Torquay United vs Altrincham match preview: Even contest expected at Plainmoor Ground

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Competition: England National League
Competition: Sat 22.October
Match begins: 16:20 (UTC)
Venue: Plainmoor Ground (6104 seats)

Season ticket holders at Plainmoor Ground haven’t watched many victories this season, with Torquay United struggling in the 24th spot. The guesting Altrincham will attempt to shield their higher league position in this fixture.

Insights:
  • Torquay United have the the worst goal difference (-14) in National League
  • Altrincham have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

It's no vacation for neither Torquay United nor Altrincham 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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Torquay United form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the National League this season. Torquay United have only managed 0 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Plainmoor Ground.

Torquay United are returning here after guesting Hampton & Richmond in a FA Cup game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.

A 2-2 scoreline against Hampton & Richmond before that, played at home in the FA Cup.

The manager Johnson will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Eastleigh in only three days.

Torquay aren't scoring a lot here at Plainmoor Ground in the league, with only {5 goals} from 6 games.

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Altrincham form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Altrincham so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose).

Two away matches in a row for Altrincham, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 against Gateshead in the FA Cup.

One game before, 2-2 at home hosting Gateshead in the FA Cup.

Observe that 8 of this side's 10 latest league games have ended with three or more goals.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Oldham Athletic in just three days.

The Altrincham manager Parkinson has some worries about the defense as 16 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Torquay United victories, two draws and three Altrincham wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

TorquayW. Goodwin
W. Goodwin
3 goals
AltrinchamT. Mullarkey
T. Mullarkey
3 goals
AltrinchamR. Colclough
R. Colclough
3 goals

Torquay United missing players

Altrincham missing players

Torquay United Altrincham
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 6 1 Played P 1 7 13
2 0 0 Won W 1 1 3
3 2 0 Drew D 0 2 5
8 4 1 Lost L 0 4 5
9 5 2 Scored S 3 7 18
23 12 3 Conceded C 1 16 24
92% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 92%
54% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 85%
38% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 57% 62%
31% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 57% 54%
23% 33% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 23%
46% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 71% 77%
15% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 15%
46% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 15%
 
3.9 5 3 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.6 5.5
7.6 5.3 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.3 5.8
2.7 2.8 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.6 1.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.2 8.2 8 Shots (avg) S ( 11 9.1 10.2
3.2 4.5 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.4 4.5
22% 19% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 29% 31%
 
17.5 12.5 9 Shots against (avg) S A 13 11.4 9.3
7.2 5.5 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 4.1 4
Key stats in National League this season:
  • Altrincham have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Torquay United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Torquay United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Torquay United have the fewest points (2) at home in National League
  • Torquay United have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in National League
  • Torquay United have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in National League
  • Torquay United have the the worst goal difference (-14) in National League
  • Torquay United have the the worst goal difference (-7) at home in National League
  • Torquay United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Torquay United have yet to win a game at home.

  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 13 9 3 1 31 13 6 5 1 0 12 3 7 4 2 1 19 10 18 30
2 Wrexham 13 9 2 2 38 15 6 6 0 0 27 8 7 3 2 2 11 7 23 29
3 Boreham Wood 13 7 4 2 20 12 6 2 2 2 8 8 7 5 2 0 12 4 8 25
4 Chesterfield 13 7 3 3 25 18 6 4 0 2 12 8 7 3 3 1 13 10 7 24
5 Bromley 13 7 3 3 20 13 7 5 2 0 11 2 6 2 1 3 9 11 7 24
6 Solihull Moors 13 6 4 3 27 16 7 3 4 0 15 7 6 3 0 3 12 9 11 22
7 York City 14 6 4 4 18 12 7 3 2 2 8 7 7 3 2 2 10 5 6 22
8 Woking 13 6 2 5 22 14 6 4 0 2 13 6 7 2 2 3 9 8 8 20
9 Wealdstone 13 5 4 4 14 13 7 2 3 2 7 7 6 3 1 2 7 6 1 19
10 Eastleigh 13 5 4 4 15 15 6 4 2 0 8 4 7 1 2 4 7 11 0 19
11 Dagenham & Redbridge 14 5 4 5 24 30 7 4 2 1 17 14 7 1 2 4 7 16 -6 19
12 Southend United 13 4 5 4 12 11 7 3 2 2 6 4 6 1 3 2 6 7 1 17
13 Maidenhead United 13 5 2 6 13 16 7 3 2 2 8 6 6 2 0 4 5 10 -3 17
14 Barnet 13 5 2 6 27 32 6 4 0 2 11 10 7 1 2 4 16 22 -5 17
15 Dorking Wanderers 13 5 2 6 24 30 7 3 2 2 14 15 6 2 0 4 10 15 -6 17
16 Altrincham 13 3 5 5 18 24 6 2 3 1 11 8 7 1 2 4 7 16 -6 14
17 Yeovil Town 13 2 7 4 12 14 7 2 3 2 7 7 6 0 4 2 5 7 -2 13
18 Oldham Athletic 13 3 4 6 14 22 7 3 1 3 12 13 6 0 3 3 2 9 -8 13
19 Gateshead 13 2 6 5 16 20 7 1 4 2 10 10 6 1 2 3 6 10 -4 12
20 Halifax Town 13 3 3 7 9 20 6 2 1 3 4 9 7 1 2 4 5 11 -11 12
21 Maidstone United 13 3 3 7 17 30 6 2 2 2 8 9 7 1 1 5 9 21 -13 12
22 Aldershot Town 13 3 2 8 17 22 7 2 1 4 11 12 6 1 1 4 6 10 -5 11
23 Scunthorpe United 13 2 5 6 19 26 7 2 2 3 12 15 6 0 3 3 7 11 -7 11
24 Torquay United 13 2 3 8 9 23 6 0 2 4 5 12 7 2 1 4 4 11 -14 9

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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.