DOVER. Yeovil Town had a surprising win over Dover Athletic with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Barnett (18′) and a goal from D. Gorman (56′). Dover Athletic lost this match even if it was better in terms of 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 Matthew Russell. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.6 degrees Celsius or 72.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.​

Match Statistics​

Dover Athletic

0 - 2

Yeovil Town

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 10 Total 12
  • 2 On Target 7
  • 8 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 80 Attack 77
  • 32 Dangerous attack 40
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Dover Athletic had a superior ball possession 57% while Yeovil Town was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Yeovil Town was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Yeovil Town won the contest.​

Dover Athletic shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Yeovil Town shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Dover Athletic received 2 yellow cards (A. Krasniqi and M. Judd). Regarding the opposition, Yeovil Town received 1 yellow card (M. Worthington).

Match Timeline

18'
22'
46'
56'
66'
72'
Matt Worthington- Yellow
75'
84'
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
94
44
Wrexham
88
44
Solihull Moors
87
44
Halifax Town
84
44
Notts County
82
44
Grimsby Town
77
44
Chesterfield
74
44
Dagenham & Redbridge
73
44
Boreham Wood
67
44
Bromley
67
44
Torquay United
66
44
Yeovil Town
59
44
Southend United
58
44
Altrincham
55
44
Woking
53
44
Wealdstone
53
44
Maidenhead United
51
44
Barnet
50
44
Eastleigh
46
44
Aldershot Town
43
44
King\'s Lynn Town
34
44
Weymouth
28
44
Dover Athletic
1
44

After playing this match, Dover Athletic will stay with -4 points to remain in the 23rd place. Talking about the opposition, Yeovil Town will have 42 points to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the National League, Dover Athletic will play away with Wrexham on the 26th of March with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Dover Athletic (4 draws).

Yeovil Town will host Bromley on the 22nd of March with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Yeovil Town (2 draws).

Dover Athletic – Formation

The manager Andy Hessenthaler decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Dover Athletic made 2 changes: W. D. Parfitt- for K. Arthur (46′) and A. Krasniqi for K. Agbebi (75′).

Yeovil Town – Formation

Darren Sarll played with: .

Substitutions

Yeovil Town made 3 changes: C. Wakefield for J. Neufville (75′), T. Knowles for O. Olomola (84′) and A. Yussuf for R. Reid (87′).

Results of the day

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