Game preview: Home fans have high expectations when Fylde meet Darlington

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Tue 22.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Mill Farm Stadium (6000 seats)

Fylde have played well this season, proven by 4th position in the table. Darlington have an outlook both up and down from the 13th place.

Insights:
  • Fylde have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Darlington have the most matches over the total-line (16) in Vanarama National League North

Darlington could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Vanarama National League North game only three sleeps ago. That game, against Gloucester City, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Darlington.

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Fylde form and stats

Fylde are steadily winning Vanarama National League North games and points here at Mill Farm Stadium. 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 11 games.

No payout for Fylde in their previous match, an away game at Brackley Town that ended in defeat 0-1.

Before that match, a win away at Gateshead.

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

A decent goal production from Fylde in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 11 league matches. Fylde have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Darlington form and stats

There's been little loot from Darlington's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 13 away games in the Vanarama National League North. Darlington only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws.

Darlington are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Gloucester City (placed 18th).

A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Chester.

After this away game Darlington return home for a Vanarama National League North game against Chorley. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Darlington has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 13 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Darlington rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 24 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have faced each other before in this season, with the final score Darlington - Fylde 1-0 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: two - one - one (Fylde wins - draws - Darlington wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

FyldeN. Haughton
N. Haughton
16 goals
FyldeB. Tollitt
B. Tollitt
7 goals

Fylde missing players

Darlington missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fylde Darlington
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 11 2 Played P 3 13 27
14 8 1 Won W 1 3 8
5 1 0 Drew D 0 4 7
6 2 1 Lost L 2 6 12
44 20 1 Scored S 4 21 42
25 10 1 Conceded C 6 24 42
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
76% 73% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 81%
52% 55% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 77% 67%
24% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 54% 41%
16% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 15%
56% 55% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 62% 63%
28% 36% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 15%
16% 9% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 31% 22%
 
4.9 6 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 5.6 5.2
5.3 5.1 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.4 4.7
1.8 2.1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 1.8 1.7
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 4 5
 
10.9 13.5 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11 10.2 10
4.8 5.9 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.3 3.9
37% 31% 8% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 38% 40%
 
10.2 8.7 5.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11.3 10.8 9.8
4 2.9 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 4.1 3.9
Key stats in Vanarama National League North this season:
  • Darlington have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Darlington have the most matches over the total-line (16) in Vanarama National League North
  • Darlington haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Fylde have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Fylde have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Fylde 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 Gateshead 27 19 3 5 59 31 13 11 0 2 29 11 14 8 3 3 30 20 28 60
2 Brackley Town 26 17 6 3 34 17 12 9 2 1 14 6 14 8 4 2 20 11 17 57
3 Kidderminster Harriers 25 16 5 4 49 19 12 9 1 2 31 8 13 7 4 2 18 11 30 53
4 Fylde 25 14 5 6 44 25 11 8 1 2 20 10 14 6 4 4 24 15 19 47
5 Chorley 25 12 9 4 45 27 12 8 3 1 32 14 13 4 6 3 13 13 18 45
6 Southport 26 12 8 6 42 29 13 8 5 0 27 10 13 4 3 6 15 19 13 44
7 Hereford 27 12 5 10 35 32 14 8 2 4 19 14 13 4 3 6 16 18 3 41
8 Kettering Town 26 11 6 9 38 30 13 5 4 4 20 14 13 6 2 5 18 16 8 39
9 Boston United 25 11 4 10 39 37 14 8 2 4 29 17 11 3 2 6 10 20 2 37
10 Curzon Ashton 24 9 9 6 33 29 12 5 5 2 16 13 12 4 4 4 17 16 4 36
11 York City 24 11 3 10 35 33 13 6 2 5 21 16 11 5 1 5 14 17 2 36
12 Leamington 27 8 8 11 27 35 14 7 3 4 18 17 13 1 5 7 9 18 -8 32
13 Darlington 27 8 7 12 42 42 14 5 3 6 21 18 13 3 4 6 21 24 0 31
14 Alfreton Town 25 9 4 12 36 43 13 4 4 5 18 20 12 5 0 7 18 23 -7 31
15 Spennymoor Town 24 8 5 11 35 40 11 5 3 3 22 16 13 3 2 8 13 24 -5 29
16 Chester 27 7 7 13 46 50 14 6 5 3 31 20 13 1 2 10 15 30 -4 28
17 Bradford Park Avenue 25 7 6 12 32 44 12 5 2 5 20 21 13 2 4 7 12 23 -12 27
18 Gloucester City 27 5 9 13 26 42 13 3 5 5 14 13 14 2 4 8 12 29 -16 24
19 Blyth Spartans 26 7 3 16 23 48 14 6 2 6 16 16 12 1 1 10 7 32 -25 24
20 Guiseley 25 6 5 14 21 36 13 4 4 5 12 16 12 2 1 9 9 20 -15 23
21 AFC Telford United 26 4 7 15 29 46 13 4 3 6 18 15 13 0 4 9 11 31 -17 19
22 Farsley Celtic 25 4 6 15 22 57 12 3 4 5 14 25 13 1 2 10 8 32 -35 18

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 Gateshead 27 19 3 5 59 31 13 11 0 2 29 11 14 8 3 3 30 20 28 60
2 Brackley Town 26 17 6 3 34 17 12 9 2 1 14 6 14 8 4 2 20 11 17 57
3 Kidderminster Harriers 25 16 5 4 49 19 12 9 1 2 31 8 13 7 4 2 18 11 30 53
4 Fylde 25 14 5 6 44 25 11 8 1 2 20 10 14 6 4 4 24 15 19 47
5 Chorley 25 12 9 4 45 27 12 8 3 1 32 14 13 4 6 3 13 13 18 45
6 Southport 26 12 8 6 42 29 13 8 5 0 27 10 13 4 3 6 15 19 13 44
7 Hereford 27 12 5 10 35 32 14 8 2 4 19 14 13 4 3 6 16 18 3 41
8 Kettering Town 26 11 6 9 38 30 13 5 4 4 20 14 13 6 2 5 18 16 8 39
9 Boston United 25 11 4 10 39 37 14 8 2 4 29 17 11 3 2 6 10 20 2 37
10 Curzon Ashton 24 9 9 6 33 29 12 5 5 2 16 13 12 4 4 4 17 16 4 36
11 York City 24 11 3 10 35 33 13 6 2 5 21 16 11 5 1 5 14 17 2 36
12 Leamington 27 8 8 11 27 35 14 7 3 4 18 17 13 1 5 7 9 18 -8 32
13 Darlington 27 8 7 12 42 42 14 5 3 6 21 18 13 3 4 6 21 24 0 31
14 Alfreton Town 25 9 4 12 36 43 13 4 4 5 18 20 12 5 0 7 18 23 -7 31
15 Spennymoor Town 24 8 5 11 35 40 11 5 3 3 22 16 13 3 2 8 13 24 -5 29
16 Chester 27 7 7 13 46 50 14 6 5 3 31 20 13 1 2 10 15 30 -4 28
17 Bradford Park Avenue 25 7 6 12 32 44 12 5 2 5 20 21 13 2 4 7 12 23 -12 27
18 Gloucester City 27 5 9 13 26 42 13 3 5 5 14 13 14 2 4 8 12 29 -16 24
19 Blyth Spartans 26 7 3 16 23 48 14 6 2 6 16 16 12 1 1 10 7 32 -25 24
20 Guiseley 25 6 5 14 21 36 13 4 4 5 12 16 12 2 1 9 9 20 -15 23
21 AFC Telford United 26 4 7 15 29 46 13 4 3 6 18 15 13 0 4 9 11 31 -17 19
22 Farsley Celtic 25 4 6 15 22 57 12 3 4 5 14 25 13 1 2 10 8 32 -35 18

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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).