This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Darlington and Luton Town at 15:00 on Saturday, 17th January 2009 in the League Two.
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Darlington play host to Luton Town at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Quakers are clearly on top, with a 60.00% success rate in the fixture.
The last time the two teams met at Darlington was back in January 2002, over five years ago, as the The Quakers squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 11 Oct | Luton Town | 1 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington 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, 7 to 5.
The away form of Luton Town is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the The Hatters have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Darlington's total of 38 points from their 23 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Luton Town find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 24 games have yielded only 0 points.
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 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Luton Town | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that The Quakers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Luton Town. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Luton Town | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 6 away matches. 9 games since last defeat. |
