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Northampton pack their bags to visit Darlington at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 31 games played, Cobblers have recorded 7 wins, and Darlington have come away with 12 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren was within the last three years, in November 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 20 Nov | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Darlington | FAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 Nov | Darlington | 1 - 1 | Northampton | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Apr | Darlington | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 15 Jan | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Sep | Darlington | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 17 Feb | Darlington | 1 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The Quakers have conceded a disappointing 9 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Northampton's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Cobblers's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Darlington find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 21 games have yielded only 8 points. Northampton are currently lying in 20th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 22 from their 21 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Darlington | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 3 |
| Northampton | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Northampton on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Darlington. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Northampton | Not won in previous 4 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 8 most recent games. |