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Walsall play host to Darlington at Bescot Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saddlers are clearly on top, winning 10 and drawing 8 of the 19 games played.
The last time the two teams met at Walsall was more than a decade ago, in March 1995, with Walsall running out comfortable 2-0 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: | |||||
| 1994/1995 | Tue 14 Mar | Walsall | 2-0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 05 Nov | Darlington | 2 - 2 | Walsall | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 19 Mar | Walsall | 3 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 25 Sep | Darlington | 0 - 0 | Walsall | LGE2 |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 06 Apr | Darlington | 1 - 2 | Walsall | LGE2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 12 Dec | Walsall | 2 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1990/1991 | Tue 05 Mar | Darlington | 1 - 0 | Walsall | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Darlington however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The The Quakers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
Walsall are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 10 points from the 4 games they have played so far. Darlington's 6 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Walsall | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Darlington | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its not been a very profitable last few weeks for Walsall, and I'm afraid the Footymad team cannot see it getting too much better here. Look no further than honours being even at the end of this one. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Walsall | 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Darlington | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |