Darlington look to Blackwell Meadows supporters for inspiration before Kidderminster Harriers match

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Sat 25.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Blackwell Meadows (25000 seats)

The Darlington & Kidderminster Harriers managers Armstrong and Penn are both fearing and feeling excited about this vital fixture in the top area of the Vanarama National League North standings.

Insights:
  • Darlington have the most scored goals (59) in Vanarama National League North
  • Kidderminster Harriers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Vanarama National League North

It's no vacation for neither Darlington nor Kidderminster Harriers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Darlington form and stats

The complete Vanarama National League North results playing at home this season for Darlington, who have the most scored goals (59) in Vanarama National League North, are 8-5-4 (wins-draws-losses).

The spoils were shared in Darlington's previous game, also at home. Visiting Buxton (placed 17th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Leamington (1-2).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Darlington handle that role? We have found 16 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats.

If you like betting on "both teams to score": A review of the 19 latest league games highlights that 16 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.

Darlington have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Blackwell Meadows with 29 goals in 17 league matches. Darlington have conceded 23 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Kidderminster Harriers form and stats

9-3-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Kidderminster Harriers, who have the most clean sheets (7) away in Vanarama National League North, in their Vanarama National League North matches away. Three has not been a lucky number for Kidderminster Harriers as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Spennymoor Town match.

Morgan-Smith was the last player to score for the away team. Kidderminster Harriers haven't scored a league goal in the last 212 minutes.

Kidderminster are travelling again after losing away to Chorley in their previous match (0-1).

A 0-2 loss hosting Banbury United before that.

We have checked recent matches where Kidderminster Harriers have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 4 games were 0 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Kidderminster Harriers are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 17 games (in the league).

Head 2 Head

Kidderminster Harriers - Darlington 1-2 was the output when this pair of teams last met, also in this season. Head to head data (for the prior ten meetings): Darlington won four games, two matches ended with a tie and Kidderminster Harriers got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four.

Top Goalscorers

DarlingtonJ. Hazel
J. Hazel
16 goals
DarlingtonJ. Lambert
J. Lambert
12 goals
Kidderminster HarriersE. Freemantle
E. Freemantle
6 goals

Darlington missing players

Kidderminster Harriers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Darlington Kidderminster Harriers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 17 4 Played P 4 17 34
16 8 0 Won W 0 9 13
7 5 1 Drew D 0 3 7
9 4 3 Lost L 4 5 14
59 29 5 Scored S 2 19 34
44 23 10 Conceded C 10 17 37
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 91%
84% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 59% 65%
66% 65% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 41% 35%
41% 47% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 6% 9%
19% 18% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 6% 6%
72% 71% 75% BTTS BTTS 25% 41% 41%
19% 24% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 41% 32%
12% 12% 25% Failed to Score F T 75% 24% 35%
 
4.8 5.2 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 5.2 5.6
4.2 4.5 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.2 3.7
1.4 1.4 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.6 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
10.8 11.7 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5.8 7.9 9.7
4.4 4.4 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.8 4
42% 39% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 29% 25%
 
9.7 9.9 13 Shots against (avg) S A 8.5 6.5 6.6
4.2 4.1 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 3.1 3.1
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • Darlington have the fewest matches under the total-line (11) in Vanarama National League North
  • Darlington have the most matches over the total-line (21) in Vanarama National League North
  • Darlington have the most scored goals (59) in Vanarama National League North
  • Darlington have the most scored goals in the second half (36) in Vanarama National League North
  • Kidderminster Harriers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Kidderminster Harriers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Vanarama National League North
  • Kidderminster Harriers have the most clean sheets (7) away 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 31 18 8 5 55 28 15 12 2 1 31 11 16 6 6 4 24 17 27 62
2 Fylde 30 19 5 6 51 28 15 10 2 3 30 15 15 9 3 3 21 13 23 62
3 Brackley Town 32 16 10 6 42 25 16 11 4 1 29 10 16 5 6 5 13 15 17 58
4 Darlington 32 16 7 9 59 44 17 8 5 4 29 23 15 8 2 5 30 21 15 55
5 Scarborough Athletic 33 15 9 9 57 50 17 8 5 4 34 27 16 7 4 5 23 23 7 54
6 Chester 32 13 14 5 47 30 16 6 6 4 20 14 16 7 8 1 27 16 17 53
7 Chorley 33 13 12 8 42 29 16 8 6 2 22 10 17 5 6 6 20 19 13 51
8 Kidderminster Harriers 34 13 7 14 34 37 17 4 4 9 15 20 17 9 3 5 19 17 -3 46
9 Alfreton Town 31 11 12 8 38 30 16 8 5 3 25 13 15 3 7 5 13 17 8 45
10 Gloucester City 33 12 8 13 52 55 17 8 3 6 34 26 16 4 5 7 18 29 -3 44
11 Curzon Ashton 31 12 7 12 41 37 16 7 3 6 25 20 15 5 4 6 16 17 4 43
12 Banbury United 29 12 6 11 40 38 13 6 3 4 18 13 16 6 3 7 22 25 2 42
13 Hereford 33 12 6 15 39 38 16 6 4 6 21 17 17 6 2 9 18 21 1 42
14 Spennymoor Town 31 10 12 9 44 45 16 6 6 4 21 19 15 4 6 5 23 26 -1 42
15 Southport 31 11 8 12 39 40 13 6 4 3 20 16 18 5 4 9 19 24 -1 41
16 Peterborough Sports 31 11 7 13 38 42 16 7 5 4 24 18 15 4 2 9 14 24 -4 40
17 Buxton 33 10 10 13 32 39 17 5 6 6 17 20 16 5 4 7 15 19 -7 40
18 Kettering Town 32 8 11 13 29 44 15 6 6 3 16 13 17 2 5 10 13 31 -15 35
19 Leamington 31 6 15 10 25 32 17 6 5 6 16 16 14 0 10 4 9 16 -7 33
20 Boston United 32 9 6 17 45 54 17 7 3 7 29 27 15 2 3 10 16 27 -9 33
21 Bradford Park Avenue 33 8 9 16 33 49 16 6 3 7 16 17 17 2 6 9 17 32 -16 33
22 Farsley Celtic 31 8 9 14 34 51 15 5 5 5 18 20 16 3 4 9 16 31 -17 33
23 Blyth Spartans 33 8 9 16 33 50 17 4 7 6 18 20 16 4 2 10 15 30 -17 33
24 AFC Telford United 34 3 11 20 23 57 17 2 7 8 13 26 17 1 4 12 10 31 -34 20

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 King's Lynn Town 31 18 8 5 55 28 15 12 2 1 31 11 16 6 6 4 24 17 27 62
2 Fylde 30 19 5 6 51 28 15 10 2 3 30 15 15 9 3 3 21 13 23 62
3 Brackley Town 32 16 10 6 42 25 16 11 4 1 29 10 16 5 6 5 13 15 17 58
4 Darlington 32 16 7 9 59 44 17 8 5 4 29 23 15 8 2 5 30 21 15 55
5 Scarborough Athletic 33 15 9 9 57 50 17 8 5 4 34 27 16 7 4 5 23 23 7 54
6 Chester 32 13 14 5 47 30 16 6 6 4 20 14 16 7 8 1 27 16 17 53
7 Chorley 33 13 12 8 42 29 16 8 6 2 22 10 17 5 6 6 20 19 13 51
8 Kidderminster Harriers 34 13 7 14 34 37 17 4 4 9 15 20 17 9 3 5 19 17 -3 46
9 Alfreton Town 31 11 12 8 38 30 16 8 5 3 25 13 15 3 7 5 13 17 8 45
10 Gloucester City 33 12 8 13 52 55 17 8 3 6 34 26 16 4 5 7 18 29 -3 44
11 Curzon Ashton 31 12 7 12 41 37 16 7 3 6 25 20 15 5 4 6 16 17 4 43
12 Banbury United 29 12 6 11 40 38 13 6 3 4 18 13 16 6 3 7 22 25 2 42
13 Hereford 33 12 6 15 39 38 16 6 4 6 21 17 17 6 2 9 18 21 1 42
14 Spennymoor Town 31 10 12 9 44 45 16 6 6 4 21 19 15 4 6 5 23 26 -1 42
15 Southport 31 11 8 12 39 40 13 6 4 3 20 16 18 5 4 9 19 24 -1 41
16 Peterborough Sports 31 11 7 13 38 42 16 7 5 4 24 18 15 4 2 9 14 24 -4 40
17 Buxton 33 10 10 13 32 39 17 5 6 6 17 20 16 5 4 7 15 19 -7 40
18 Kettering Town 32 8 11 13 29 44 15 6 6 3 16 13 17 2 5 10 13 31 -15 35
19 Leamington 31 6 15 10 25 32 17 6 5 6 16 16 14 0 10 4 9 16 -7 33
20 Boston United 32 9 6 17 45 54 17 7 3 7 29 27 15 2 3 10 16 27 -9 33
21 Bradford Park Avenue 33 8 9 16 33 49 16 6 3 7 16 17 17 2 6 9 17 32 -16 33
22 Farsley Celtic 31 8 9 14 34 51 15 5 5 5 18 20 16 3 4 9 16 31 -17 33
23 Blyth Spartans 33 8 9 16 33 50 17 4 7 6 18 20 16 4 2 10 15 30 -17 33
24 AFC Telford United 34 3 11 20 23 57 17 2 7 8 13 26 17 1 4 12 10 31 -34 20

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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).