This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Luton Town and Darlington at 15:00 on Saturday, 11th October 2008 in the League Two.
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Darlington travel to take on Luton Town at Kenilworth Road on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. On each previous occasion, the match has ended in defeat for the The Quakers.
The last time the two teams met at Luton Town was back in October 2001, over five years ago, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5 - 2 thriller, 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: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 26 Jan | Darlington | 3 - 2 | Luton Town | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Fri 05 Oct | Luton Town | 5 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 19 Dec | Luton Town | 2 - 0 | Darlington | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 09 Dec | Darlington | 0 - 0 | Luton Town | FAC |
| 1975/1976 | Tue 09 Sep | Darlington | 2 - 1 | Luton Town | LGEC |
| 1967/1968 | Sat 23 Mar | Darlington | 1 - 2 | Luton Town | LGE2 |
| 1967/1968 | Mon 26 Feb | Luton Town | 3 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Luton Town 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, 10 to 8.
Darlington have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the The Quakers, and 5 goals against.
Luton Town find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 9 games have yielded only -18 points. Darlington's 12 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Luton Town | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Darlington | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the The Quakers has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Luton Town. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Luton Town | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Darlington | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |
