This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Crewe Alexandra and Torquay United at 19:45 on Tuesday, 2nd February 2010 in the League Two.
|
Torquay Utd. travel to take on Crewe Alexandra at The Alexandra Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 25 games played, Gulls have recorded 6 wins, and Crewe Alex. have come away with 12 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Crewe Alex. was well over fifteen years ago, back in March 1994, with Torquay Utd. inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the The Railwaymen in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1993/1994 | Sat 19 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 3 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 25 Sep | Torquay Utd. | 3 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 06 Feb | Torquay Utd. | 1 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 15 Aug | Crewe Alex. | 4 - 2 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1988/1989 | Fri 31 Mar | Torquay Utd. | 2 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
| 1988/1989 | Fri 16 Dec | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1987/1988 | Fri 11 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 1 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
Torquay Utd. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Crewe Alex. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 34 points from their 27 games played so far, Torquay Utd. are currently lying in 20th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 26 from their 27 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 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| Torquay Utd. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Railwaymen, as the Gulls have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | No sequences of note |
| Torquay Utd. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |
