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.
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!