Dover Athletic welcome Whitehawk to The Megger Community Stadium.
Dover Athletic
On Saturday night, Dover Athletic fell to a 2-1 defeat against Wingate & Finchley in North London despite a spirited performance after going down to ten men. Dover started strongly, nearly scoring early, but Ryan Lowe’s long-range strike put the hosts ahead in the 34th minute. Alfie Matthews’ second yellow card in the 53rd minute left Dover with ten men, yet Luke Baptiste equalised with a stunning volley in the 66th. However, Roman Charles-Cook’s own goal nine minutes later sealed Dover’s fate. Kweku-Conrad Lucan nearly rescued a point in stoppage time, but his shot went narrowly wide.
In our previous encounter with Whitehawk this season Dover secured a solid 2-0 win at The Enclosed Ground. Despite dominating early chances, including a penalty shout and a close free-kick, Dover went into halftime 0-0. The breakthrough came in the 68th minute when Luke Baptiste fired a powerful volley into the net. Whitehawk hit the crossbar in the 79th minute, but Dover quickly responded as George Nikaj headed in his 11th goal of the season.
From the Manager
“Whitehawk have had a new manager and picked up results. It’s going to be difficult. But we need to show a little bit more fight in certain periods of the game than we did on Saturday. But we have got stick together as a group group and as a club, there’s still a long way to go. We desperately need to get out of this little rut.”
Whitehawk
On Saturday, Horsham handed Whitehawk their first home defeat since Shaun Saunders’ return, winning 2-1 despite a spirited second-half fightback from the Hawks. Horsham dominated the first half, going 2-0 up through Isaac Philpot’s close-range finish and a James Hammond penalty. After halftime, Whitehawk gained momentum, with Imran Kayani scoring just after the hour mark following a controversial quick free kick. Despite forcing several corners, the Hawks couldn’t find an equaliser.
Whitehawk sits in 17th place in the Isthmian Premier League with 34 points from 29 matches. Their season has been a mixed bag, recording 9 wins, 6 draws, and 14 losses. At home, they’ve managed 7 wins from 14 matches, while their away form has been less impressive with just 2 wins from 15 games. They have scored 33 goals but conceded 51, resulting in a goal difference of -18.
Last 6
08/02 – Horsham (H) – Lost 1-2
02/02 – Potters Bar Town (A) – Lost 2-3
25/01 – Cray Wanderers (H) – Won 2-0
21/01 – Lewes (H) – Won 2-1
18/01 – Cheshunt (A) – Won 4-1
13/01 – Carshalton Athletic (A) – Drew 2-2
The Venue
We look forward to welcoming Whitehawk to the Megger Community Stadium. More information on getting to the ground can be found here: https://doverathletic.com/visit-crabble/
Megger Community Stadium. Crabble Athletic Ground, Lewisham Road, Dover, Kent, CT17 0JB.
Admission
Adults: £15
Concessions: £14
U18: £9
U11: FREE with a paying adult
We now only accept card on the gate and operate a cashless ground.