The game between Darlington and Rochdale in the League Two on Saturday, 6th December 2008 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Rochdale face a trip to Darlington at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Dale will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 41 and win only 15 of the 72 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2008, the The Quakers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 4) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 17 May | Rochdale | 2 - 1 | Darlington | D3PO |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 May | Darlington | 2 - 1 | Rochdale | D3PO |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 01 Jan | Rochdale | 3 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 02 Oct | Darlington | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Mar | Rochdale | 0 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 06 Oct | Darlington | 0 - 5 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 04 Apr | Rochdale | 0 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the The Quakers in those games, with 3 conceded.
Rochdale have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Dale's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Darlington are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 32 points from the 18 games they have played so far. Rochdale are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 31 points from 18 games.
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 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Rochdale only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Rochdale | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
