The game between Darlington and Bournemouth in the League Two on Saturday, 3rd January 2009 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Darlington play host to Bournemouth at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 5 of the 13 previous games, with the The Quakers winning just 4.
The last time the two teams met at Darlington was back in September 2002, over five years ago, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | Bournemouth | 3 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Bournemouth | 2 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Darlington | 2-2 | Bournemouth | LGE2 |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 28 Dec | Darlington | 0 - 0 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 17 Aug | Bournemouth | 1 - 2 | Darlington | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 28 Mar | Bournemouth | 1 - 0 | Darlington | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 04 Oct | Darlington | 0 - 3 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
The away form of Bournemouth is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Cherries have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Darlington lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 35 points from their 22 games so far. Bournemouth are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League Two with a return of just 7 points from their 23 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Darlington | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that The Quakers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Bournemouth. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Drawn each of their last 4 games. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Bournemouth | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
