This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Newport County and Darlington at 19:45 on 5th April 2011 in the (Conference) Premier.

Footymad preview History of the Newport County v Darlington fixture

Darlington travel to take on Newport County at Newport Stadium on Tuesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 14 out of 20 times.

The last time the two teams met at Newport County was amazingly over twenty years ago, in January 1988, the Exiles carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Fourth Division match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 14 Aug Darlington 1 - 0 Newport Co. (Conference) Premier
1987/1988 Mon 02 May Darlington 0 - 2 Newport Co. Fourth Division
1987/1988 Tue 12 Jan Newport Co. 2-1 Darlington Fourth Division
1986/1987 Tue 14 Apr Newport Co. 3 - 0 Darlington Third Division
1986/1987 Tue 16 Sep Darlington 1 - 3 Newport Co. Third Division
1985/1986 Sat 26 Apr Newport Co. 3 - 0 Darlington Third Division
1985/1986 Tue 18 Mar Darlington 3 - 2 Newport Co. Third Division

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

Recent respective form guides

Newport County have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.

The The Quakers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the The Quakers, and 4 goals against.

Newport County find themselves in a respectable 8th position, courtesy of the 57 points they have accumulated from 40 games.

Darlington's 55 points from 38 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Newport County 6 3 1 2 7 7 10
Darlington 6 2 2 2 5 5 8

For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Darlington on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Newport County. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Newport County Won 3 successive home games.
5 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Darlington Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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