FM Preview: Torquay United v Stevenage 05 Mar 2011

Last updated : 04 March 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Torquay United v Stevenage fixture

Stevenage pack their bags to visit Torquay United at Plainmoor on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Both of the previous encounters have resulted in a drawn game.

The previous match played between the two at Plainmoor was within the last three years, in October 2008, with Torquay United running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 18 Sep Stevenage 0 - 0 Torquay Utd. League Two
2008/2009 Sat 18 Apr Stevenage B. 0 - 0 Torquay Utd. (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Sat 04 Oct Torquay Utd. 3-0 Stevenage B. (Conference) Premier
2007/2008 Sat 12 Apr Stevenage B. 1 - 3 Torquay Utd. (Conference) Premier
2007/2008 Sun 14 Oct Torquay Utd. 4 - 2 Stevenage B. (Conference) Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Torquay United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Stevenage have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Boro have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Torquay United's 45 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Stevenage's 45 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Torquay United 6 2 3 1 8 5 9
Stevenage 6 3 1 2 8 5 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Stevenage on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Torquay United. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Torquay United Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Stevenage 9 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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