The game between Torquay United and Oxford United in the (Conference) Premier on Thursday, 9th October 2008 at 19:45 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Torquay Utd. prepare to entertain Oxford United at Plainmoor on Thursday evening, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 1 of the 12 previous games, with the Gulls winning just 5.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Plainmoor was less than a year ago, in April 2008, as the Gulls squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 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 | Tue 08 Apr | Torquay Utd. | 3-2 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Thu 11 Oct | Oxford Utd. | 3 - 3 | Torquay Utd. | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Torquay Utd. | 3 - 3 | Oxford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 10 Aug | Oxford Utd. | 1 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 12 Apr | Torquay Utd. | 3 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 01 Oct | Oxford Utd. | 1 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Torquay Utd. | 2 - 3 | Oxford Utd. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Torquay United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Gulls in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Oxford Utd. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the U's have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Torquay Utd.'s 21 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Oxford Utd. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 15 points from their 13 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 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 16 |
| Oxford Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Though Torquay Utd. are not exactly setting the world alight at Plainmoor in recent games, I can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Torquay Utd. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Oxford Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |
