dover Athletic 1-0 after J. Davies scored just 1 goal (84′). Wrexham took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the The Perrys Crabble Stadium stadium in Dover on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Middleton. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10 degrees Celsius or 49.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 3 Total 11
  • 1 On Target 5
  • 2 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 37 Attack 50
  • 24 Dangerous attack 33
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Wrexham had a strong ball possession 57% while Dover Athletic was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wrexham has a more offensive attitude with 33 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Wrexham won the match.​

Dover Athletic shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Wrexham shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Dover Athletic received 4 yellow cards (S. Wood, N. Ofori-Twumasi, and ). On the opposite side, Wrexham received 1 yellow card (H. Lennon).

Match Timeline

Samuel James Wood- Yellow
31'
57'
66'
79'
79'
82'
84'
Jordan Davies(goal)
89'
90'
Rob Lainton- Yellow

Standings

After this match, Dover Athletic will stay with -8 points to soar in the 23rd place. On the opposite side, Wrexham will have 33 points like Halifax Town to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the National League, Dover Athletic will play away against King’s Lynn Town on the 11th of December with a 0-0 head to head record.

Wrexham will host Weymouth on the 11th of December with a 4-0 head to head statistic in favor of Wrexham (0 draws).

Dover Athletic – Formation

Dover Athletic
G
J. Bexon 1.England
D
N. Ofori-Twumasi 15.England
82'
D
Jake Goodman 6.England
D
Junior Tiensia 21.England
M
Ben Williamson 10.England
79'
M
S. Wood 3.England
89' 31'
M
Thomas Bramble 4.Antigua and Barbuda
M
Henry Woods 18.England
M
Ryan Hanson 25.England
F
Alfie Pavey 26.England
F
Aaron Cosgrave 11.England
Substitutes
G
Alexis André Jr. 44.Morocco
D
Will Moses 2.England
M
Koby Arthur 22.Ghana
89'
F
James Caton 8.England
79'
F
Noah Carney 19.England

The manager Andy Hessenthaler decided to play with the following team: J. Bexon, S. Ofori-Twumasi, J. Goodman, J. Tiensia, B. Williamson, S. Wood, T. Bramble, H. Woods, R. Hanson, A. Pavey and A. Cosgrave.

The home team had on the bench: J. Caton, K. Arthur, W. Moses, N. Carney and A. André.

Substitutions

Dover Athletic made 2 changes: B. Williamson for J. Caton (79′) and S. Wood for K. Arthur (89′).

Wrexham – Formation

Wrexham
G
Rob Lainton 1.England
90'
D
Ben Tozer 6.England
D
Harry Lennon 26.England
79' 57'
D
Aaron Hayden 5.England
D
B. Hosannah 17.England
M
Reece Hall-Johnson 2.England
M
Jordan Davies 7.Wales
Goals84'
M
Luke Young  8.England
M
James Jones 30.Scotland
66'
M
Paul Mullin 10.England
F
Tongqing Li 9.England
Substitutes
G
C. Dibble 21.Wales
D
Tyler French 15.England
M
D. Jones 18.England
79'
M
Cameron Green 16.England
F
Jordan Ponticelli 19.England
66'

Phil Parkinson played with: R. Lainton, B. Tozer, H. Lennon, R. Hall-Johnson, A. Hayden, J. Davies, B. Hosannah, L. Young, J. Jones, J. Hyde and P. Mullin.

They had on the bench: J. Ponticelli, D. Jones, T. French, C. Green and C. Dibble.

Substitutions

Wrexham made 2 changes: J. Jones for J. Ponticelli (66′) and H. Lennon for D. Jones (79′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the National League.​