Tranmere Rvs. travel to take on Torquay United at Plainmoor on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 13 and win only 5 of the 21 games.
The last time the two teams met at Torquay Utd. was well over fifteen years ago, back in October 1988, as the Gulls edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Fourth Division match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
1988/1989 | Mon 13 Mar | Tranmere Rvs. | 3 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
1988/1989 | Sat 29 Oct | Torquay Utd. | 3 - 2 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE2 |
1987/1988 | Fri 22 Apr | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
1987/1988 | Tue 03 Nov | Torquay Utd. | 1 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE2 |
1986/1987 | Sat 28 Mar | Torquay Utd. | 0 - 2 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE2 |
1986/1987 | Fri 03 Oct | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 2 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
1985/1986 | Sat 12 Apr | Torquay Utd. | 1 - 2 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Torquay United have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Gulls have scored 6, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Tranmere Rvs.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Torquay Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 6 points from their 9 games thus far. Tranmere Rvs. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 16 points from 9 games.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Torquay Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Although Tranmere Rvs. have been far from successful in recent away games, I can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Torquay Utd.. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Torquay Utd. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
Tranmere Rvs. | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |