FM Preview: Torquay United v Plymouth Argyle 19 Nov 2011

Last updated : 18 November 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Torquay United v Plymouth Argyle fixture

Plymouth Argyle travel to take on Torquay United at Plainmoor on Saturday afternoon, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Pilgrims have winning 56.52% of the games played between the two.

The last time the two teams met at Torquay United was more than a decade ago, in September 2001, with Plymouth Argyle inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Gulls in a League Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2001/2002 Wed 26 Dec Plymouth Arg. 2 - 2 Torquay Utd. League Division Three
2001/2002 Sat 08 Sep Torquay Utd. 0-1 Plymouth Arg. League Division Three
2000/2001 Sat 21 Apr Plymouth Arg. 3 - 1 Torquay Utd. League Division Three
2000/2001 Sat 04 Nov Torquay Utd. 1 - 1 Plymouth Arg. League Division Three
1999/2000 Sat 25 Mar Torquay Utd. 0 - 4 Plymouth Arg. League Division Three
1999/2000 Tue 11 Jan Plymouth Arg. 0 - 1 Torquay Utd. (Associate Members)
1999/2000 Sun 26 Dec Plymouth Arg. 2 - 2 Torquay Utd. League Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Torquay United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Gulls in those games, with 11 conceded.

The away form of Plymouth Argyle is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Pilgrims have hit 5 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Torquay United's 24 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Plymouth Argyle find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 17 games have yielded only 9 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Torquay United 6 4 0 2 15 10 12
Plymouth Argyle 6 1 2 3 9 14 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Pilgrims are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Torquay United. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Torquay United 4 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 4 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Plymouth Argyle Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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