Darlington are all set for a new test after their 1-3 versus Gateshead in the previous game. Spennymoor Town are coming to town!
- Darlington have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Vanarama National League North
- All of Spennymoor Town's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
It's no vacation for neither Darlington nor Spennymoor Town 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.
Darlington form and stats
The Vanarama National League North stats at home this season for Darlington are 4-2-4 (wins-draws-losses).
The Darlington fans got no joy from their last match, a Vanarama National League North game also here at Blackwell Meadows: A 1-3 defeat against Gateshead (placed 2nd).
Before that, Darlington played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Spennymoor Town.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Darlington have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost one.
The Darlington fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 10 league matches. On the other hand, Darlington have conceded 14 goals.
Spennymoor Town form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Spennymoor Town so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 3-1-6 (win-draw-lose). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Spennymoor have lost on their last two travels.
There might be some fixture complaints from Spennymoor as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Vanarama National League North match against Blyth Spartans (1-3).
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Darlington.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Spennymoor Town playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were two Spennymoor wins, three draws and eight defeats.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Spennymoor Town have conceded 18 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent recorded result involving both these contenders is the Spennymoor Town - Darlington 1-1 played not long ago this season. Previous eight meetings between these squads: Darlington won two, Spennymoor Town were winners in two and we saw four draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  G. Taylor 14 goals |   L. Charman 10 goals | W. Hatfield 5 goals |
Darlington missing players
Spennymoor Town missing players
| Darlington | Spennymoor Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 31 | 18 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 28 |
| 30 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 18 | 32 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 74% | 70% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 58% |
| 42% | 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 37% |
| 11% | 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 16% |
| 74% | 70% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 58% |
| 16% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 16% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 26% |
| 5.1 | 4.9 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| 4.2 | 3.6 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 6.4 | 6 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10.2 | 10.4 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 9.4 | 10.9 |
| 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| 38% | 44% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 22% | 33% |
| 10.4 | 9.9 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 15.7 | 13.7 |
| 4 | 4.1 | 6.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 7 | 6.2 |
- All of Spennymoor Town's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Darlington have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Darlington have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Vanarama National League North
- Darlington have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Vanarama National League North
- Darlington haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Spennymoor Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Brackley Town | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 40 |
| 2 | Gateshead | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 38 |
| 3 | Fylde | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 37 |
| 4 | Chorley | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 36 |
| 5 | Kidderminster Harriers | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 31 |
| 6 | Southport | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 30 |
| 7 | Boston United | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -3 | 28 |
| 8 | York City | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 26 |
| 9 | Curzon Ashton | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Leamington | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 25 |
| 11 | Alfreton Town | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 24 |
| 12 | Spennymoor Town | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -4 | 24 |
| 13 | Darlington | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 23 |
| 14 | Chester | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -1 | 23 |
| 15 | Hereford | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 23 |
| 16 | Kettering Town | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 22 |
| 17 | Guiseley | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -12 | 16 |
| 18 | Farsley Celtic | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 24 | -19 | 16 |
| 19 | Gloucester City | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 24 | -13 | 15 |
| 20 | Bradford Park Avenue | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -14 | 15 |
| 21 | Blyth Spartans | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 25 | -20 | 15 |
| 22 | AFC Telford United | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -16 | 11 |
