The game between Kettering Town and Darlington in the (Conference) Premier on Saturday, 21st August 2010 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Darlington travel to take on Kettering Town at Rockingham Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. The Quakers won the only previous game contested between the two teams.
The only previous meeting between Kettering Tn. and Darlington at was amazingly over twenty years ago, in February 1990, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Conference match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1989/1990 | Sat 10 Feb | Kettering Tn. | 1 - 3 | Darlington | CONF |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 30 Sep | Darlington | 2 - 1 | Kettering Tn. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Kettering Town have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Poppies's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
The away form of Darlington however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The The Quakers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 8 against.
Kettering Tn. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 1 points from their 2 games thus far. Darlington lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 4 from their 2 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Kettering Tn. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Darlington | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Quakers have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Rockingham Road Ground with an easy victory. Away win
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| Kettering Tn. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Darlington | Undefeated in last 3 away games. |
