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Notts. County play host to Darlington at Meadow Lane on Tuesday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Magpies have a healthy record in the fixture, winning 7 from 12 meetings.
The last time the two teams met at Notts. County was back in October 1997, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Feb | Darlington | 0 - 2 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 04 Oct | Notts. County | 1-1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 26 Aug | Notts. County | 2 - 1 | Darlington | LC |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 12 Aug | Darlington | 1 - 1 | Notts. County | LC |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 19 Nov | Darlington | 1 - 2 | Notts. County | FAC |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 31 Jan | Notts. County | 2 - 2 | Darlington | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 13 Sep | Darlington | 2 - 1 | Notts. County | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Notts. County's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While Magpies have scored 5, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Darlington's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Quakers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 4 against.
Notts. County are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 13 points from 13 matches. Darlington see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 17 points from their 13 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Notts. County | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 |
| Darlington | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Meadow Lane for the Magpies and the Madmen are unable to see past Darlington claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Notts. County | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 10 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Darlington | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |