Soccer betting preview: Hereford welcomes Darlington in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England Vanarama National League North
Competition: Sat 19.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Edgar Street Athletic Ground (5075 seats)

Data, trends, game results, form, head-2-head, lineups and a lot more: Here's all you must know on Hereford - Darlington!

Insights:
  • Hereford have the most matches under the total-line (18) in Vanarama National League North
  • Darlington have the most matches over the total-line (18) in Vanarama National League North

This should be an engrossing match with lots of action and bustle as both participants are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!

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Hereford form and stats

Hereford have played 16 Vanarama National League North games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-3-5 (wins-draws-losses).

Hereford travelled for their previous game, a trip to Leamington that ended 0-0.

Before that, Hereford drew at home versus York City.

This is expected to be a close game, with Hereford perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Hereford as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Hereford has won four of these, drawn eight and lost two.

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

Hereford has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches.

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Darlington form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Vanarama National League North travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats.

Darlington lost away at York City (1-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Blyth Spartans.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Darlington in our archives, and the results are: seven wins for Darlington, three draws and five defeats.

A new game in only three days for Darlington, the Vanarama National League North home match versus Southport. Busy days.

Darlington are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 24 times in 15 away games so far. Darlington's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 28 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Darlington - Hereford 1-0 was the story when these two contenders last played each other, earlier this season. Numbers for the former five meetings involving these two sides are: one win for Hereford, three draws and one win for Darlington. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

HerefordT. Owen-Evans
T. Owen-Evans
9 goals
HerefordM. Storey
M. Storey
6 goals

Hereford missing players

Darlington missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hereford Darlington
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 16 4 Played P 4 15 31
12 8 2 Won W 1 4 11
7 3 1 Drew D 1 4 7
12 5 1 Lost L 2 7 13
36 20 7 Scored S 5 24 49
37 16 5 Conceded C 6 28 46
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
71% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 93% 81%
35% 31% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 80% 68%
19% 12% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 53% 39%
13% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 13% 13%
32% 38% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 67% 61%
35% 38% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 19%
39% 25% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 27% 19%
 
4.8 4.9 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6.2 5.5 5.2
5.3 5.5 7.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.3 4.6
1.1 1.2 0.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.9 1.6
2 0 0 Red cards R C 2 4 5
 
9.6 11.2 12 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 10.1 10
4.2 4.9 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.1 3.8
28% 25% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 39% 41%
 
9.2 8.8 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 10.2 11.1 10.1
4.2 4.2 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 4.3 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 (18) in Vanarama National League North
  • Darlington haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Hereford have the most matches under the total-line (18) in Vanarama National League North
  • Hereford haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 31 22 4 5 71 35 15 13 0 2 36 12 16 9 4 3 35 23 36 70
2 Brackley Town 30 20 7 3 44 18 14 11 2 1 19 7 16 9 5 2 25 11 26 67
3 Kidderminster Harriers 30 17 6 7 53 27 14 10 1 3 34 10 16 7 5 4 19 17 26 57
4 Fylde 31 17 6 8 51 30 15 9 2 4 24 15 16 8 4 4 27 15 21 57
5 Chorley 29 14 9 6 49 34 14 9 3 2 34 17 15 5 6 4 15 17 15 51
6 Southport 30 13 9 8 46 34 15 8 6 1 29 13 15 5 3 7 17 21 12 48
7 York City 29 14 5 10 44 35 16 8 3 5 27 17 13 6 2 5 17 18 9 47
8 Boston United 30 13 6 11 46 44 16 9 3 4 33 20 14 4 3 7 13 24 2 45
9 Curzon Ashton 29 11 10 8 41 35 14 6 5 3 20 15 15 5 5 5 21 20 6 43
10 Spennymoor Town 30 12 7 11 43 42 14 6 5 3 24 17 16 6 2 8 19 25 1 43
11 Hereford 31 12 7 12 36 37 16 8 3 5 20 16 15 4 4 7 16 21 -1 43
12 Kettering Town 29 11 7 11 43 37 14 5 5 4 22 16 15 6 2 7 21 21 6 40
13 Darlington 31 11 7 13 49 46 16 7 3 6 25 18 15 4 4 7 24 28 3 40
14 Alfreton Town 29 10 7 12 40 46 15 4 6 5 19 21 14 6 1 7 21 25 -6 37
15 Leamington 31 9 10 12 32 38 16 8 4 4 21 17 15 1 6 8 11 21 -6 37
16 Bradford Park Avenue 30 9 6 15 37 53 15 7 2 6 25 25 15 2 4 9 12 28 -16 33
17 Chester 31 8 7 16 50 58 16 6 5 5 32 24 15 2 2 11 18 34 -8 31
18 Gloucester City 31 6 11 14 30 47 15 3 6 6 16 17 16 3 5 8 14 30 -17 29
19 Blyth Spartans 31 8 3 20 28 59 16 6 2 8 17 21 15 2 1 12 11 38 -31 27
20 Guiseley 29 7 5 17 24 46 16 5 4 7 15 23 13 2 1 10 9 23 -22 26
21 AFC Telford United 32 5 10 17 38 56 16 5 4 7 23 20 16 0 6 10 15 36 -18 25
22 Farsley Celtic 30 5 7 18 26 64 14 4 4 6 17 28 16 1 3 12 9 36 -38 22

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 31 22 4 5 71 35 15 13 0 2 36 12 16 9 4 3 35 23 36 70
2 Brackley Town 30 20 7 3 44 18 14 11 2 1 19 7 16 9 5 2 25 11 26 67
3 Kidderminster Harriers 30 17 6 7 53 27 14 10 1 3 34 10 16 7 5 4 19 17 26 57
4 Fylde 31 17 6 8 51 30 15 9 2 4 24 15 16 8 4 4 27 15 21 57
5 Chorley 29 14 9 6 49 34 14 9 3 2 34 17 15 5 6 4 15 17 15 51
6 Southport 30 13 9 8 46 34 15 8 6 1 29 13 15 5 3 7 17 21 12 48
7 York City 29 14 5 10 44 35 16 8 3 5 27 17 13 6 2 5 17 18 9 47
8 Boston United 30 13 6 11 46 44 16 9 3 4 33 20 14 4 3 7 13 24 2 45
9 Curzon Ashton 29 11 10 8 41 35 14 6 5 3 20 15 15 5 5 5 21 20 6 43
10 Spennymoor Town 30 12 7 11 43 42 14 6 5 3 24 17 16 6 2 8 19 25 1 43
11 Hereford 31 12 7 12 36 37 16 8 3 5 20 16 15 4 4 7 16 21 -1 43
12 Kettering Town 29 11 7 11 43 37 14 5 5 4 22 16 15 6 2 7 21 21 6 40
13 Darlington 31 11 7 13 49 46 16 7 3 6 25 18 15 4 4 7 24 28 3 40
14 Alfreton Town 29 10 7 12 40 46 15 4 6 5 19 21 14 6 1 7 21 25 -6 37
15 Leamington 31 9 10 12 32 38 16 8 4 4 21 17 15 1 6 8 11 21 -6 37
16 Bradford Park Avenue 30 9 6 15 37 53 15 7 2 6 25 25 15 2 4 9 12 28 -16 33
17 Chester 31 8 7 16 50 58 16 6 5 5 32 24 15 2 2 11 18 34 -8 31
18 Gloucester City 31 6 11 14 30 47 15 3 6 6 16 17 16 3 5 8 14 30 -17 29
19 Blyth Spartans 31 8 3 20 28 59 16 6 2 8 17 21 15 2 1 12 11 38 -31 27
20 Guiseley 29 7 5 17 24 46 16 5 4 7 15 23 13 2 1 10 9 23 -22 26
21 AFC Telford United 32 5 10 17 38 56 16 5 4 7 23 20 16 0 6 10 15 36 -18 25
22 Farsley Celtic 30 5 7 18 26 64 14 4 4 6 17 28 16 1 3 12 9 36 -38 22

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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).