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Newport Co. travel to take on 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 last time the two teams met at Darlington was amazingly over twenty years ago, in May 1988, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Fourth Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1987/1988 | Mon 02 May | Darlington | 0 - 2 | Newport Co. | LGE2 |
| 1987/1988 | Tue 12 Jan | Newport Co. | 2 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1986/1987 | Tue 14 Apr | Newport Co. | 3 - 0 | Darlington | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Tue 16 Sep | Darlington | 1 - 3 | Newport Co. | LGE1 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 26 Apr | Newport Co. | 3 - 0 | Darlington | LGE1 |
| 1985/1986 | Tue 18 Mar | Darlington | 3 - 2 | Newport Co. | LGE1 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 19 Apr | Darlington | 1 - 1 | Newport Co. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. The Quakers have conceded a disappointing 12 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 1 of their own chances.
Newport Co.'s away form is none too clever either, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 15 goals for the Exiles, and 1 goals against.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Darlington | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 4 |
| Newport Co. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Exiles have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 11 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Newport Co. | 9 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 15 outings ago. |