This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Darlington and Rochdale at 19:45 on Tuesday, 29th September 2009 in the League Two.
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Darlington prepare to entertain Rochdale at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Quakers are clearly on top, having won 41 and lost only 16 of the 73 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren was less than a year ago, in February 2009, with Rochdale inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the The Quakers 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 | Sat 18 Apr | Rochdale | 0 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 24 Feb | Darlington | 1-2 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 17 May | Rochdale | 2 - 1 | Darlington | D3PO |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 May | Darlington | 2 - 1 | Rochdale | D3PO |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 01 Jan | Rochdale | 3 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 02 Oct | Darlington | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Mar | Rochdale | 0 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Quakers have conceded a disappointing 6 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 2 of their own chances.
Rochdale's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Dale have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Darlington find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 9 games have yielded only 2 points. Rochdale are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 17 points from 9 games.
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 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 13 |
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 Dale come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Rochdale | Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |
