Tension and suspense is expected at Blackwell Meadows when Darlington face Alfreton Town in what could be a splendid fixture. Read the preview!
- Darlington have the most scored goals in the second half (18) in Vanarama National League North
- Alfreton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Darlington have less rest than Alfreton Town in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Vanarama National League North game only three days ago. That game was an away game at Kidderminster Harriers, so at least Darlington are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Darlington form and stats
Darlington have performed here at Blackwell Meadows this season with 5 wins from 8 Vanarama National League North matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. Two draws in a row at home now for Darlington.
A good away victory last time out for Darlington, who won 2-1 against Kidderminster Harriers (placed 10th).
Before that match, a win away at AFC Telford United.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Darlington handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Vanarama National League North game versus Fylde in only four days. This game is also played here at Blackwell Meadows.
A decent goal production from Darlington in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 8 league matches.
Alfreton Town form and stats
3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Alfreton Town playing as the away team in the Vanarama National League North this season.
Alfreton Town play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Boston United (placed 19th). That loss was their first after three consecutive league fixtures winning points.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at AFC Telford United.Alfreton are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.
A new game in only four days for Alfreton Town, the Vanarama National League North home match versus Bradford Park Avenue. Busy days.
Alfreton Town have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. 9 goals have been conceded by Alfreton Town in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Darlington victories, three draws and two Alfreton Town wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Beck 11 goals |  B. Hobson 6 goals | J. Lambert 5 goals |
Darlington missing players
Alfreton Town missing players
| Darlington | Alfreton Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 24 |
| 19 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 76% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 75% |
| 53% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 56% |
| 29% | 38% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 38% | 38% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 12% | 6% |
| 65% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 56% |
| 24% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 31% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 25% |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 10 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
| 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.2 | 10 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.5 | 11.4 |
| 4.6 | 4.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 34% | 37% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 32% | 33% |
| 9.4 | 9.5 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 10.8 | 8.8 |
| 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
- Alfreton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Darlington have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Darlington have the most scored goals in the second half (18) 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 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
| 2 | Darlington | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 31 |
| 3 | King's Lynn Town | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 30 |
| 4 | Scarborough Athletic | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 | Chester | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 26 |
| 6 | Gloucester City | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 26 |
| 7 | Southport | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 25 |
| 8 | Alfreton Town | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
| 9 | Fylde | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 10 | Kidderminster Harriers | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 24 |
| 11 | Leamington | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 23 |
| 12 | Banbury United | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 22 |
| 13 | Hereford | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 21 |
| 14 | Chorley | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 21 |
| 15 | Peterborough Sports | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 16 | Spennymoor Town | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | -3 | 20 |
| 17 | Curzon Ashton | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| 18 | Buxton | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 18 |
| 19 | Boston United | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -6 | 16 |
| 20 | Farsley Celtic | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 16 |
| 21 | Kettering Town | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 21 | -16 | 16 |
| 22 | Bradford Park Avenue | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 15 |
| 23 | Blyth Spartans | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -9 | 14 |
| 24 | AFC Telford United | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -21 | 7 |
