Chorley vs Darlington betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Sat 13.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Chorley Group Victory Park Stadium (4100 seats)

Round two of the Vanarama National League North season and the participants have had a few days to digest the first fixture. Here's the ultimate Chorley - Darlington guide:

Both squads have had adequate rest since their last match. Let's agree to expect an animated fixture!

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Chorley form and stats

The season before, Chorley's league statistics were 17 wins, 14 draws and 11 losses, providing 6th position in the Vanarama National League North. During these 42 matches they scored 62 goals and let in 49. Playing as the host team in the last season Chorley generated 12-5-4 (win-draw-lost) with 44 goals and 25 conceded.

Tomlinson was the last player to score a league goal for Chorley and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Chorley haven't scored in 192 minutes.

In their previous game, the manager Preece led his Chorley to a defeat away at AFC Telford United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at The Chorley Group Victory Park Stadium.

Heartbreak before that as Chorley lost 0-2 at Spennymoor Town's place.

This is expected to be a close game, with Chorley perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Chorley as a small favourite), we find 6 games. Chorley has won 3 of these, drawn 1 and lost 2.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Chorley as they have a new game in only three days, a Vanarama National League North match thankfully also at home. Blyth Spartans are visiting.

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Darlington form and stats

Let's have a look at how Darlington performed last season in the Vanarama National League North: They landed a 13th position in the league table after playing out 14 victories, 11 draws and 17 defeats. In total they scored 57 and conceded 58 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 7 and lost 9 with 28/34 goals scored/conceded.

Darlington won their last game, 3-1 versus Gloucester City played at home.

A 0-1 defeat away at Kidderminster Harriers before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Darlington in our archives, and the results are: 6 wins for Darlington, 5 draws and 4 defeats.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Vanarama National League North trip to Southport.

Head 2 Head

Previous eight meetings with these squads: Chorley won three, Darlington triumphed in two and we saw three draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

DarlingtonJ. Hazel
J. Hazel
1 goals
DarlingtonM. Beck
M. Beck
1 goals
DarlingtonK. Felix
K. Felix
1 goals

Chorley missing players

Darlington missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Chorley Darlington
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 3
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 3
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 4
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 13
2 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 8
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 38%
 
7 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 4
2 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 1
Chorley Last season Darlington
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
42 21   Played P   21 42
17 12   Won W   5 14
14 5   Drew D   7 11
11 4   Lost L   9 17
62 44   Scored S   28 57
49 25   Conceded C   34 58
90% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   90% 95%
71% 81%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   76% 74%
50% 62%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   62% 55%
24% 38%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   43% 31%
12% 19%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   14% 12%
55% 67%   BTTS BTTS   57% 55%
26% 19%   Clean Sheets C S   19% 24%
29% 14%   Failed to Score F T   33% 26%
 
4.6 4.9   Corners for (avg) C F   5.2 5.2
4 4.2   Corners against (avg) C A   5.1 4.7
1.4 1.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.4
2 1   Red cards R C   4 5
 
12.3 12.5   Shots (avg) S (   9 9.4
4.7 5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 3.5
31% 42%   Goal Efficiency G E   37% 39%
 
9.2 8.5   Shots against (avg) S A   11 10.2
3.5 3.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 3.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leamington 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Southport 1 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 3 2 3
3 Darlington 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Brackley Town 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Banbury United 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Fylde 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 AFC Telford United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Kidderminster Harriers 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
9 King's Lynn Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
10 Hereford 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Spennymoor Town 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
12 Alfreton Town 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Chester 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
14 Buxton 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
15 Peterborough Sports 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Curzon Ashton 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Kettering Town 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
18 Blyth Spartans 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Bradford Park Avenue 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
20 Chorley 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
21 Boston United 1 0 0 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
22 Gloucester City 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
23 Scarborough Athletic 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
24 Farsley Celtic 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Gateshead 42 29 7 6 99 47 21 18 1 2 53 19 21 11 6 4 46 28 52 94
2 Brackley Town 42 25 12 5 53 23 21 15 3 3 23 9 21 10 9 2 30 14 30 87
3 Fylde 42 24 8 10 68 37 21 14 3 4 36 18 21 10 5 6 32 19 31 80
4 Kidderminster Harriers 42 21 11 10 72 35 21 14 3 4 50 12 21 7 8 6 22 23 37 74
5 York City 42 19 9 14 58 50 21 11 4 6 32 20 21 8 5 8 26 30 8 66
6 Chorley 42 17 14 11 62 49 21 12 5 4 44 25 21 5 9 7 18 24 13 65
7 Boston United 42 18 9 15 63 57 21 10 5 6 39 28 21 8 4 9 24 29 6 63
8 Kettering Town 42 16 13 13 54 48 21 9 7 5 30 21 21 7 6 8 24 27 6 61
9 Alfreton Town 42 17 10 15 58 59 21 7 9 5 30 26 21 10 1 10 28 33 -1 61
10 Spennymoor Town 42 17 9 16 55 51 21 10 6 5 32 21 21 7 3 11 23 30 4 60
11 Southport 42 14 15 13 60 55 21 8 11 2 35 20 21 6 4 11 25 35 5 57
12 Hereford 42 15 10 17 51 52 21 10 5 6 28 23 21 5 5 11 23 29 -1 55
13 Darlington 42 14 11 17 57 58 21 9 4 8 29 24 21 5 7 9 28 34 -1 53
14 Curzon Ashton 42 13 13 16 51 63 21 7 7 7 24 27 21 6 6 9 27 36 -12 52
15 Leamington 42 12 12 18 39 47 21 10 5 6 25 20 21 2 7 12 14 27 -8 48
16 Chester 42 12 11 19 70 71 21 9 6 6 43 27 21 3 5 13 27 44 -1 47
17 Gloucester City 42 10 16 16 47 60 21 6 9 6 28 24 21 4 7 10 19 36 -13 46
18 Bradford Park Avenue 42 11 11 20 46 70 21 7 6 8 26 32 21 4 5 12 20 38 -24 44
19 Blyth Spartans 42 12 7 23 41 76 21 8 3 10 23 30 21 4 4 13 18 46 -35 43
20 AFC Telford United 42 7 16 19 48 65 21 7 7 7 31 25 21 0 9 12 17 40 -17 37
21 Farsley Celtic 42 9 10 23 37 78 21 7 6 8 23 34 21 2 4 15 14 44 -41 37
22 Guiseley 42 9 8 25 31 69 21 6 6 9 18 33 21 3 2 16 13 36 -38 35

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leamington 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Southport 1 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 3 2 3
3 Darlington 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Brackley Town 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Banbury United 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Fylde 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 AFC Telford United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Kidderminster Harriers 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
9 King's Lynn Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
10 Hereford 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Spennymoor Town 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
12 Alfreton Town 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Chester 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
14 Buxton 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
15 Peterborough Sports 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Curzon Ashton 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Kettering Town 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
18 Blyth Spartans 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Bradford Park Avenue 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
20 Chorley 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
21 Boston United 1 0 0 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
22 Gloucester City 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
23 Scarborough Athletic 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
24 Farsley Celtic 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0

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The National League North, formerly known as Conference North, is the sixth highest division in English football. It contains teams located in Northern England, Norfolk, the English Midlands and North Wales. The league table has 22 teams playing two fixtures against each other (home and away).