This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Torquay United and Lincoln City at 15:00 on 2nd April 2011 in the League Two.

Footymad preview History of the Torquay United v Lincoln City fixture

Torquay United prepare to entertain Lincoln City at Plainmoor on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 30 games played, Gulls have recorded 13 wins, and Lincoln City have come away with 12 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Plainmoor was just last season, in March 2010, with Lincoln City inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Gulls in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 14 Aug Lincoln City 0 - 2 Torquay Utd. League Two
2009/2010 Sat 20 Mar Torquay Utd. 2-3 Lincoln City League Two
2009/2010 Sat 24 Oct Lincoln City 0 - 0 Torquay Utd. League Two
2006/2007 Sat 10 Feb Lincoln City 1 - 0 Torquay Utd. League Two
2006/2007 Sat 12 Aug Torquay Utd. 1 - 2 Lincoln City League Two
2005/2006 Sat 11 Feb Lincoln City 2 - 0 Torquay Utd. League Two
2005/2006 Sat 24 Sep Torquay Utd. 2 - 1 Lincoln City League Two

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Torquay United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Gulls, with 3 goals against.

In complete contrast to Torquay United, Lincoln City are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the The Red Imps have hit 8 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Torquay United lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower League Two, picking up 59 points from their 39 games so far.

Lincoln City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 46 points from their 39 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Torquay United 6 3 2 1 14 8 11
Lincoln City 6 1 1 4 6 15 4

For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here

FootyMad's prediction ...

Gulls's form is quite poor at the moment, but we see this as their ideal opportunity to register a morale-boosting win. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Torquay United Won 3 successive home games.
4 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Lincoln City Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 6 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here