This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Torquay United and Mansfield Town at 15:00 on Saturday, 1st November 2008 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Torquay Utd. are ready to welcome Mansfield Town to Plainmoor on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 32 games played, Gulls have recorded 12 wins, and Mansfield Town have come away with 10 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Plainmoor was within the last three years, in September 2006, the Gulls carving out a narrow 1-0 victory 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 | Tue 30 Jan | Mansfield Town | 5 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Torquay Utd. | 1-0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Torquay Utd. | 0 - 2 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Mansfield Town | 3 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 30 Mar | Mansfield Town | 2 - 1 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 21 Oct | Torquay Utd. | 1 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Mar | Torquay Utd. | 0 - 0 | Mansfield Town | 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 9 goals have been scored by the Gulls in those games, with 4 conceded.
The away form of Mansfield Town is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Stags have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Torquay Utd.'s total of 28 points from their 16 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier. Mansfield Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 17 points from their 16 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 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 14 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Gulls being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Torquay Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 9 matches. |
| Mansfield Town | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |
