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Swansea City face a trip to Darlington at George Reynolds Arena on Tuesday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 2 of the 21 previous games, with the hosts winning just 10.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2004, with Swansea City inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Quakers 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: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Wed 17 Nov | Swansea City | 2 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 May | Darlington | 1 - 2 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Swansea City | 1 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 04 Feb | Swansea City | 1 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 13 Aug | Darlington | 2 - 2 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Mar | Darlington | 0 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 23 Oct | Swansea City | 2 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Quakers in those games, with 7 conceded.
The Swans have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Swans, and 6 goals against.
Darlington lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 48 points from their 33 games so far. Swansea City are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 57 points from the 33 games they have played so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Darlington | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Swansea City are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Darlington. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Swansea City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |