| The game between Darlington and Torquay United in the League Two on Saturday, 6th March 2010 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis. |
History of the Darlington v Torquay United fixture
Torquay Utd. pack their bags to visit Darlington at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 38 games played, Gulls have recorded 12 wins, and Darlington have come away with 14 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren was more than three years back, in September 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | | 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Dec | Torquay Utd. | 5 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 | | 2006/2007 | Sat 24 Feb | Torquay Utd. | 0 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 | | 2006/2007 | Fri 01 Sep | Darlington | 1 - 1 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 | | 2005/2006 | Sat 08 Apr | Torquay Utd. | 1 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 | | 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | Darlington | 3 - 2 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 | | 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Darlington | 1 - 1 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 | | 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Torquay Utd. | 2 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While The Quakers have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Torquay Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Darlington find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 30 games have yielded only 15 points. Torquay Utd. are currently lying in 20th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 33 from their 34 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Darlington | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| Torquay Utd. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Gulls out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Darlington. Away win
| Sequence statistics: |
| Darlington |
Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games.
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| Torquay Utd. |
Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 7 away matches. 5 games since last defeat.
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