The game between Torquay United and Forest Green Rovers in the (Conference) Premier on Tuesday, 24th February 2009 at 19:45 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Torquay Utd. prepare to entertain Forest Green Rovers at Plainmoor on Tuesday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Gulls won the only previous game contested between the two.
The only previous meeting between Torquay Utd. and Forest Green at was less than a year ago, in March 2008, the Gulls carving out a narrow 1-0 victory 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 02 Dec | Forest Green | 1 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | CNFC |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 23 Sep | Forest Green | 1 - 2 | Torquay Utd. | CONF |
| 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
Torquay United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
The away form of Forest Green is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Rovers have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Torquay Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 52 points from their 30 games so far. Forest Green are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 32 points from 30 matches.
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 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| Forest Green | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Gulls's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Forest Green. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Torquay Utd. | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Forest Green | Not won in previous 6 away matches. |
