FM Preview: Darlington v Newport County 01 Oct 2011

Last updated : 30 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Darlington v Newport County fixture

Newport County face a trip to Darlington at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Exiles will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2010, the Quakers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 05 Apr Newport Co. 2 - 1 Darlington (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 14 Aug Darlington 1-0 Newport Co. (Conference) Premier
1987/1988 Mon 02 May Darlington 0 - 2 Newport Co. Fourth Division
1987/1988 Tue 12 Jan Newport Co. 2 - 1 Darlington Fourth Division
1986/1987 Tue 14 Apr Newport Co. 3 - 0 Darlington Third Division
1986/1987 Tue 16 Sep Darlington 1 - 3 Newport Co. Third Division
1985/1986 Sat 26 Apr Newport Co. 3 - 0 Darlington Third Division

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Darlington are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Quakers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

The away form of Newport County is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Exiles have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Darlington find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 13 points from their 12 matches.

Newport County are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 8 points from their 12 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Darlington 6 0 2 4 3 12 2
Newport County 6 0 3 3 4 11 3

For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Darlington Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 6 most recent games.
Newport County Not won in previous 6 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 3 games.
No win in the 10 most recent games.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here