This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Darlington and Bradford City at 15:00 on Saturday, 5th December 2009 in the League Two.
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Darlington prepare to entertain Bradford City at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 44 games played, The Quakers have recorded 20 wins, and Bradford City have come away with 16 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren was just last season, in October 2008, the The Quakers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory 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 | Tue 17 Feb | Bradford City | 0 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The Quakers have conceded a disappointing 10 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Bradford City's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Bantams's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Darlington find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 19 games have yielded only 8 points. Bradford City's 26 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 3 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the The Quakers at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Bantams come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | 8 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Bradford City | No sequences of note |
