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Milton Keynes play host to Darlington at The National Hockey Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. Of the 4 previous meetings, 2 have been drawn, and 2 won by the The Dons.
The last time the two teams met at Milton Keynes was amazingly over twenty years ago, in April 1983, with Milton Keynes running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Fourth Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | Darlington | 1 - 0 | Milton Keynes | LGE2 |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 09 Apr | Wimbledon | 3-1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 04 Dec | Darlington | 0 - 2 | Wimbledon | LGE2 |
| 1980/1981 | Tue 17 Mar | Darlington | 4 - 1 | Wimbledon | LGE2 |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 06 Dec | Wimbledon | 1 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1978/1979 | Thu 17 May | Wimbledon | 2 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 21 Apr | Darlington | 1 - 1 | Wimbledon | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Milton Keynes Dons have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the The Dons in those games, with 7 conceded.
Darlington have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The The Quakers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Milton Keynes are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 72 points from 42 games. Darlington's 59 points from 42 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Milton Keynes | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| Darlington | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Darlington is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the The Dons in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Milton Keynes | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Darlington | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |