This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Barnet and Torquay United at 15:00 on Saturday, 2nd January 2010 in the League Two.
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Torquay Utd. pack their bags to visit Barnet at Underhill Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 11 games played, Gulls have recorded 4 wins, and Barnet have come away with 5 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Underhill Stadium was more than three years back, in August 2006, with Torquay Utd. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Bees in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 22 Aug | Torquay Utd. | 0 - 1 | Barnet | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Feb | Torquay Utd. | 1 - 1 | Barnet | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 Aug | Barnet | 0 - 1 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Barnet | 1 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 07 Oct | Torquay Utd. | 0 - 0 | Barnet | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 05 May | Barnet | 2 - 3 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 25 Nov | Torquay Utd. | 2 - 1 | Barnet | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Barnet will be hoping to improve on their poor home form, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Only 2 goals have been registered in this time, with 4 in the wrong end.
Torquay Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Gulls have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Barnet find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 28 points from their 23 matches. Torquay Utd. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 25 from their 23 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnet | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Torquay Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Gulls out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Barnet. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnet | Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Not won in the 10 most recent games. |
| Torquay Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 9 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |
