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Cheltenham T. face a trip to Darlington at Darlington Football Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with the intention of improving a poor record there. The have come away with nothing in 5 of the previous 6 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2005, with Darlington running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 May | Darlington | 3 - 1 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 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 |
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. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
The Robins have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Robins's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.
Darlington's 18 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Cheltenham T. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League Two, picking up 20 from their 14 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Darlington | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Cheltenham T. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Cheltenham T. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Darlington. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Cheltenham T. | 3 successive away victories. 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |