Match preview by Leon Higgins
After a defeat to Brackley last week at the Tameside Stadium, Curzon currently sit 6th in the league table, one place and 3 points ahead of opponents Darlington.
Following some big results in midweek including Chester beating Spennnymoor, Scunthorpe beating Brackley and Darlington going to Aggborough and beating Kidderminster, it leaves the top of the table and play off places closer than ever with just one point separating the leaders and fourth place.
Hosts Darlington as mentioned come off an impressive win at Kidderminster Harriers midweek and have also won 4 of their last 5 games with wins at Needham Market and South Shields with home success against Scarborough before a 2-1 defeat at Leamington.
Head to Head
There have been 15 meetings between the sides with Darlington winning 5, Curzon winning 8 and 2 draws. Last time out saw a 0-0 draw at the Tameside Stadium.
Curzon Ashton
- Captain Jimmy Spencer has 6 assists in the National League North and now sits 5th in the rankings, 4 behind Chester’s Declan Weeks.
- Stefan Mols has 5 match winning goals this season, only Connor Hall of Brackley has more with 6
- This is Devon Matthews last game of his suspension
Darlington
- Goalkeeper Peter Jameson has made 26 appearances this season, only missing 1 game – The 6th most in the league.
- Jameson also has 12 clean sheets this season with only Curzon’s Bobby Jones (13), Kidderminster’s Christian Dibble (14) and Ross Fitzsimons (16) with having more.
Match Information
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