The brand new season is about to kick off and the fans are tingling with excitement. It’s square one as Darlington host Curzon Ashton for the opening game at Blackwell Meadows. Read on!
Darlington form and stats
The season before, Darlington's league statistics were 18 wins, 13 draws and 15 losses, leading to 10th position in the Vanarama National League North. Over these 46 matches they scored {72 goals} and conceded 64. Playing at their own stadium in the last season Darlington produced 9-7-7 (win-draw-lost) with {36 goals} and 32 conceded.
Darlington have prepared for this season with one friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these one matches are 0 victories, 0 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Darlington have scored {0 goals} and conceded 2 times.
Curzon Ashton form and stats
Let's have a look at how Curzon Ashton performed last season in the Vanarama National League North: They landed a 13th position in the league table after playing out 18 victories, 11 draws and 17 defeats. In total they scored 58 and conceded {55 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 6 and lost 9 with 25/28 goals scored/conceded.
Just as the home team, Curzon Ashton have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 1 Curzon Ashton win, 0 draws and 4 losses.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the prior ten meetings): Darlington won three games, one match ended in a draw and Curzon Ashton have six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Darlington missing players
Curzon Ashton missing players
| Darlington | Curzon Ashton | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darlington | Last season | Curzon Ashton | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 46 | 23 | Played | P | 23 | 46 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Won | W | 8 | 18 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Lost | L | 9 | 17 | ||
| 72 | 36 | Scored | S | 25 | 58 | ||
| 64 | 32 | Conceded | C | 28 | 55 | ||
| 89% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 89% | ||
| 78% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 65% | 70% | ||
| 63% | 65% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 48% | 48% | ||
| 39% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 22% | ||
| 15% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 9% | ||
| 63% | 65% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 46% | ||
| 26% | 26% | Clean Sheets | C S | 35% | 33% | ||
| 22% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 35% | 33% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.6 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10.4 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 8.5 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||
| 38% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 34% | ||
| 10 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 9.5 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Alfreton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Banbury United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bishop's Stortford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Blyth Spartans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Boston United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Brackley Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Buxton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Chester | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Chorley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Curzon Ashton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Darlington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Farsley Celtic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Gloucester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Hereford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | King's Lynn Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Peterborough Sports | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Rushall Olympic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Scarborough Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Southport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | South Shields | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Spennymoor Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Tamworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Warrington Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Fylde | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 80 | 44 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 36 | 95 |
| 2 | King's Lynn Town | 46 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 84 | 43 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 41 | 93 |
| 3 | Chester | 46 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 72 | 41 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 20 | 31 | 84 |
| 4 | Brackley Town | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 57 | 47 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 69 |
| 5 | Alfreton Town | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 54 | 44 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 69 |
| 6 | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 49 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 69 |
| 7 | Gloucester City | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 75 | 68 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 7 | 68 |
| 8 | Scarborough Athletic | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 74 | 69 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 37 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 32 | 5 | 68 |
| 9 | Spennymoor Town | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 68 | 67 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 39 | 1 | 68 |
| 10 | Darlington | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 72 | 64 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 8 | 67 |
| 11 | Buxton | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 55 | 54 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 1 | 67 |
| 12 | Chorley | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 62 | 50 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 12 | 66 |
| 13 | Curzon Ashton | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 58 | 55 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 65 |
| 14 | Peterborough Sports | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 50 | 55 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 29 | -5 | 57 |
| 15 | Boston United | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 68 | 66 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 2 | 56 |
| 16 | Hereford | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 47 | 56 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 33 | -9 | 55 |
| 17 | Banbury United | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 62 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 38 | -7 | 54 |
| 18 | Southport | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 62 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 32 | -12 | 50 |
| 19 | Blyth Spartans | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 49 | 62 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 34 | -13 | 50 |
| 20 | Farsley Celtic | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 75 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 47 | -24 | 50 |
| 21 | Kettering Town | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 41 | 63 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 45 | -22 | 49 |
| 22 | Leamington | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 41 | 60 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 38 | -19 | 48 |
| 23 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 65 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 40 | -22 | 46 |
| 24 | AFC Telford United | 46 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 35 | 76 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 40 | -41 | 32 |