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Cheltenham T. face a trip to Darlington at Williamson Motors Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with the intention of improving a poor record there. The have come away with nothing in 4 of the previous 5 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2004, the Quakers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Fri 26 Nov | Cheltenham T. | 0 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 09 Mar | Darlington | 2 - 1 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 21 Oct | Cheltenham T. | 2 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 12 Feb | Darlington | 0 - 2 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 23 Jan | Cheltenham T. | 0 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 20 Feb | Darlington | 1 - 0 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 12 Sep | Cheltenham T. | 1 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Quakers in those games, with 4 conceded.
In complete contrast to Darlington, Cheltenham T. are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Robins have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Darlington lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 69 points from their 45 games so far. Cheltenham T.'s 60 points from 45 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Darlington | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Cheltenham T. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Quakers, as the Robins have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | 9 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Cheltenham T. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |