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Notts. County travel to take on Darlington at George Reynolds Arena on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 13 games played, Magpies have recorded 5 wins, and Darlington have come away with 6 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Darlington was back in February 1998, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners 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: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | Notts. County | 1 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Quakers in those games, with 6 conceded.
In complete contrast to Darlington, Notts. County are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Magpies have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Darlington's total of 49 points from their 31 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Notts. County are currently lying in 20th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 32 from their 30 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Darlington | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Notts. County | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Magpies are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Darlington. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Notts. County | Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |