FootyMAD's Darlington match preview

History of the Darlington v Lincoln City fixture

Lincoln City face a trip to Darlington at George Reynolds Arena on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 49 games played, The Red Imps have recorded 11 wins, and Darlington have come away with 20 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2003, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004	Sat 24 Apr	Lincoln City	1 - 1	Darlington	LGE2
2003/2004	Sat 15 Nov	Darlington	0 - 0	Lincoln City	LGE2
2002/2003	Sat 15 Feb	Lincoln City	1 - 1	Darlington	LGE2
2002/2003	Sat 02 Nov	Darlington	0 - 0	Lincoln City	LGE2
2001/2002	Tue 29 Jan	Darlington	2 - 1	Lincoln City	LGE2
2001/2002	Sat 01 Sep	Lincoln City	1 - 1	Darlington	LGE2
2000/2001	Sat 27 Jan	Lincoln City	2 - 2	Darlington	LGE2

Recent respective form guides

Darlington have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Quakers in those games, with 6 conceded.

Lincoln City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the The Red Imps have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Darlington lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 24 points from their 17 games so far. Lincoln City's 24 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Darlington	6	2	2	2	9	9	8
Lincoln City	6	3	1	2	9	10	10

FootyMad's prediction ...

With Lincoln City only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at George Reynolds Arena will be a good result. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
Darlington	Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Lincoln City	4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago.