Our penultimate fixture of pre-season is a trip to Dover’s Crabble Athletic Stadium.

PLEASE NOTE

Crabble is a cashless stadium. Only card payments will be accepted on the turnstiles and at various food and drink outlets within the stadium.

Team News

Jeremy Santos is expected to miss the fixture having been stretchered off in Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Tonbridge Angels.

Kit

Invicta will be in our black and amber home kits on Saturday, our hosts in their white home kit.

From The Manager

First-team manager Jay Saunders spoke following Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Tonbridge Angels:

“It will be a real tough test on Tuesday night. They had a great season last year, with a young, energetic, powerful side. We want to be tested and our pre-season is planned around that, I think you can see the lads getting fitter from game to game and that’s what we want.”

“After Dover on Tuesday, we’ve got training Thursday and then Hornchurch on Saturday, then a couple more training sessions before we get into the real stuff and we are looking forward to that.

“The squad is probably not quite where I want it to be just yet, but we’re not far off. If you look at the nucleus we’ve got good depth and competition, so we will look at it this week and see if we can get another one or two through the door to really complete the squad.”

The Opposition

Dover are preparing for life back in the National League South, retaining the majority of last season’s squad while making a few additions with the likes of Kenny Coker (Cheshunt) and Decarrey Sheriff (Billericay Town).

Recent Meetings

Last season saw the first league meetings between the two clubs for nearly 20 years, a win apiece leaving the all-time league record between the clubs at three wins each.

Last 6

26/08/02 – Invicta 1-2 Dover (Southern League Premier Division)
26/12/02 – Dover 2-1 Invicta (Southern League Premier Division)
26/12/04 – Invicta 1-0 Dover (Isthmian Premier Division)
28/03/05 – Dover 0-1 Invicta (Isthmian Premier Division)
13/08/24 – Dover 2-3 Invicta (Isthmian Premier Division)
05/10/24 – Invicta 0-1 Dover (Isthmian Premier Division)

You can relive all the action from last August’s trip to Crabble on Invicta TV.

The Manager

After relegation in 2024, Jake Leberl led Dover back to the National South via the Isthmian Premier Division play-offs last season.

One To Watch

Forward George Nikaj was the third highest goalscorer in last season’s Isthmian Premier Division, behind Chichester City’s Jimmy Wild and Wingate & Finchley’s Ogo Obi.

Familiar Faces

Kevin Lokko, Dean Rance and Ade Yusuff have all previously played for Dover, while Joel-Michael Odenrian came through their academy. Dover’s Ruben Soares Junior and Francis Mampolo both had spells at Invicta during the 2023/24 season.

How To Follow

You can keep up to date with the action with updates from our X (formerly Twitter) account.

The Venue

Travel

Always check rail times/strike action before you travel. 

Trains from Folkestone to Dover run twice an hour and take 11 minutes. The 64 bus service from Priory Street will take you directly to Crabble.

Admission

Supporters can pay on the gate for this fixture. Please note that payment on the gate is card only.

• Adult: £10
• Concession: £9
• Under 18: £5
• Under 11: FREE (with paying adult)