Match preview by Fred Deveson.

It’s back-to-back home games for Dover Athletic who play twice in four days at Crabble as they look to make a push for survival.

St Albans are on a good run at the moment, being unbeaten in all but one of their last eight games, winning five of those. They currently sit in a playoff spot and are looking to make a push for promotion to the National League.

They have had some difficult games in this run, but they have drawn to Yeovil, beaten Torquay and drawn to Hampton and Richmond, all of which are promotion rivals.

A positive for Dover is that they are winless in their two away games, but they have beaten Torquay 0-4 in the south west.

The visitors on Tuesday have won eight of their last twelve games and appear to be scoring freely of late, despite their latest game being a 3-1 defeat to Bath. 

George Wilkinson said before the Dartford match that the team are going to do all they can in the little time that there is to prepare for the Tuesday game. The midfielder said it is important that the players playing full 90 minutes look after themselves and that the team as a whole has to be on it.

Whilst St Albans’ record is looking very good of late, Dover’s home record hasn’t been too bad of late. Despite the loss to Dartford, the performance was promising and wins against Slough and Aveley have shown that Crabble isn’t always an easy place to go.

The Whites have lost seven of their last nine games, however, which is a worrying sign in itself, but not all of the defeats have been deserved. 

In the head-to-head between the two, Dover have edged it. The Whites have won three times, drawing twice and losing twice, which is a positive sign.

It’s sure to be a good game on Tuesday night, and Dover will be looking to bounce back after the loss to Dartford.

First team coach Mike Sandmann has said before the game:

A quick turnaround from the disappointment of Saturdays result, it’s important to not to dwell too much and make sure we learn from every match taking into the next.

We need to get back to be difficult to play against and make sure we are organised better throughout the pitch from set plays.

Mike Sandmann

Dover Athletic vs St Albans City, Tuesday 20 February 2024, 7.45pm.

Ticket Information:

Admission for this match is by turnstile only. We accept both card and cash on the gate.

Adults – £17

Over 60 – £15

Under 18 – £9

Under 11s continue to be free with paying adult

We are also offering a five game ticket. These can only be used by one individual per match and not in groups.

Adult – £75 (£10 saving)
Concession – £65 (£10 saving)