Whites open their 2020/21 National League campaign with a behind closed doors clash against Notts County at Crabble on Saturday.
Both teams tasted defeat in their final pre-season games with Dover losing 3-0 at Maidstone United while the Magpies were beaten at home by the same margin by York City.
Nothing could separate the two sides last season with both games finishing in draws, but manager Andy Hessenthaler’s line-up will have a very different look about it from the one that drew at Meadow Lane in January.
Just four of the starting side that day, Oscar Gobern, Steven Rigg, Will De Havilland and Josh Passley, remain at the club, along with Jack Munns and Paul Rooney, who were both substitutes.
Our opponents, who lost in the play-off final against Harrogate Town, have also had a summer of change with a number of players leaving the club, including Kristian Dennis, who scored 14 goals last season, a total which included a last-minute equaliser in this corresponding fixture last October.
Notts Player to Watch
Forward Kyle Wooton was Notts’ top-scorer last season with 15 goals.
Previous Meetings
5th October 2019 – Dover Athletic 2 – 2 Notts County
18th January 2020 – Notts County 0 – 0 Dover Athletic
Coverage
This game will be played behind closed doors; however, you can watch the game for £8 thanks to our new live streaming service from DAFCtv.
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Saturday’s Other National League Fixtures
Altrincham V Weymouth
Barnet V Eastleigh
FC Halifax Town V Dagenham & Redbridge
Hartlepool United V Aldershot Town
Sutton United V Maidenhead United
Torquay United V Stockport County
Wealdstone V Chesterfield
Woking V Solihull Moors
Wrexham V Boreham Wood