This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Accrington Stanley and Darlington at 19:45 on Tuesday, 20th January 2009 in the League Two.
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Darlington face a trip to Accrington Stanley at Fraser Eagle Stadium on Tuesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having taken no points from 25 of the 32 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Sep | Darlington | 3 - 0 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 29 Jan | Darlington | 1 - 0 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Accrington S. | 0 - 3 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 20 Feb | Darlington | 2 - 1 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 08 Aug | Accrington S. | 0 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1960/1961 | Sat 29 Apr | Darlington | 3 - 2 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 1960/1961 | Sat 10 Dec | Accrington S. | 2 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Accrington Stanley have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
Darlington have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The The Quakers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Accrington S. are currently lying in 20th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 23 from their 24 matches played. Darlington are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 41 points from the 24 games they have played 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 |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
| Darlington | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Although Darlington have been far from successful in recent away games, I can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Accrington S.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Accrington S. | 5 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Darlington | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 5 away matches. 7 games since last defeat. |
