This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Bradford City and Torquay United at 15:00 on Saturday, 29th August 2009 in the League Two.
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Torquay Utd. travel to take on Bradford City at Coral Windows Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 14 out of 19 times.
The last time the two teams met at Bradford City was just over four years ago, in January 2005, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 22 Jan | Bradford City | 2 - 2 | Torquay Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Dec | Torquay Utd. | 0 - 0 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 01 Feb | Torquay Utd. | 1 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 19 Oct | Bradford City | 2 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1981/1982 | Sun 21 Mar | Bradford City | 3 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 31 Oct | Torquay Utd. | 2 - 0 | Bradford City | LGE2 |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 07 Feb | Bradford City | 2 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Bradford City have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Torquay Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Gulls's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Bradford City are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 4 from their 4 matches played. Torquay Utd.'s 6 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 |
| Torquay Utd. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
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 Bradford City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bradford City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Torquay Utd. | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |
