Match Report
69 points for Darlington (9th), 73 for Scarborough Athletic (6th): a 4-point gap. On recent form Darlington sat only 17th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 9th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Darlington 1.7 scored and 1.48 conceded per game, Scarborough Athletic 1.33 and 1.13, with the league averaging 1.53.
7 matches unbeaten backed Scarborough Athletic's arrival.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 3 Darlington wins, 4 for Scarborough Athletic, 0 draws, at 3.14 goals per meeting.
The venue was Blackwell Meadows, with room for 25,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Darlington: Kieran Weledji (77' og) · Scarborough Athletic: Richie Bennett (75'), William Thornton (90')
Key stats
Possession: Darlington 51% · Scarborough Athletic 49% · Total shots: 9-11 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 8-5