This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Forest Green Rovers and Torquay United at 19:45 on Tuesday, 23rd September 2008 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Torquay Utd. face a trip to Forest Green Rovers at The Lawn on Tuesday evening, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Out of their two previous meetings, the Gulls have won one, and drawn the other.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2007, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a (Conference) Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Mon 24 Mar | Torquay Utd. | 1 - 0 | Forest Green | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Mon 27 Aug | Forest Green | 2 - 2 | Torquay Utd. | CONF |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 21 Nov | Forest Green | 0 - 3 | Torquay Utd. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Forest Green Rovers have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Rovers have scored 9, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Torquay Utd. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Gulls have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Forest Green find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 14 points from their 10 matches. Torquay Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 14 points from their 10 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forest Green | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| Torquay Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Gulls has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Forest Green. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forest Green | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Torquay Utd. | 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |
