Match preview: 15 points are between the squads so far, Darlington having done best. Can Curzon Ashton upset the odds?
- Curzon Ashton have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Vanarama National League North
- Darlington haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Curzon Ashton form and stats
3-2-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Vanarama National League North numbers at home for Curzon Ashton so far this season.
The regulars are hoping that Curzon Ashton will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the game against Chorley (placed 10th).
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against AFC Telford United.This is expected to be a close game, with Curzon Ashton perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Curzon as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Curzon Ashton has won 2 of these, drawn 3 and lost 6.
It should be taken into account that a glance at the 10 most recent league matches reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).
There will be little rest for Curzon Ashton after this match as they are travelling to Banbury United for a Vanarama National League North game in only four days.
The Curzon Ashton fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. Curzon have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Darlington form and stats
5-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Darlington in their Vanarama National League North matches away. Darlington have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
Darlington's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Kettering Town that finished 2-2. Drawing 2-2 against Kettering Town after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager Armstrong needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Hereford.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Darlington playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were 5 Darlington wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats.
Goal hungry football fans should note that 9 of this side's 10 most recent league rounds have ended with three or more goals.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Darlington manager Armstrong as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Gloucester City.
The travelling fans enjoy Darlington's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 10 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 12 goals have been conceded by Darlington in these games.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two teams are: six wins for Curzon Ashton, one draw and three wins for Darlington. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Beck 11 goals | J. Lambert 6 goals | J. Hazel 6 goals |
Curzon Ashton missing players
Darlington missing players
| Curzon Ashton | Darlington | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 18 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 9 | 15 | 35 |
| 19 | 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 84% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 63% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 81% |
| 42% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 60% | 62% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 10% | 10% |
| 37% | 44% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 70% | 71% |
| 42% | 44% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 19% |
| 37% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 4.4 | 5 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| 4.7 | 4.8 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.5 | 8 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 9.9 | 10.6 |
| 3.5 | 3 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| 27% | 37% | 83% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 36% |
| 8.8 | 7.2 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 8.9 | 9 |
| 3.9 | 4 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
- Curzon Ashton have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Curzon Ashton have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Vanarama National League North
- Darlington haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Brackley Town | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 41 |
| 2 | King's Lynn Town | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 38 |
| 3 | Darlington | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 38 |
| 4 | Chester | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 37 |
| 5 | Fylde | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 36 |
| 6 | Scarborough Athletic | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 36 |
| 7 | Peterborough Sports | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 33 |
| 8 | Banbury United | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 32 |
| 9 | Southport | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 32 |
| 10 | Chorley | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 30 |
| 11 | Gloucester City | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -1 | 29 |
| 12 | Kidderminster Harriers | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -2 | 28 |
| 13 | Alfreton Town | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 26 |
| 14 | Leamington | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 25 |
| 15 | Boston United | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 25 |
| 16 | Hereford | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 24 |
| 17 | Curzon Ashton | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 23 |
| 18 | Bradford Park Avenue | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 22 |
| 19 | Spennymoor Town | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 20 | -6 | 21 |
| 20 | Buxton | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 21 |
| 21 | Kettering Town | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 25 | -16 | 21 |
| 22 | Blyth Spartans | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -11 | 18 |
| 23 | Farsley Celtic | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -16 | 16 |
| 24 | AFC Telford United | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -25 | 10 |
