This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Bradford City and Darlington at 19:45 on Tuesday, 17th February 2009 in the League Two.
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Darlington face a trip to Bradford City at Coral Windows Stadium on Tuesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 27 out of 41 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2007, when they played out a goalless draw 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 | Mon 20 Oct | Darlington | 2 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Darlington | 1 - 3 | Bradford City | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Bradford City | 0 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 12 Aug | Bradford City | 0 - 0 | Darlington | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 25 Sep | Bradford City | 7 - 2 | Darlington | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 19 Sep | Darlington | 0 - 1 | Bradford City | LGEC |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 25 Aug | Bradford City | 6 - 0 | Darlington | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Bradford City are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. The Bantams have scored 8 and conceded 1 during this period.
Darlington have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Bradford City are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 51 points from 30 games. Darlington lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 47 from their 27 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 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
| Darlington | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Darlington are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Coral Windows Stadium with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bradford City | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Darlington | Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |
