This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Torquay United and Histon at 15:00 on Saturday, 20th December 2008 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Torquay Utd. prepare to entertain Histon at Plainmoor on Saturday afternoon, 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 Histon at was less than a year ago, in January 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 | Sat 09 Aug | Histon | 1 - 1 | Torquay Utd. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Mon 28 Jan | Torquay Utd. | 1-0 | Histon | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 18 Sep | Histon | 4 - 5 | Torquay Utd. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Torquay United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. During these games, Gulls have smashed 12 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 1.
The Stutes have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Stutes's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Torquay Utd.'s total of 39 points from their 22 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier. Histon are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 44 points from 21 games.
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 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Histon | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Torquay Utd. are starting to turn Plainmoor into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Torquay Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. |
| Histon | 6 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
