This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Darlington and Rochdale at 19:45 on Tuesday, 29th September 2009 in the League Two.
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Rochdale face a trip to Darlington at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren on Tuesday evening, 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 16 of the 73 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2009, with Rochdale inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Quakers in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Apr | Rochdale | 0 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 24 Feb | Darlington | 1 - 2 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Quakers have conceded a disappointing 6 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 2 of their own chances.
Rochdale's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Dale have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Darlington find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 9 games have yielded only 2 points. Rochdale are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 17 points from 9 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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Although Rochdale have been far from successful in recent away games, I can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Darlington. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Rochdale | Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |
