FootyMAD's Darlington match preview

Last updated : 16 January 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Darlington v Luton Town fixture

Luton Town travel to take on Darlington at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Hatters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them with only a 20.00% 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 edged out their past their rivals by a score 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:
2008/2009Sat 11 OctLuton Town1 - 2DarlingtonLGE2
2001/2002Sat 26 JanDarlington3 - 2Luton TownLGE2
2001/2002Fri 05 OctLuton Town5 - 2DarlingtonLGE2
2000/2001Tue 19 DecLuton Town2 - 0DarlingtonFAC
2000/2001Sat 09 DecDarlington0 - 0Luton TownFAC
1975/1976Tue 09 SepDarlington2 - 1Luton TownLGEC
1967/1968Sat 23 MarDarlington1 - 2Luton TownLGE2

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:PWDLFAP
Darlington6141777
Luton Town62409710

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Quakers, as the The Hatters have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. 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.