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Peterborough pack their bags to visit Darlington at 96.6 TFM Darlington Arena on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 23 games played, Posh have recorded 4 wins, and Darlington have come away with 10 victories.
The previous match played between the two at 96.6 TFM Darlington Arena was more than three years back, in January 2002, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Mon 21 Jan | Peterborough | 2 - 0 | Darlington | FAC |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 15 Jan | Darlington | 2 - 2 | Peterborough | FAC |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 26 May | Peterborough | 1 - 0 | Darlington | D3PO |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 06 Feb | Darlington | 2 - 0 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 30 Aug | Peterborough | 4 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 05 Apr | Peterborough | 0 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 10 Oct | Darlington | 3 - 0 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 11 goals have been scored by the The Quakers in those games, with 6 conceded.
In complete contrast to Darlington, Peterborough are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Posh have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Darlington's 34 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Peterborough's total of 39 points from their 27 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Darlington | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 11 |
| Peterborough | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Quakers, as the Posh have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. |
| Peterborough | 5 games since last defeat. |