Preview

  • Anticipation builds as Darlington prepare to host Merthyr Town at Blackwell Meadows on 2026-01-31 (kick-off 15:00 GMT), in the Group Stage of the 2025-2026 National League N / S.
  • In the last meeting, P. Michael has beaten 1 time S. Watson, with no draws and no victories for S. Watson.
  • The current standings see Darlington hold 5th place with 43 points, while Merthyr Town occupy 3rd with 56 points.
  • There are no injury or suspension concerns for either Darlington or Merthyr Town.
  • In their last outing, Darlington's highest-rated performer was J. Scott (7.2), while Merthyr Town's standout was A. Sambu (7.2).
  • Different fortunes: Darlington drew 1-1 with Worksop Town, while Merthyr Town fell 1-4 against AFC Telford United.
  • Darlington (3-1-1) and Merthyr Town (3-0-2) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
  • Merthyr Town lead this rivalry - 1 win from 1 match versus Darlington (who've won just 0 games), alongside 0 draws.
  • With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (5-5-3 vs 9-1-4) and scoring roughly 2.15-2.00 goals, a 2-2 draw seems on the cards.

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Odds

Predictions

Summary

Match Info

31/01/2026 15:00

Blackwell Meadows

N/A

National League N / S

Team Kits

Darlington
Merthyr Town

Events

31'0 - 1

HT 0 - 1

67'1 - 1
87'2 - 1
90+5'3 - 1

Standings

Darlington is going head to head with Merthyr Town on 31/1/2026 15:00 GMT at Blackwell Meadows for the England National League N / S. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Darlington v Merthyr Town H2H statistics!