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

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Competition: England National League
Competition: Sat 05.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Plainmoor Ground (6104 seats)

This is the real thing, this is National League and this is Torquay United - Bromley. Get our complete preview!

Insights:
  • Torquay United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bromley have the most points from losing position (19) in National League

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Torquay United form and stats

7-3-5 (win-draw-lost) are the National League numbers at home for Torquay United so far this season. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Torquay United.

An away draw last time out for Torquay, facing Wealdstone in a game that ended 1-1.

Before that, Torquay United drew at home versus Boreham Wood.

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

A decent goal production from Torquay in their home games so far, with 24 goals from 15 league matches. Torquay United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Bromley form and stats

The visitors are W5-D4-L4 on the road this term. That's in the National League.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Weymouth (placed 21st) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 2-2.

A loss against Stockport County was the result prior to that, in a home game.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Bromley in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Bromley, zero draws and two defeats.

Bromley are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 13 games (in the league). Bromley have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Torquay United and Bromley have faced each other earlier this season: Bromley - Torquay United 2-0. Head to head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Torquay United won three games, two matches ended in a draw and Bromley have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Top Goalscorers

BromleyM. Cheek
M. Cheek
16 goals
Torquay UnitedA. Little
A. Little
10 goals
Torquay UnitedC. Lemonheigh-Evans
C. Lemonheigh-Evans
7 goals

Torquay United missing players

Bromley missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Torquay United Bromley
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
30 15 4 Played P 4 13 28
12 7 2 Won W 1 5 15
7 3 1 Drew D 0 4 6
11 5 1 Lost L 3 4 7
45 24 7 Scored S 4 17 45
44 21 5 Conceded C 8 18 33
97% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
87% 80% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 77% 79%
63% 67% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 38% 50%
33% 47% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 31% 32%
10% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 15% 18%
63% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 54% 54%
20% 40% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 23% 36%
20% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 23% 14%
 
5.3 4.9 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 7.2 5.8 5.3
5.2 5 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5.7 5.4
1.7 1.7 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.4 1.4
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.2 8.7 10 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 10.8 9.7
4.2 4.1 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.2 4.1
36% 39% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 31% 39%
 
10 9.1 10.8 Shots against (avg) S A 10.5 12.5 11
4.6 4.7 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 4.8 4.2
Key stats in National League this season:
  • Bromley have the most points from losing position (19) in National League
  • Bromley haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Torquay United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Stockport County 30 20 4 6 60 27 15 9 3 3 27 13 15 11 1 3 33 14 33 64
2 Chesterfield 31 17 10 4 56 30 16 9 5 2 29 17 15 8 5 2 27 13 26 61
3 Wrexham 30 17 7 6 52 28 13 7 5 1 16 7 17 10 2 5 36 21 24 58
4 Boreham Wood 27 16 8 3 37 17 15 10 5 0 23 6 12 6 3 3 14 11 20 56
5 Halifax Town 28 16 6 6 43 22 13 10 0 3 24 8 15 6 6 3 19 14 21 54
6 Solihull Moors 29 15 8 6 47 27 15 9 3 3 30 13 14 6 5 3 17 14 20 53
7 Notts County 29 15 7 7 53 33 15 10 3 2 33 18 14 5 4 5 20 15 20 52
8 Bromley 28 15 6 7 45 33 15 10 2 3 28 15 13 5 4 4 17 18 12 51
9 Grimsby Town 29 15 4 10 45 30 15 10 2 3 28 11 14 5 2 7 17 19 15 49
10 Dagenham & Redbridge 30 14 4 12 53 41 16 8 3 5 34 23 14 6 1 7 19 18 12 46
11 Torquay United 30 12 7 11 45 44 15 7 3 5 24 21 15 5 4 6 21 23 1 43
12 Southend United 29 11 7 11 32 39 13 6 3 4 19 18 16 5 4 7 13 21 -7 40
13 Yeovil Town 29 10 8 11 27 29 14 4 5 5 12 14 15 6 3 6 15 15 -2 38
14 Eastleigh 30 9 7 14 29 43 15 7 5 3 22 18 15 2 2 11 7 25 -14 34
15 Maidenhead United 29 9 7 13 35 52 15 7 3 5 25 27 14 2 4 8 10 25 -17 34
16 Woking 30 10 3 17 43 47 15 5 0 10 20 26 15 5 3 7 23 21 -4 33
17 Altrincham 30 9 6 15 43 54 14 5 2 7 22 22 16 4 4 8 21 32 -11 33
18 Wealdstone 29 8 8 13 30 42 15 5 5 5 14 16 14 3 3 8 16 26 -12 32
19 Barnet 30 8 8 14 34 56 14 4 4 6 14 27 16 4 4 8 20 29 -22 32
20 Aldershot Town 30 8 7 15 33 48 15 2 5 8 13 26 15 6 2 7 20 22 -15 31
21 Weymouth 30 5 7 18 30 54 16 3 5 8 17 24 14 2 2 10 13 30 -24 22
22 King's Lynn Town 29 4 4 21 25 57 14 2 1 11 12 26 15 2 3 10 13 31 -32 16
23 Dover Athletic 30 1 5 24 22 66 15 1 2 12 10 27 15 0 3 12 12 39 -44 -4

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 Stockport County 30 20 4 6 60 27 15 9 3 3 27 13 15 11 1 3 33 14 33 64
2 Chesterfield 31 17 10 4 56 30 16 9 5 2 29 17 15 8 5 2 27 13 26 61
3 Wrexham 30 17 7 6 52 28 13 7 5 1 16 7 17 10 2 5 36 21 24 58
4 Boreham Wood 27 16 8 3 37 17 15 10 5 0 23 6 12 6 3 3 14 11 20 56
5 Halifax Town 28 16 6 6 43 22 13 10 0 3 24 8 15 6 6 3 19 14 21 54
6 Solihull Moors 29 15 8 6 47 27 15 9 3 3 30 13 14 6 5 3 17 14 20 53
7 Notts County 29 15 7 7 53 33 15 10 3 2 33 18 14 5 4 5 20 15 20 52
8 Bromley 28 15 6 7 45 33 15 10 2 3 28 15 13 5 4 4 17 18 12 51
9 Grimsby Town 29 15 4 10 45 30 15 10 2 3 28 11 14 5 2 7 17 19 15 49
10 Dagenham & Redbridge 30 14 4 12 53 41 16 8 3 5 34 23 14 6 1 7 19 18 12 46
11 Torquay United 30 12 7 11 45 44 15 7 3 5 24 21 15 5 4 6 21 23 1 43
12 Southend United 29 11 7 11 32 39 13 6 3 4 19 18 16 5 4 7 13 21 -7 40
13 Yeovil Town 29 10 8 11 27 29 14 4 5 5 12 14 15 6 3 6 15 15 -2 38
14 Eastleigh 30 9 7 14 29 43 15 7 5 3 22 18 15 2 2 11 7 25 -14 34
15 Maidenhead United 29 9 7 13 35 52 15 7 3 5 25 27 14 2 4 8 10 25 -17 34
16 Woking 30 10 3 17 43 47 15 5 0 10 20 26 15 5 3 7 23 21 -4 33
17 Altrincham 30 9 6 15 43 54 14 5 2 7 22 22 16 4 4 8 21 32 -11 33
18 Wealdstone 29 8 8 13 30 42 15 5 5 5 14 16 14 3 3 8 16 26 -12 32
19 Barnet 30 8 8 14 34 56 14 4 4 6 14 27 16 4 4 8 20 29 -22 32
20 Aldershot Town 30 8 7 15 33 48 15 2 5 8 13 26 15 6 2 7 20 22 -15 31
21 Weymouth 30 5 7 18 30 54 16 3 5 8 17 24 14 2 2 10 13 30 -24 22
22 King's Lynn Town 29 4 4 21 25 57 14 2 1 11 12 26 15 2 3 10 13 31 -32 16
23 Dover Athletic 30 1 5 24 22 66 15 1 2 12 10 27 15 0 3 12 12 39 -44 -4

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