Quakers visit Banbury for the first time for a league game on Tuesday night.

Quakers head to Oxfordshire for their third successive away game, having drawn at Kettering on Saturday to keep them in fifth place in the league. They are currently four points ahead of eighth placed Gloucester, who have six games remaining.

 Alun spoke about Banbury in his post match interview Saturday:

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/alun-that-point-will-be-important

Darlington

League position:  5^th (played 38, won 17, played 10, lost 11, goals for 67 against 52, points 61)

Away form played 19, won 8, drawn 4, lost 7, goals for 35 against 29, points 28

Leading scorers (all matches) Jacob Hazel 20 Jack Lambert 16

News:  

Jarrett Rivers is missing with a groin injury

Jack Lambert is missing with a knee injury

Kallum Griffiths is out with a thigh injury

David Wheater has a deadleg

Banbury won the reverse game 2-1 back in August.

Recent matches

25^th March Kettering (away) drew 0-0

21^st March: Farsley (away) lost 1-3 Purver

18^th March Hereford (home) won 3-0 Rivers, Nelson, Hazel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylZEmfgAoXk

11^th March Fylde (away) lost 2-3 Nelson 2

7^th March v Curzon Ashton (home) postponed

4^th March v Alfreton (away) drew 2-2 Hazel, Felix

Banbury

League position 18^th (played 37, won 12, drawn 9, lost 16, goals for 48 against 54, points 45), three points above the relegation zone

home form (league)  played 18, won 6, drawn 6, lost 6, goals for 24 against 22, points 24 (20^th best in the league)

Recent results

25^th March Telford (home) lost 1-2 Acquaye

21^st March Curzon Ashton (home) drew 0-0

18^th March Chorley (away) lost 0-1

11^th March Buxton (home) lost 1-3 Iaciofano

7^th March Alfreton (away) lost 0-2

4^th March Chester (away) lost 2-4 Burke og, Langmead

Recent games between the two clubs:

August 2022 Darlington 1 (Lambert) Banbury 2 (Roberts 2)

Highlights:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPGFp6Ozupw

You can follow the game on Darlo Fans Radio, the club’s official Twitter account and the official club website