FootyMAD's Darlington match preview

History of the Darlington v Exeter City fixture

Exeter City travel to take on Darlington at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Grecians will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 17 and win only 5 of the 29 games.

The last time the two teams met at Darlington was back in March 2003, over five years ago, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw 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:
2002/2003	Sat 15 Mar	Darlington	2 - 2	Exeter City	LGE2
2002/2003	Sat 26 Oct	Exeter City	0 - 4	Darlington	LGE2
2001/2002	Sat 02 Mar	Exeter City	4 - 2	Darlington	LGE2
2001/2002	Sat 22 Sep	Darlington	4 - 0	Exeter City	LGE2
2000/2001	Tue 27 Mar	Exeter City	1 - 1	Darlington	LGE2
2000/2001	Sat 19 Aug	Darlington	1 - 1	Exeter City	LGE2
1999/2000	Sat 12 Feb	Exeter City	1 - 4	Darlington	LGE2

Recent respective form guides

Darlington have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The The Quakers's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.

The Grecians have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Grecians's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 10 against.



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	2	1	3	8	8	7
Exeter City	6	4	1	1	16	8	13

FootyMad's prediction ...

Exeter City are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Darlington. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Darlington	5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Exeter City	Undefeated in last 3 away games. Last drawn game 4 outings ago.