Delightful dogfight as daring Darlington duel with determined Banbury United

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Sat 20.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Blackwell Meadows (25000 seats)

Banbury United have come here for an interesting fight against the home side Darlington. Get smart on the game with this in-depth Vanarama National League North preview!

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.

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Darlington form and stats

Darlington have only played one Vanarama National League North game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 9 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats from 21 matches.

In their previous game, the manager Armstrong led his Darlington to a defeat away at Southport. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Blackwell Meadows.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Chorley the opponent.

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.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Darlington at home in the league. 3 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Banbury United form and stats

Only one away game in the Vanarama National League North so far for Banbury United and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 17 victories, 2 draws and 1 loss from 20 travels.

Banbury United's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Boston United that finished 0-0.

Before that, Banbury secured a home win against Fylde with the score 3-1.

We have checked recent matches where Banbury United have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 12 games were 4 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Banbury United has managed 2 goals and let in 1 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

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

Darlington missing players

Banbury United missing players

Darlington Banbury United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 1 1 Played P 0 1 3
1 1 1 Won W 0 1 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
4 3 3 Scored S 0 2 5
3 1 1 Conceded C 0 1 2
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 67%
67% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 67%
33% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 67%
33% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 33%
 
4 3 3 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 3.7
4 4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 7 3.3
2.3 5 5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.3 13 13 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9 9
3.7 8 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 7 5.3
36% 38% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 29% 31%
 
6.7 4 4 Shots against (avg) S A 0 7 7
3 1 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 1 1.7
Darlington Last season Banbury United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
42 21   Played P   20 40
14 9   Won W   17 32
11 4   Drew D   2 6
17 8   Lost L   1 2
57 29   Scored S   48 92
58 24   Conceded C   14 32
95% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 98%
74% 71%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   90% 88%
55% 48%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 55%
31% 19%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   40% 38%
12% 10%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   20% 20%
55% 52%   BTTS BTTS   50% 57%
24% 29%   Clean Sheets C S   50% 42%
26% 19%   Failed to Score F T   5% 2%
 
5.2 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.4 4
4.7 4.2   Corners against (avg) C A   3.5 2.5
1.4 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.1 0.9
5 1   Red cards R C   0 0
 
9.4 9.9   Shots (avg) S (   10.9 9.5
3.5 3.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.3 4.5
39% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   44% 50%
 
10.2 9.3   Shots against (avg) S A   7.7 6
3.9 3.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.3 2.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 King's Lynn Town 3 3 0 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 9
2 Banbury United 3 2 1 0 5 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 7
3 Gloucester City 3 2 0 1 6 4 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 6
4 Southport 3 2 0 1 6 6 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 5 3 0 6
5 Fylde 3 2 0 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 6
6 Leamington 3 1 2 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 4 5
7 Buxton 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
8 Peterborough Sports 3 1 1 1 5 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 4
9 Chester 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
10 Darlington 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 4
11 Kettering Town 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 4
12 Hereford 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 0 1 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 4
13 Kidderminster Harriers 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
14 Scarborough Athletic 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 4
15 AFC Telford United 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 -1 4
16 Spennymoor Town 3 0 3 0 4 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 3
17 Alfreton Town 3 0 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
18 Brackley Town 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 4 -1 3
19 Curzon Ashton 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 -1 3
20 Bradford Park Avenue 3 0 2 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 -1 2
21 Chorley 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
22 Blyth Spartans 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 -3 1
23 Boston United 3 0 1 2 3 7 1 0 0 1 3 5 2 0 1 1 0 2 -4 1
24 Farsley Celtic 3 0 1 2 1 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 -5 1
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
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 Banbury United 40 32 6 2 92 32 20 15 4 1 44 18 20 17 2 1 48 14 60 102
2 Peterborough Sports 40 24 7 9 94 46 20 14 2 4 50 17 20 10 5 5 44 29 48 79
3 Coalville Town 40 23 9 8 86 47 20 14 4 2 52 17 20 9 5 6 34 30 39 78
4 Rushall Olympic 40 20 9 11 80 54 20 12 3 5 48 26 20 8 6 6 32 28 26 69
5 Alvechurch 40 18 11 11 57 41 20 12 3 5 34 19 20 6 8 6 23 22 16 65
6 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 40 19 8 13 57 49 20 9 4 7 28 23 20 10 4 6 29 26 8 65
7 Leiston 40 18 6 16 59 65 20 11 5 4 28 23 20 7 1 12 31 42 -6 60
8 Royston Town 40 17 8 15 65 51 20 7 6 7 33 23 20 10 2 8 32 28 14 59
9 Hednesford Town 40 14 12 14 66 64 20 7 6 7 37 34 20 7 6 7 29 30 2 54
10 Tamworth 40 14 12 14 58 58 20 9 5 6 38 26 20 5 7 8 20 32 0 54
11 Stourbridge 40 15 8 17 61 71 20 8 6 6 34 29 20 7 2 11 27 42 -10 53
12 Needham Market 40 12 13 15 66 69 20 6 8 6 35 28 20 6 5 9 31 41 -3 49
13 Stratford Town 40 13 8 19 48 70 20 8 4 8 26 28 20 5 4 11 22 42 -22 47
14 St Ives Town 40 13 8 19 57 90 20 9 3 8 32 47 20 4 5 11 25 43 -33 47
15 Redditch United 40 11 12 17 38 50 20 7 5 8 23 26 20 4 7 9 15 24 -12 45
16 Nuneaton Town 40 11 10 19 51 62 20 4 8 8 21 26 20 7 2 11 30 36 -11 42
17 Hitchin Town 40 11 9 20 47 58 20 8 3 9 27 31 20 3 6 11 20 27 -11 42
18 Bromsgrove Sporting 40 10 12 18 36 59 20 8 2 10 19 29 20 2 10 8 17 30 -23 42
19 Barwell 40 10 11 19 57 78 20 6 5 9 33 37 20 4 6 10 24 41 -21 41
20 Biggleswade Town 40 7 13 20 47 64 20 6 8 6 35 26 20 1 5 14 12 38 -17 34
21 Lowestoft Town 40 9 6 25 49 93 20 6 5 9 27 34 20 3 1 16 22 59 -44 33

Read more about Vanarama National League North

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).