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Exeter City play host to Darlington at St James' Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 29 games played, Grecians have recorded 12 wins, and Darlington have come away with 8 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Exeter City was back in October 2002, over five years ago, where Darlington annihilated the Grecians 0-4 in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 Aug | Darlington | 1 - 1 | Exeter City | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Darlington | 2 - 2 | Exeter City | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Oct | Exeter City | 0-4 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Exeter City | 4 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Sep | Darlington | 4 - 0 | Exeter City | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 27 Mar | Exeter City | 1 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 19 Aug | Darlington | 1 - 1 | Exeter City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Exeter City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Grecians, with 6 goals against.
Darlington have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.
Exeter City's total of 51 points from their 32 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Darlington's 41 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Exeter City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 |
| Darlington | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Exeter City may be coming up against a decent side in Darlington, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Grecians. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Exeter City | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Darlington | No sequences of note |