Darlington get everything set for this game following their 1-0 result versus Chester, a game they learned a lot from. How will this affect the battle against Brackley Town?
- Darlington have the most points (15) at home in Vanarama National League North
- Darlington have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Brackley Town have scored away.
Both contenders have had enough days rest since their last game. Let's look for an enthusiastic game!
Darlington form and stats
Darlington have been outstanding at home so far in the Vanarama National League North with 5 wins, 0 draws and only 1 loss. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Darlington has won six games in a row. The Spennymoor Town match was the last time out without a victory.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Thomas Taylor not having conceded a league goal in 356 minutes.
A strong away win for Darlington against Chester the last match, as Felix were on target.
Before that match, a defeat in the away fixture against Hyde United in the FA Cup. This is expected to be a close game, with Darlington perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Darlington as a small favourite), we find 7 games. Darlington has won 3 of these, drawn 1 and lost 3.
Darlington have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Blackwell Meadows with 11 goals in 6 league matches. From these home matches, Darlington have conceded only 5 goals.
Brackley Town form and stats
The visitors are W2-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Vanarama National League North.
Brackley Town played 1-1 against Fylde in their previous match.
Prior to that result Brackley won their away game at AFC Telford United. The scoreline was 1-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Brackley Town playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 2 Brackley Town wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
Goals are few and far between in Brackley Town's away league games. Only {3 goals} from 6 travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the prior ten meetings): Darlington won three games, one match ended with a draw and Brackley Town managed six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Beck 8 goals | J. Lambert 2 goals | J. Hazel 2 goals |
Darlington missing players
Brackley Town missing players
| Darlington | Brackley Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 91% |
| 64% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 33% | 64% |
| 36% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 17% | 27% |
| 27% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 9% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 55% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 17% | 27% |
| 36% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 45% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 36% |
| 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| 4.6 | 3.8 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 3 | 2.9 |
| 1.5 | 1.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 9.5 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 9.7 | 10 |
| 3.9 | 4.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 |
| 40% | 38% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 18% | 23% |
| 9.3 | 10 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 9.2 | 7 |
| 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
- Brackley Town have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Darlington have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Darlington have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Darlington have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Brackley Town have scored away.
- Darlington have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Darlington have the most points (15) at home in Vanarama National League North
- Darlington haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Darlington is in the best form (6-0-0) in Vanarama National League North
| 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 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 24 |
| 2 | Darlington | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 |
| 3 | Banbury United | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Fylde | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| 5 | Scarborough Athletic | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 20 |
| 6 | Kidderminster Harriers | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | Alfreton Town | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 8 | Leamington | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 9 | Peterborough Sports | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | Brackley Town | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 11 | Gloucester City | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Curzon Ashton | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 13 | Hereford | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| 14 | Chorley | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 15 | Chester | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| 16 | Spennymoor Town | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 13 |
| 17 | Southport | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 13 |
| 18 | Boston United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 12 |
| 19 | Buxton | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 12 |
| 20 | Farsley Celtic | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -5 | 10 |
| 21 | Blyth Spartans | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 9 |
| 22 | Kettering Town | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 9 |
| 23 | AFC Telford United | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -13 | 7 |
| 24 | Bradford Park Avenue | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -10 | 6 |
