This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Darlington and Cheltenham Town at 15:00 on Saturday, 29th August 2009 in the League Two.
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Darlington are ready to welcome Cheltenham Town to Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren on Saturday afternoon, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The The Quakers have claimed victory from 6 of the previous 7 games.
The previous match played between the two at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren was more than three years back, in October 2005, with Darlington running out comfortable 3-1 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 17 Apr | Cheltenham T. | 1 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Oct | Darlington | 3-1 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 May | Darlington | 3 - 1 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 26 Nov | Cheltenham T. | 0 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 09 Mar | Darlington | 2 - 1 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 21 Oct | Cheltenham T. | 2 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 12 Feb | Darlington | 0 - 2 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While The Quakers have scored 4, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Cheltenham T.'s away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Robins have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Darlington find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 4 games have yielded only 0 points. Cheltenham T. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 7 from their 4 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 |
| Darlington | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Cheltenham T. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 |
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 Robins come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches. Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Cheltenham T. | No sequences of note |
