FM Preview: Luton Town v Darlington 10 Sep 2011

Last updated : 09 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Luton Town v Darlington fixture

Luton Town prepare to entertain Darlington at Kenilworth Road on Saturday afternoon, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The The Hatters have claimed victory from 5 of the previous 6 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Kenilworth Road was less than a year ago, in February 2011, as they swept to an impressive 4-0 win in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 01 Feb Luton Town 4-0 Darlington (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Tue 21 Sep Darlington 2 - 2 Luton Town (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Sat 17 Jan Darlington 5 - 1 Luton Town League Two
2008/2009 Sat 11 Oct Luton Town 1 - 2 Darlington League Two
2001/2002 Sat 26 Jan Darlington 3 - 2 Luton Town League Division Three
2001/2002 Fri 05 Oct Luton Town 5 - 2 Darlington League Division Three
2000/2001 Tue 19 Dec Luton Town 2 - 0 Darlington F.A. Cup

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Luton Town are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the The Hatters, with 5 goals against.

Darlington have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Luton Town's 10 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Darlington lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 11 from their 7 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Luton Town 6 2 4 0 13 7 10
Darlington 6 2 2 2 6 6 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Attention punters! We see this as an opportunity for the The Hatters to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Luton Town Unbeaten in the last 12 home games.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Darlington Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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