FootyMAD's Darlington match preview

History of the Cheltenham Town v Darlington fixture

Cheltenham T. prepare to entertain Darlington at Whaddon Road on Monday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Whaddon Road was just last season, in November 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners 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:
2005/2006	Sat 22 Oct	Darlington	3 - 1	Cheltenham T.	LGE2
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

Recent respective form guides

Cheltenham Town are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Robins in those games, with 9 conceded.

Darlington have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.

Cheltenham T.'s total of 65 points from their 42 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League Two. Darlington lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League Two, picking up 58 from their 42 games so far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Cheltenham T.	6	3	2	1	11	9	11
Darlington	6	3	0	3	8	10	9

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Darlington is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Robins in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Cheltenham T.	Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Darlington	6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 11 outings ago.