The game between Shrewsbury Town and Darlington in the League Two on Saturday, 27th March 2010 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Darlington face a trip to Shrewsbury Town at Prostar Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Quakers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 11 and win only 3 of the 19 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2009, the Shrews carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Oct | Darlington | 2 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 24 Jan | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | Darlington | 1 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 11 Mar | Shrewsbury Tn. | 0 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 06 Nov | Darlington | 2 - 0 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Dec | Darlington | 1 - 2 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Shrewsbury Town are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Shrews in those games, with 4 conceded.
The away form of Darlington is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Quakers have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Shrewsbury Tn.'s 55 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Darlington find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 35 games have yielded only 16 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| Darlington | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Quakers are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Shrewsbury Tn.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 7 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Darlington | Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 10 most recent games. |
