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Bristol Rvs. prepare to entertain Darlington at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 5 of the previous 7 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Memorial Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2005, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3-3 draw in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Mon 28 Mar | Bristol Rvs. | 3-3 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 21 Aug | Darlington | 0 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 14 Feb | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 3 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 11 Oct | Darlington | 0 - 4 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Oct | Darlington | 1 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Dec | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
Darlington have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The The Quakers's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Bristol Rvs. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 9 from their 9 matches played. Darlington's 13 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 |
| Darlington | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Bristol Rvs.'s indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Darlington. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol Rvs. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Darlington | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |