Evenly matched teams: Dorking Wanderers vs Torquay United match preview

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Competition: England National League
Competition: Tue 21.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Meadowbank Stadium (2000 seats)

Develop their own match tactics or adapt for the opponent? Both Dorking Wanderers and Torquay United must try something more original than earlier. Learn more!

Insights:
  • Dorking Wanderers have the most conceded goals (71) in National League
  • Torquay United have the fewest scored goals (8) away in National League

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Dorking Wanderers and Torquay United.

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Dorking Wanderers form and stats

The National League results playing at home this season for Dorking Wanderers are 6-3-6 (wins-draws-losses). When Dorking Wanderers hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Maidenhead United, Gateshead, Yeovil Town, Scunthorpe United, Dorking Wanderers, York City and Maidstone United), they have won 3 of 4 matches! Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Dorking Wanderers with their five defeats in a row. Not since the Eastleigh game, 57 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

McShane was the last player to score a league goal for Dorking Wanderers and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Wanderers haven't scored in 351 minutes.

Dorking Wanderers are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Bromley.

Before that game, a loss in the away fixture against Aldershot Town in the Fa Trophy. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Wanderers have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 0 and lost 1.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Dorking Wanderers as they are travelling to their away game against Wrexham in the National League. That match is four days after this one.

The Dorking Wanderers fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 15 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. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Wanderers with 33 goals conceded in these matches.

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Torquay United form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Torquay United so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-9 (win-draw-lose).

Fadahunsi and Jarvis scored in Torquay United's previous match, the home game against Barnet that ended 2-1.

The fixture before was the Fa Trophy-battle against Barnet, a home loss (1-2). As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Torquay United in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Torquay, 1 draw and 5 defeats.

After this away game Torquay United return home for a National League game against Southend United. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Torquay United as they have only managed to score 8 times from 14 away games in the league. Torquay's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 23 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Torquay United - Dorking Wanderers 3-3 was the scoreline in these participants' last H2H fixture, played this season. Silva loves to play against Wanderers and have scored 2 goals in these encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Dorking WanderersJ. McShane
J. McShane
16 goals
Dorking WanderersR. Seager
R. Seager
11 goals
Torquay UnitedA. Jarvis
A. Jarvis
8 goals

Dorking Wanderers missing players

Torquay United missing players

Dorking Wanderers Torquay United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
30 15 4 Played P 3 14 30
8 6 3 Won W 0 3 7
6 3 1 Drew D 0 2 8
16 6 0 Lost L 3 9 15
44 25 7 Scored S 0 8 34
71 33 4 Conceded C 4 23 53
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
93% 93% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 50% 63%
73% 80% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 43%
60% 60% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 21% 33%
40% 40% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 27%
67% 73% 75% BTTS BTTS 0% 29% 53%
7% 7% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 17%
27% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 57% 33%
 
4.9 4.7 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 4.1 4.7
5.7 5.1 6.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 7.8 6.7
2.2 1.9 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.1 2.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
9.2 9.8 10 Shots (avg) S ( 9.7 7.1 8.7
3.9 4.4 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.8 4.1
38% 38% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 21% 27%
 
13.3 11.9 12 Shots against (avg) S A 14 17.9 13.7
6 5.9 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.3 7.3 5.9
Key stats in National League this season:
  • Dorking Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Dorking Wanderers have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Torquay United have scored away.
  • Dorking Wanderers have the fewest clean sheets (2) in National League
  • Dorking Wanderers have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in National League
  • Dorking Wanderers have the most conceded goals (71) in National League
  • Dorking Wanderers have the most conceded goals in the first half (33) in National League
  • Dorking Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Torquay United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Torquay United have the fewest scored goals (8) away in National League
  • Torquay United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Notts County 33 24 8 1 84 30 15 11 4 0 32 7 18 13 4 1 52 23 54 80
2 Wrexham 31 23 6 2 81 30 14 13 1 0 49 13 17 10 5 2 32 17 51 75
3 Woking 32 17 7 8 56 35 15 8 4 3 29 17 17 9 3 5 27 18 21 58
4 Chesterfield 30 16 6 8 53 37 15 11 0 4 31 18 15 5 6 4 22 19 16 54
5 Barnet 30 16 5 9 57 49 14 9 2 3 23 17 16 7 3 6 34 32 8 53
6 Southend United 30 14 8 8 41 26 17 9 4 4 24 13 13 5 4 4 17 13 15 50
7 Bromley 31 12 11 8 46 38 17 7 8 2 26 16 14 5 3 6 20 22 8 47
8 Eastleigh 31 14 5 12 38 36 16 11 2 3 23 12 15 3 3 9 15 24 2 47
9 Boreham Wood 30 11 12 7 36 29 14 4 7 3 16 15 16 7 5 4 20 14 7 45
10 Wealdstone 30 12 8 10 38 42 15 7 4 4 22 20 15 5 4 6 16 22 -4 44
11 Dagenham & Redbridge 31 12 6 13 46 51 16 8 3 5 28 24 15 4 3 8 18 27 -5 42
12 Solihull Moors 32 11 8 13 46 45 16 5 5 6 23 20 16 6 3 7 23 25 1 41
13 Altrincham 31 10 9 12 45 55 17 8 3 6 26 23 14 2 6 6 19 32 -10 39
14 Aldershot Town 33 11 5 17 46 54 18 5 3 10 24 29 15 6 2 7 22 25 -8 38
15 Halifax Town 31 10 6 15 28 40 14 7 2 5 16 17 17 3 4 10 12 23 -12 36
16 Oldham Athletic 30 9 8 13 41 46 16 8 3 5 29 24 14 1 5 8 12 22 -5 35
17 Maidenhead United 31 9 6 16 33 45 14 5 4 5 16 16 17 4 2 11 17 29 -12 33
18 York City 31 8 8 15 36 42 15 4 4 7 18 22 16 4 4 8 18 20 -6 32
19 Yeovil Town 29 6 14 9 26 32 16 5 7 4 16 16 13 1 7 5 10 16 -6 32
20 Dorking Wanderers 30 8 6 16 44 71 15 6 3 6 25 33 15 2 3 10 19 38 -27 30
21 Gateshead 30 6 11 13 37 48 13 2 6 5 17 22 17 4 5 8 20 26 -11 29
22 Torquay United 30 7 8 15 34 53 16 4 6 6 26 30 14 3 2 9 8 23 -19 29
23 Scunthorpe United 31 6 8 17 38 61 17 5 3 9 26 35 14 1 5 8 12 26 -23 26
24 Maidstone United 32 5 7 20 35 70 15 3 5 7 16 25 17 2 2 13 19 45 -35 22

Read more about National League

The National League is the fifth highest level of the English football league system. 24 professional and semi-professional teams play a total of 552 fixtures to top the league table. The National League is the top division of the National League System which contains division levels five to eleven.