Darlington favourites for feisty fight facing Kettering Town

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Date: Sat 10.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Blackwell Meadows (3299 seats)

The season is still fairly new and the Vanarama National League North table has to be read with caution. So far Darlington find themselves in 19th position and Kettering Town are placed 8th.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Darlington and Kettering Town.

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Darlington form and stats

Only one draw at home so far for Darlington. Last season their home statistics were 7 wins, 6 draws and 8 defeats from 21 matches.

The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Gateshead in the Vanarama National League North last time out and are looking for a win here. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Farsley Celtic.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Darlington handle that role? We have found five games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W0-D4-L1.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Darlington as they are travelling to their away game against Curzon Ashton in the Vanarama National League North. That match is two days after this one.

Darlington has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game.

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Kettering Town form and stats

The visitors' first away game ended a defeat. Last season Kettering Town had these away match statistics: Played 21; won 16, drew 3 and lost 2.

Two away games in a row for Kettering Town, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus King's Lynn Town in the Vanarama National League North. Before that, Kettering Town secured a home win against AFC Telford United with the score 2-1.

Kettering Town are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 0 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of three matches.

A new game in only three days for Kettering Town, the Vanarama National League North home match versus Chester. Busy days.

As for goals scored and conceded in away games so far, Kettering Town has managed 1 goal and let in 2 from 1 match.

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Darlington missing players

Kettering Town missing players

Darlington Kettering Town
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs low Away Total
2 1 1 Played 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won 0 0 1
1 1 1 Drew 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost 0 1 1
2 1 1 Scored 0 1 3
4 1 1 Conceded 0 2 3
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 100% BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
7.5 4 4 Corners For (avg) 0 5 6
3.5 4 4 Corners Against (avg) 0 8 7.5
2.5 2 2 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 2 2
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 1
Darlington Last season Kettering Town
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
42 21   Played   21 42
12 7   Won   16 30
14 6   Drew   3 4
16 8   Lost   2 8
56 25   Scored   33 84
62 21   Conceded   13 41
90% 90%   Over 0.5   90% 95%
74% 67%   Over 1.5   48% 69%
55% 43%   Over 2.5   48% 64%
33% 10%   Over 3.5   24% 31%
14% 5%   Over 4.5   10% 24%
55% 43%   BTTS   38% 50%
26% 33%   Clean Sheets   57% 43%
29% 33%   Failed To Score   14% 12%
 
5.8 6.6   Corners For (avg)   4 3.8
5.2 5   Corners Against (avg)   1 4
1.8 1.2   Yellow Cards (avg)   1 0.7
3 1   Red Cards   0 2
Key stats last season:
  • Kettering Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Kettering Town have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.

Darlington
All Fa Trophy Club Friendlies Vanarama National League North FA Cup
All Home Away
19-04-19 Va Darlington 1 - 0 Bradford Park Avenue
22-04-19 Va Guiseley 1 - 0 Darlington
27-04-19 Va Darlington 1 - 1 Leamington
03-08-19 Va Farsley Celtic 3 - 1 Darlington
07-08-19 Va Darlington 1 - 1 Gateshead
10-08-19 Va Darlington 14:00 Kettering Town
12-08-19 Va Curzon Ashton 18:45 Darlington
17-08-19 Va Darlington 14:00 Southport
24-08-19 Va Altrincham 14:00 Darlington
26-08-19 Va Darlington 14:00 Bradford Park Avenue
Kettering Town
All Fa Trophy Non League Premier: Southern Club Friendlies Vanarama National League North FA Cup Non League Premier: Isthmian
All Home Away
27-04-19 No Kettering Town 5 - 1 Stratford Town
13-07-19 CF Peterborough United 2 - 1 Kettering Town
16-07-19 CF Bedford Town 1 - 0 Kettering Town
03-08-19 Va Kettering Town 2 - 1 AFC Telford United
06-08-19 Va King's Lynn Town 2 - 1 Kettering Town
10-08-19 Va Darlington 14:00 Kettering Town
13-08-19 Va Kettering Town 18:45 Chester
17-08-19 Va Kettering Town 14:00 Gateshead
24-08-19 Va Leamington 14:00 Kettering Town
26-08-19 Va Kettering Town 14:00 Kidderminster Harriers

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Guiseley 2 2 0 0 8 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 8 6
2 Curzon Ashton 2 1 1 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 4
3 Farsley Celtic 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
4 Hereford 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 4
5 Leamington 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 4
6 York City 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 4
7 AFC Telford United 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
8 Kettering Town 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
9 Brackley Town 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
10 Gloucester City 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 -1 3
11 King's Lynn Town 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 3
12 Boston United 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
13 Chester 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
14 Gateshead 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
15 Southport 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
16 Spennymoor Town 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
17 Alfreton Town 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
18 Altrincham 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
19 Darlington 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 1
20 Kidderminster Harriers 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1
21 Blyth Spartans 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
22 Bradford Park Avenue 2 0 0 2 0 10 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 5 -10 0

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