FM Preview: Darlington v Forest Green Rovers 11 Sep 2010

Last updated : 10 September 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Darlington v Forest Green Rovers fixture

Forest Green face a trip to Darlington at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.



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Recent respective form guides

Darlington's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The Quakers have conceded a disappointing 10 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.

The away form of Forest Green is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Rovers have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Darlington's 10 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Forest Green see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 9 points from their 7 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Darlington6141657
Forest Green6231859

FootyMad's prediction ...

Forest Green are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren with a well-deserved point. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Darlington 7 games since last home draw.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Forest Green 16 games since last away draw.
No win in the 3 most recent games.