The game between Darlington and Southport in the (Conference) Premier on 27th September 2011 at 19:45 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.

Footymad preview History of the Darlington v Southport fixture

Darlington prepare to entertain Southport at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Quakers are clearly on top, winning 55.56% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren was just last season, in September 2010, the Quakers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Mon 25 Apr Southport 1 - 1 Darlington (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 25 Sep Darlington 1-0 Southport (Conference) Premier
1999/2000 Sat 30 Oct Darlington 2 - 1 Southport F.A. Cup
1977/1978 Mon 27 Mar Southport 1 - 0 Darlington Fourth Division
1977/1978 Mon 26 Dec Darlington 3 - 0 Southport Fourth Division
1976/1977 Sat 19 Mar Darlington 2 - 1 Southport Fourth Division
1976/1977 Fri 08 Oct Southport 0 - 0 Darlington Fourth Division

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Darlington have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Quakers in those games, with 5 conceded.

Southport have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Sandgrounders have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Darlington find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 13 points from their 11 matches.

Southport's 15 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Darlington 6 1 2 3 6 10 5
Southport 6 4 1 1 10 10 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren for the Quakers and the Madmen are unable to see past Southport claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Darlington Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Southport 5 games since last away draw.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here