Match Report
3 points and 1 places separated them: Dover Athletic 20th with 50, Farnborough 19th with 53. On the form table Farnborough stood 5th over the last five rounds, despite being 19th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Dover Athletic 1.3 scored and 1.63 conceded per game, Farnborough 1.57 and 2, with the league averaging 1.43.
Defeat had followed defeat for Dover Athletic — four in succession. Over the last five, Dover Athletic had taken 3 of 15 points to Farnborough's 10.
Across 7 recorded meetings, Dover Athletic have 2 wins to Farnborough's 4, with 1 draw, at 3.43 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 71% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 57%.
The Perrys Crabble Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,500. On the scoreboard, Farnborough led 2-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Dover Athletic: Harry Beadle (5') · Farnborough: Ollie Robinson (44'), Rakish Bingham (45'), Mason Bloomfield (81')
Key stats
Possession: Dover Athletic 44% · Farnborough 56% · Total shots: 8-19 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 4-2