It's advantage York City so far with their 2nd position in the Vanarama National League North table, welcoming Darlington who are placed 12th.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
York City form and stats
York City, who have the most clean sheets (10) in Vanarama National League North, are steadily winning Vanarama National League North games and points here at Bootham Crescent. 5 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 9 games.
York City drew their last game, 0-0 away at Kettering Town (placed 20th). A 2-2 draw away before that, with Hereford the opponent.
York City has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. York City have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 4 goals.
Darlington form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Darlington so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-6 (win-draw-lose). Darlington has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Solihull Moors in their previous outing. The Fa Trophy match ended in a draw 2-2. Before that, Darlington secured a home win against Chester with the score 2-0.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Darlington's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 20 goals in 8 travels.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Darlington - York City 0-2. Last five meetings between the teams: York City won 3, Darlington won 1 and 1 draw. 3 games with over 2,5 goals, 2 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Burrow 8 goals | A. Kempster 8 goals |   A. Campbell 7 goals |
York City missing players
Darlington missing players
| York City | Darlington | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 31 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 22 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 20 | 29 |
| 85% | 89% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 65% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 84% |
| 35% | 22% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 53% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 21% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 12% | 11% |
| 45% | 44% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 75% | 53% |
| 50% | 56% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 26% |
| 20% | 11% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 26% |
| 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| 4 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 231 | 108 | 60 | Total Shots | T S | 12 | 74 | 221 |
| 91 | 47 | 26 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 28 | 83 |
| 30% | 21% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 25% | 25% |
- All of Darlington's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Darlington has the fewest dropped points from leading position (3)
- Darlington have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Darlington have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Darlington have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Darlington haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- York City has the fewest conceded goals (12)
- York City has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4)
- York City has the most clean sheets (10)
- York City have not yet lost a game at home.
- York City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 44 |
| 2 | York City | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 41 |
| 3 | Chester | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 34 |
| 4 | Southport | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 34 |
| 5 | Brackley Town | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 25 | 33 |
| 6 | Spennymoor Town | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 31 |
| 7 | Boston United | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 31 |
| 8 | Farsley Celtic | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 31 |
| 9 | Gateshead | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 10 | Guiseley | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Alfreton Town | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 25 |
| 12 | Darlington | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -7 | 24 |
| 13 | Hereford | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -9 | 24 |
| 14 | Leamington | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 23 | -6 | 23 |
| 15 | Gloucester City | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -8 | 23 |
| 16 | Kidderminster Harriers | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | -3 | 22 |
| 17 | AFC Telford United | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -6 | 22 |
| 18 | Altrincham | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 20 |
| 19 | Curzon Ashton | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 20 |
| 20 | Kettering Town | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -8 | 18 |
| 21 | Blyth Spartans | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 23 | -27 | 13 |
| 22 | Bradford Park Avenue | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 27 | -39 | 12 |