The game between Darlington and Rushden & Diamonds in the (Conference) Premier on 30th April 2011 at 17:15 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.

History of the Darlington v Rushden & Diamonds fixture

Darlington play host to Rushden & Diamonds at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren at tea-time on Saturday, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. Though only 25% of the games played between the two sides have resulted in a win for the The Quakers.

The last time the two teams met at Darlington was back in November 2005, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

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Recent respective form guides

Darlington have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the The Quakers in those games, with 6 conceded.

In complete contrast to Darlington, Rushden & Diamonds are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Diamonds have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Darlington find themselves in a respectable 8th position, courtesy of the 68 points they have accumulated from 45 games.

Rushden & Diamonds's 62 points from 45 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Current overall team form

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Attention punters! We see this as an opportunity for the The Quakers to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win

Sequence statistics

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