This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Darlington and Gillingham at 15:00 on Saturday, 23rd August 2008 in the League Two.
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Darlington play host to Gillingham at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 17 games played, The Quakers have recorded 6 wins, and Gillingham have come away with 3 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Darlington was more than a decade ago, in October 1995, the The Quakers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory 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: | |||||
| 1999/2000 | Sat 20 Nov | Gillingham | 3 - 1 | Darlington | FAC |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 02 Apr | Gillingham | 0 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 14 Oct | Darlington | 1-0 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 21 Feb | Darlington | 2 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 29 Oct | Gillingham | 2 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 15 Jan | Darlington | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 16 Oct | Gillingham | 2 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While The Quakers have scored 8, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Gillingham is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the The Gills have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Darlington's 2 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Gillingham see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 1 points from their 2 games 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 |
| Darlington | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Attention punters! I see this as an opportunity for the The Quakers to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Gillingham | Not won in previous 12 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 8 most recent games. |
