Match Report
Darlington, 9th with 69 points, sat 17 points above Curzon Ashton (21st, 52). Recent form told a different story for Darlington: only 17th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 9th. In league terms the two rates read 1.46/1.91 for Curzon Ashton and 1.7/1.48 for Darlington (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.53.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 4 for Curzon Ashton, 2 for Darlington and 3 drawn, at 2.89 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 11% of the wins in this fixture.
Tameside Stadium, capacity 4,000, hosted the game. Darlington led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Curzon Ashton: Adam Barton (90') · Darlington: Jack Maskell (7'), Cedric Main (62')
Key stats
Possession: Curzon Ashton 54% · Darlington 46% · Total shots: 11-15 · On target: 3-6 · Corners: 7-7




