This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Bournemouth and Darlington at 15:00 on Saturday, 17th April 2010 in the League Two.
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Darlington face a trip to Bournemouth at Dean Court on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Quakers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 8 and win only 3 of the 14 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2008, with Bournemouth running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 19 Sep | Darlington | 0 - 2 | Bournemouth | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 03 Jan | Darlington | 2 - 1 | Bournemouth | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | Bournemouth | 3 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Bournemouth | 2 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Darlington | 2 - 2 | Bournemouth | LGE2 |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 28 Dec | Darlington | 0 - 0 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 17 Aug | Bournemouth | 1 - 2 | Darlington | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bournemouth are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. The Cherries have scored 10 and conceded 2 during this period.
The The Quakers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The The Quakers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Bournemouth are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 74 points from the 42 games they have played so far. Darlington find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 40 games have yielded only 26 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| Darlington | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Cherries. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bournemouth | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. |
| Darlington | 3 successive away victories. 5 games since last away draw. |
