National League duel: Close contest expected between Torquay United and Grimsby Town

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Competition: England National League
Competition: Sat 11.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Plainmoor Ground (6104 seats)

Torquay United look forward to clash heads with Grimsby Town in this National League game. All you need to know about the fixture is here!

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

Torquay United are yet to win a home game, having collected 0 points from their first two National League games here at Plainmoor Ground. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Torquay, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

A strong away win for Torquay against Maidenhead United the last match, as A. Little (2), C. Lemonheigh-Evans and A. Hall were on target. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

Ahead of that match, Torquay lost 0-4 at home to Woking.

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 Torquay have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won five, drawn two and lost one.

Torquay United are traveling soon after this match as the National League match at Solihull Moors awaits in three days.

Torquay United has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 7 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Grimsby Town form and stats

The visitors settled for one point in their first National League away game of the season. During their previous season 23 away games resulted in 5 wins, 5 draws and 13 defeats.

Grimsby won their last game, 4-3 versus Barnet played at home. An amazing comeback from Grimsby last time out, trailing 1-3 before rallying an inspired fight which eventually led to A. Hunt scoring the winning goal in the 90th minute. As you can tell from the result, the match against Barnet was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today? Late drama in the previous game, when A. Hunt scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time to defeat Barnet.

Before that, Grimsby travelled to Stockport County and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Grimsby Town playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were two Grimsby wins, four draws and two defeats.

After this away game Grimsby return home for a National League game against Wrexham. That game is only three sleeps after this.

0 goals so far away for Grimsby Town, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

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

Top Goalscorers

Grimsby TownJ. McAtee
J. McAtee
3 goals
Torquay UnitedA. Little
A. Little
2 goals
TorquayA. Hall
A. Hall
1 goals

Torquay United missing players

Grimsby Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Torquay United Grimsby Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 0 1 3
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
2 2 1 Lost L 0 0 0
6 1 0 Scored S 0 0 5
11 7 4 Conceded C 0 0 3
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 67%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 33%
75% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
75% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
25% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 33%
75% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 67%
25% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 33%
 
3.8 3.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 6.3
7.8 7.5 10 Corners against (avg) C A 0 7 4.7
3.8 4.5 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.2 8 6 Shots (avg) S ( 0 1 11
3.5 2 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1 6
43% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 28%
Torquay United Last season Grimsby Town
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
44 22   Played P   23 46
24 12   Won W   5 10
12 6   Drew D   5 13
8 4   Lost L   13 23
73 38   Scored S   20 37
42 22   Conceded C   39 69
86% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 87%
68% 68%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 65%
52% 55%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   57% 50%
27% 32%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   30% 20%
16% 14%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 9%
57% 64%   BTTS BTTS   48% 50%
36% 27%   Clean Sheets C S   13% 22%
20% 18%   Failed to Score F T   48% 41%
 
5.8 6.4   Corners for (avg) C F   3.9 3.9
4.8 4.5   Corners against (avg) C A   5.4 5.4
1.4 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.7
5 3   Red cards R C   3 5
 
11.1 11.4   Shots (avg) S (   9.2 9.2
5.1 5.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.8 2.7
33% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   31% 30%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dagenham & Redbridge 4 3 1 0 11 5 2 1 1 0 6 4 2 2 0 0 5 1 6 10
2 Chesterfield 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 6 10
3 Boreham Wood 4 3 1 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 4 10
4 Notts County 4 2 2 0 10 4 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 6 1 6 8
5 Grimsby Town 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 7
6 Woking 3 2 0 1 8 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 6 1 4 6
7 Wrexham 4 1 3 0 7 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 6 4 2 6
8 Altrincham 3 2 0 1 6 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 6
9 Halifax Town 4 2 0 2 6 5 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 6
10 Yeovil Town 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 6
11 Maidenhead United 4 2 0 2 8 8 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 6
12 Weymouth 4 2 0 2 7 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 6
13 Southend United 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
14 Stockport County 4 1 2 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 -1 5
15 Bromley 3 1 1 1 7 6 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 4 6 1 4
16 King's Lynn Town 4 1 1 2 5 7 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 5 4 -2 4
17 Torquay United 4 1 1 2 6 11 2 0 0 2 1 7 2 1 1 0 5 4 -5 4
18 Solihull Moors 3 0 2 1 6 7 3 0 2 1 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 2
19 Wealdstone 4 0 2 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 -3 2
20 Eastleigh 3 0 1 2 3 8 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 -5 1
21 Barnet 4 0 1 3 4 12 2 0 0 2 0 7 2 0 1 1 4 5 -8 1
22 Aldershot Town 4 0 0 4 3 8 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 -5 0
23 Dover Athletic 3 0 0 3 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 5 -4 -12
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
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 Cheltenham Town 46 24 10 12 61 39 23 13 5 5 37 21 23 11 5 7 24 18 22 82
2 Cambridge United 46 24 8 14 73 49 23 12 5 6 30 20 23 12 3 8 43 29 24 80
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 10 13 59 50 23 11 5 7 27 23 23 12 5 6 32 27 9 79
4 Morecambe 46 23 9 14 69 58 23 13 5 5 38 27 23 10 4 9 31 31 11 78
5 Newport County 46 20 13 13 57 42 23 13 5 5 27 17 23 7 8 8 30 25 15 73
6 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 13 13 59 51 23 10 7 6 31 27 23 10 6 7 28 24 8 73
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 13 13 55 50 23 11 5 7 30 22 23 9 8 6 25 28 5 73
8 Salford City 46 19 14 13 54 34 23 11 11 1 36 15 23 8 3 12 18 19 20 71
9 Exeter City 46 18 16 12 71 50 23 11 7 5 38 20 23 7 9 7 33 30 21 70
10 Carlisle United 46 18 12 16 60 51 23 12 5 6 38 25 23 6 7 10 22 26 9 66
11 Leyton Orient 46 17 10 19 53 55 23 9 7 7 32 25 23 8 3 12 21 30 -2 61
12 Crawley Town 46 16 13 17 56 62 23 10 6 7 30 27 23 6 7 10 26 35 -6 61
13 Port Vale 46 17 9 20 57 57 23 9 5 9 27 25 23 8 4 11 30 32 0 60
14 Stevenage 46 14 18 14 41 41 23 8 8 7 26 20 23 6 10 7 15 21 0 60
15 Bradford City 46 16 11 19 48 53 23 9 7 7 22 19 23 7 4 12 26 34 -5 59
16 Mansfield Town 46 13 19 14 57 55 23 6 10 7 33 31 23 7 9 7 24 24 2 58
17 Harrogate Town 46 16 9 21 52 61 23 8 5 10 24 29 23 8 4 11 28 32 -9 57
18 Oldham Athletic 46 15 9 22 72 81 23 6 2 15 31 42 23 9 7 7 41 39 -9 54
19 Walsall 46 11 20 15 45 53 23 7 6 10 20 27 23 4 14 5 25 26 -8 53
20 Colchester United 46 11 18 17 44 61 23 10 7 6 32 26 23 1 11 11 12 35 -17 51
21 Barrow 46 13 11 22 53 59 23 7 8 8 32 32 23 6 3 14 21 27 -6 50
22 Scunthorpe United 46 13 9 24 41 64 23 7 6 10 22 28 23 6 3 14 19 36 -23 48
23 Southend United 46 10 15 21 29 58 23 5 6 12 16 29 23 5 9 9 13 29 -29 45
24 Grimsby Town 46 10 13 23 37 69 23 5 8 10 17 30 23 5 5 13 20 39 -32 43

Grimsby Town:
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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 Dagenham & Redbridge 4 3 1 0 11 5 2 1 1 0 6 4 2 2 0 0 5 1 6 10
2 Chesterfield 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 6 10
3 Boreham Wood 4 3 1 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 4 10
4 Notts County 4 2 2 0 10 4 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 6 1 6 8
5 Grimsby Town 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 7
6 Woking 3 2 0 1 8 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 6 1 4 6
7 Wrexham 4 1 3 0 7 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 6 4 2 6
8 Altrincham 3 2 0 1 6 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 6
9 Halifax Town 4 2 0 2 6 5 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 6
10 Yeovil Town 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 6
11 Maidenhead United 4 2 0 2 8 8 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 6
12 Weymouth 4 2 0 2 7 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 6
13 Southend United 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
14 Stockport County 4 1 2 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 -1 5
15 Bromley 3 1 1 1 7 6 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 4 6 1 4
16 King's Lynn Town 4 1 1 2 5 7 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 5 4 -2 4
17 Torquay United 4 1 1 2 6 11 2 0 0 2 1 7 2 1 1 0 5 4 -5 4
18 Solihull Moors 3 0 2 1 6 7 3 0 2 1 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 2
19 Wealdstone 4 0 2 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 -3 2
20 Eastleigh 3 0 1 2 3 8 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 -5 1
21 Barnet 4 0 1 3 4 12 2 0 0 2 0 7 2 0 1 1 4 5 -8 1
22 Aldershot Town 4 0 0 4 3 8 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 -5 0
23 Dover Athletic 3 0 0 3 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 5 -4 -12

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