It's a fresh National League campaign and Torquay United are impatient to get started here at Plainmoor Ground. Altrincham are coming to visit and this could be a gripping season opening night.
Torquay United form and stats
The season before, Torquay United's league stats were 23 wins, 11 draws and 8 losses, resulting in 2nd spot in the National League. In these 42 matches they scored 68 goals and conceded 39. Performing at their own stadium in the last season Torquay United generated 11-6-4 (win-draw-lost) with 34 goals and 20 conceded.
Torquay United have prepared for this season with five friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these five matches are 4 victories, 0 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Torquay United have scored 11 goals and conceded 4 times.
Altrincham form and stats
Let's have a look at how Altrincham performed last season in the National League: They landed a 17th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 11 draws and 19 defeats. In total they scored 46 and conceded 60 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 5 and lost 10 with 21/32 goals scored/conceded.
It's a day of discovery for Altrincham as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Altrincham have played seven with the results W4-D2-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Altrincham has scored 14 goals and conceded 4 times.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings with these sides: Torquay United won four, Altrincham triumphed in two and we saw four draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with under 2,5 goals.Torquay United missing players
Altrincham missing players
| Torquay United | Altrincham | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Torquay United | Last season | Altrincham | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 44 | 22 | Played | P | 21 | 42 | ||
| 24 | 12 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Drew | D | 5 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 10 | 19 | ||
| 73 | 38 | Scored | S | 21 | 46 | ||
| 42 | 22 | Conceded | C | 32 | 60 | ||
| 86% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | ||
| 68% | 68% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 71% | ||
| 52% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 48% | 43% | ||
| 27% | 32% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 26% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 5% | 12% | ||
| 57% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 19% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 24% | 29% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 11.1 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.1 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.8 | ||
| 33% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 29% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Aldershot Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Altrincham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Barnet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Boreham Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Bromley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Dover Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Eastleigh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Halifax Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | King's Lynn Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Maidenhead United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Notts County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Solihull Moors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Southend United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Stockport County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Torquay United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Wealdstone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Weymouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Woking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Wrexham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Yeovil Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sutton United | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 72 | 36 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 36 | 84 |
| 2 | Torquay United | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 68 | 39 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 29 | 80 |
| 3 | Stockport County | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 69 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 16 | 37 | 77 |
| 4 | Hartlepool United | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 66 | 43 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 76 |
| 5 | Notts County | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 62 | 41 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 70 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 60 | 43 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 69 |
| 7 | Bromley | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 63 | 53 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 69 |
| 8 | Wrexham | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 64 | 43 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 68 |
| 9 | Eastleigh | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 40 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 66 |
| 10 | Halifax Town | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 63 | 54 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 65 |
| 11 | Solihull Moors | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 58 | 48 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 32 | 10 | 64 |
| 12 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 53 | 48 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 60 |
| 13 | Maidenhead United | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 62 | 60 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 2 | 56 |
| 14 | Boreham Wood | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 52 | 48 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 55 |
| 15 | Aldershot Town | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 59 | 66 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 33 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 33 | -7 | 52 |
| 16 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 58 | 68 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 43 | -10 | 52 |
| 17 | Altrincham | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 46 | 60 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 32 | -14 | 47 |
| 18 | Weymouth | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 45 | 71 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 36 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 35 | -26 | 39 |
| 19 | Wealdstone | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 49 | 99 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 51 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 48 | -50 | 37 |
| 20 | Woking | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 42 | 69 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 33 | -27 | 33 |
| 21 | King's Lynn Town | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 50 | 98 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 39 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 59 | -48 | 31 |
| 22 | Barnet | 42 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 37 | 88 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 39 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 49 | -51 | 31 |
| 23 | Dover Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |