Soccer betting preview: Altrincham welcomes Torquay United in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England National League
Competition: Sat 22.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The J. Davidson Stadium (6085 seats)

On paper it looks like advantage Altrincham in this game against Torquay United, but the visitors will battle to the bitter end. Here's our complete match guide!

Insights:
  • Altrincham have the fewest clean sheets (4) in National League
  • Torquay United is in the best form (5-0-1) in National League

Altrincham are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Torquay United are struggling to avoid relegation.

It's no vacation for neither Altrincham nor Torquay United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Altrincham form and stats

10 victories, 4 draws and 8 defeats. That’s what Altrincham, who have the fewest clean sheets (4) in National League, have to build on here at The J. Davidson Stadium in the National League.

The home club members saw a 2-2 draw versus Dagenham & Redbridge last time out and are looking for a victory here.

A defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at Dorking Wanderers.

This is expected to be a close game, with Altrincham perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Altrincham as a small favourite), we find 12 games. Altrincham has won 3 of these, drawn 4 and lost 5.

Altrincham have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The J. Davidson Stadium with 33 goals in 22 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Altrincham have conceded 29 goals.

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Torquay United form and stats

Torquay United have only collected 22 points from their away games in the National League, after 6-4-12 (22 played).

There might be some fixture complaints from Torquay United as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 1-5 against Chesterfield. That defeat was their first after five consecutive league rounds winning points. Torquay United lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 1-5 beating and focus on this one.

That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus York City.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Torquay playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 4 Torquay United wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats.

Sports betting fact: Both teams have scored goal(s) in 14 of this club's latest 17 league games.

The visitors have scored 20 goals from 22 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Torquay United have conceded 37 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Altrincham and Torquay United have met earlier this season: Torquay United - Altrincham 4-4. Altrincham-Torquay United H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Altrincham three wins, Torquay United four wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The matches between these teams have sometimes been a bit rough, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Torquay UnitedA. Jarvis
A. Jarvis
15 goals
Torquay UnitedA. Hall
A. Hall
6 goals
AltrinchamJ. Hulme
J. Hulme
5 goals

Altrincham missing players

Torquay United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Altrincham Torquay United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
44 22 7 Played P 7 22 44
14 10 4 Won W 3 6 12
12 4 3 Drew D 2 4 10
18 8 0 Lost L 2 12 22
65 33 15 Scored S 10 20 55
79 29 9 Conceded C 9 37 77
98% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 98%
84% 77% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 59% 70%
64% 59% 71% Over 2.5 O 2.5 43% 36% 50%
48% 32% 57% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 32% 34%
23% 14% 29% Over 4.5 O 4.5 29% 23% 27%
68% 64% 86% BTTS BTTS 71% 45% 61%
9% 14% 14% Clean Sheets C S 29% 18% 18%
25% 23% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 36% 23%
 
5.2 6 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.9 4.2 4.6
5.9 5.7 6 Corners against (avg) C A 8.7 6.8 6.2
1.3 1.3 0.9 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.9 1.9 2
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 3 6
 
10 10.1 11.9 Shots (avg) S ( 5.4 7.2 8.2
4.5 4.8 6.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 3.3 4
33% 31% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 28% 31%
 
9.8 7.4 5.7 Shots against (avg) S A 20.4 17 13.3
3.9 3.5 2.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.6 7.1 6
Key stats in National League this season:
  • Altrincham have the fewest clean sheets (4) in National League
  • Altrincham have the most points from losing position (25) in National League
  • Altrincham haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Torquay United have the fewest points from losing position (5) in National League
  • Torquay United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Torquay United is in the best form (5-0-1) in National League

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wrexham 44 33 8 3 112 41 22 21 1 0 71 18 22 12 7 3 41 23 71 107
2 Notts County 44 31 10 3 111 39 22 17 4 1 53 11 22 14 6 2 58 28 72 103
3 Chesterfield 44 24 9 11 77 50 22 14 2 6 44 27 22 10 7 5 33 23 27 81
4 Woking 43 22 10 11 68 46 21 10 7 4 36 22 22 12 3 7 32 24 22 76
5 Barnet 44 21 10 13 74 64 22 12 5 5 35 28 22 9 5 8 39 36 10 73
6 Boreham Wood 43 18 15 10 50 35 21 8 8 5 21 17 22 10 7 5 29 18 15 69
7 Bromley 44 17 16 11 65 52 22 8 10 4 33 23 22 9 6 7 32 29 13 67
8 Eastleigh 44 19 8 17 55 56 22 14 4 4 33 22 22 5 4 13 22 34 -1 65
9 Southend United 44 18 9 17 52 43 22 11 4 7 30 18 22 7 5 10 22 25 9 63
10 Dagenham & Redbridge 44 17 8 19 59 72 22 10 4 8 33 34 22 7 4 11 26 38 -13 59
11 Solihull Moors 43 15 12 16 62 62 22 9 7 6 36 26 21 6 5 10 26 36 0 57
12 Oldham Athletic 44 15 12 17 59 63 22 11 5 6 36 29 22 4 7 11 23 34 -4 57
13 Halifax Town 43 15 11 17 47 47 22 11 5 6 32 22 21 4 6 11 15 25 0 56
14 Wealdstone 43 15 11 17 51 68 21 9 5 7 30 30 22 6 6 10 21 38 -17 56
15 Altrincham 44 14 12 18 65 79 22 10 4 8 33 29 22 4 8 10 32 50 -14 54
16 Gateshead 43 13 15 15 60 60 22 6 9 7 30 29 21 7 6 8 30 31 0 53
17 Dorking Wanderers 44 15 8 21 63 88 22 11 4 7 38 41 22 4 4 14 25 47 -25 53
18 Aldershot Town 44 14 9 21 61 73 22 6 5 11 30 35 22 8 4 10 31 38 -12 51
19 York City 44 13 10 21 52 60 22 7 6 9 25 30 22 6 4 12 27 30 -8 49
20 Maidenhead United 44 13 10 21 46 61 22 8 7 7 26 25 22 5 3 14 20 36 -15 49
21 Torquay United 44 12 10 22 55 77 22 6 6 10 35 40 22 6 4 12 20 37 -22 46
22 Yeovil Town 44 7 19 18 35 56 22 6 8 8 18 22 22 1 11 10 17 34 -21 40
23 Scunthorpe United 44 8 10 26 47 82 22 7 3 12 32 40 22 1 7 14 15 42 -35 34
24 Maidstone United 44 5 10 29 43 95 22 3 8 11 22 39 22 2 2 18 21 56 -52 25

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wrexham 44 33 8 3 112 41 22 21 1 0 71 18 22 12 7 3 41 23 71 107
2 Notts County 44 31 10 3 111 39 22 17 4 1 53 11 22 14 6 2 58 28 72 103
3 Chesterfield 44 24 9 11 77 50 22 14 2 6 44 27 22 10 7 5 33 23 27 81
4 Woking 43 22 10 11 68 46 21 10 7 4 36 22 22 12 3 7 32 24 22 76
5 Barnet 44 21 10 13 74 64 22 12 5 5 35 28 22 9 5 8 39 36 10 73
6 Boreham Wood 43 18 15 10 50 35 21 8 8 5 21 17 22 10 7 5 29 18 15 69
7 Bromley 44 17 16 11 65 52 22 8 10 4 33 23 22 9 6 7 32 29 13 67
8 Eastleigh 44 19 8 17 55 56 22 14 4 4 33 22 22 5 4 13 22 34 -1 65
9 Southend United 44 18 9 17 52 43 22 11 4 7 30 18 22 7 5 10 22 25 9 63
10 Dagenham & Redbridge 44 17 8 19 59 72 22 10 4 8 33 34 22 7 4 11 26 38 -13 59
11 Solihull Moors 43 15 12 16 62 62 22 9 7 6 36 26 21 6 5 10 26 36 0 57
12 Oldham Athletic 44 15 12 17 59 63 22 11 5 6 36 29 22 4 7 11 23 34 -4 57
13 Halifax Town 43 15 11 17 47 47 22 11 5 6 32 22 21 4 6 11 15 25 0 56
14 Wealdstone 43 15 11 17 51 68 21 9 5 7 30 30 22 6 6 10 21 38 -17 56
15 Altrincham 44 14 12 18 65 79 22 10 4 8 33 29 22 4 8 10 32 50 -14 54
16 Gateshead 43 13 15 15 60 60 22 6 9 7 30 29 21 7 6 8 30 31 0 53
17 Dorking Wanderers 44 15 8 21 63 88 22 11 4 7 38 41 22 4 4 14 25 47 -25 53
18 Aldershot Town 44 14 9 21 61 73 22 6 5 11 30 35 22 8 4 10 31 38 -12 51
19 York City 44 13 10 21 52 60 22 7 6 9 25 30 22 6 4 12 27 30 -8 49
20 Maidenhead United 44 13 10 21 46 61 22 8 7 7 26 25 22 5 3 14 20 36 -15 49
21 Torquay United 44 12 10 22 55 77 22 6 6 10 35 40 22 6 4 12 20 37 -22 46
22 Yeovil Town 44 7 19 18 35 56 22 6 8 8 18 22 22 1 11 10 17 34 -21 40
23 Scunthorpe United 44 8 10 26 47 82 22 7 3 12 32 40 22 1 7 14 15 42 -35 34
24 Maidstone United 44 5 10 29 43 95 22 3 8 11 22 39 22 2 2 18 21 56 -52 25

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