History of the Braintree Town v Darlington fixture
Braintree Town prepare to entertain Darlington at Cressing Road St on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/2012 | Sat 13 Aug | Darlington | 1 - 0 | Braintree Tn. | (Conference) Premier |
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Recent respective form guides
Braintree Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
Darlington have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Quakers have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Braintree Town's 26 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
Darlington see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 22 points from their 17 games played so far,
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braintree Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 4 |
| Darlington | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
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FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Cressing Road St for the Iron and the Madmen are unable to see past Darlington claiming victory in a close match.
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Braintree Town | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Darlington | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |
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