This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Stockport County and Darlington at 19:45 on 11th October 2011 in the (Conference) Premier.

Footymad preview History of the Stockport County v Darlington fixture

Darlington pack their bags to visit Stockport County at Edgeley Park on Tuesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 38 out of 57 times.

The previous match played between the two at Edgeley Park was more than three years back, in April 2008, the Hatters carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2007/2008 Sat 05 Apr Stockport Co. 1 - 0 Darlington League Two
2007/2008 Sun 14 Oct Darlington 4 - 0 Stockport Co. League Two
2006/2007 Sat 05 May Darlington 0 - 5 Stockport Co. League Two
2006/2007 Sat 09 Dec Stockport Co. 5 - 2 Darlington League Two
2005/2006 Sat 10 Dec Stockport Co. 0 - 3 Darlington League Two
2005/2006 Tue 09 Aug Darlington 2 - 0 Stockport Co. League Two
2002/2003 Tue 22 Oct Stockport Co. 1 - 0 Darlington (Associate Members)

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

Recent respective form guides

Stockport County's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Hatters's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Darlington's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Quakers have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Stockport County find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 15 points from their 14 matches.

Darlington find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 16 points from their 14 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Stockport County 6 1 3 2 9 10 6
Darlington 6 1 2 3 5 10 5

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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 Stockport County. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Stockport County Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Darlington Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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