The game between Torquay United and Darlington in the League Two on Saturday, 12th December 2009 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Torquay Utd. are ready to welcome Darlington to Plainmoor on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 38 games played, Gulls have recorded 19 wins, and Darlington have come away with 10 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Plainmoor was within the last three years, in February 2007, with Darlington inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Gulls 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 24 Feb | Torquay Utd. | 0-1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 01 Sep | Darlington | 1 - 1 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 08 Apr | Torquay Utd. | 1 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | Darlington | 3 - 2 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Darlington | 1 - 1 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Torquay Utd. | 2 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Torquay Utd. | 3 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Torquay United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Gulls in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Darlington is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the The Quakers have hit 4 goals, 19 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Torquay Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 19 points from 20 matches. Darlington find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 20 games have yielded only 8 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Torquay Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Darlington | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Darlington is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Gulls in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Torquay Utd. | 5 games since last home draw. |
| Darlington | Lost each of the previous 7 away matches. Not won in previous 12 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |
