It hasn't been easy for Torquay United so far, and you could say the same about Maidstone United. These hardened teams would do anything for some vital points here.
- Torquay United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Maidstone United have the most conceded goals (65) in National League
12 - 6 - 15 with 52-62. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Maidstone United when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Maidstone United play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the National League.
Torquay United form and stats
With 2 National League wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Torquay United are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Torquay United's previous match was a Fa Trophy game also played at their home, ending 4-2 vs Taunton Town. The home side hope to to repeat that performance.
Before that, Torquay United had a National League home game versus Halifax Town which ended with a victory 1-0.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 as a small favourite), we find 12 games. Torquay United has won 3 of these, drawn 7 and lost 2.
There will be little rest for Torquay United after this match as they are travelling to Woking for a National League game in only three days.
Torquay United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Plainmoor Ground with 22 goals in 13 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Torquay United with 27 goals conceded in these matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. Torquay has at home met teams with this table position (low), six times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 4 of 6 times.
Maidstone United form and stats
Maidstone United have only collected 7 points from their away games in the National League, after 2-1-11 (14 played). Maidstone United are generally in trouble as the list of consecutive losses is growing into an ugly monster. Regardless of home/away, the visitors have now lost eight in a row. It's been 9 weeks since they last avoided defeat. (The Maidenhead United game.)
Maidstone United might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Aldershot Town proved too strong as Maidstone United slumped to a 0-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Gallagher Stadium.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 2-3 defeat against Wrexham.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Maidstone United in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Maidstone, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
The visiting Maidstone United have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 17 goals from 14 games. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Maidstone concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own. When Maidstone United is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Maidenhead United, Gateshead, Yeovil Town, Scunthorpe United, Dorking Wanderers, Oldham Athletic and Maidstone United.
Head 2 Head
The 7 latest matches involving these two teams have all finished as Maidstone United victories. Surely both teams are aware of this.It's not the first time these parties face each other this season, as the history books show this recent match: Maidstone United - Torquay 1-0.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Barham 8 goals |  A. Jarvis 6 goals | R. Booty 6 goals |
Torquay United missing players
Maidstone United missing players
| Torquay United | Maidstone United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 6 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 29 | 22 | 8 | Scored | S | 5 | 17 | 33 |
| 49 | 27 | 9 | Conceded | C | 7 | 40 | 65 |
| 96% | 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 62% | 77% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | 83% |
| 42% | 54% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 79% | 66% |
| 38% | 54% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 64% | 45% |
| 31% | 46% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 43% | 34% |
| 50% | 77% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | 62% |
| 15% | 15% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 7% | 14% |
| 38% | 15% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 31% |
| 4.9 | 5.7 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 5.1 | 5.8 |
| 6.9 | 5.8 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 6.8 | 6.1 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8.7 | 10.3 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 8.9 | 10.3 |
| 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 27% | 32% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 37% | 28% |
| 14.3 | 10.7 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 13.7 | 12.4 |
| 6.3 | 5.4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.4 |
- Maidstone United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Maidstone United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Maidstone United have the most conceded goals (40) away in National League
- Maidstone United have the most conceded goals (65) in National League
- Maidstone United have the most conceded goals in the second half (39) in National League
- Maidstone United have the the worst goal difference (-23) away in National League
- Maidstone United have the the worst goal difference (-32) in National League
- Maidstone United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Maidstone United is in the worst form (0-0-6)
- 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 | Wrexham | 27 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 70 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 47 | 65 |
| 2 | Notts County | 27 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 69 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 19 | 44 | 62 |
| 3 | Chesterfield | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 23 | 52 |
| 4 | Woking | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 22 | 52 |
| 5 | Barnet | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 41 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 41 |
| 6 | Bromley | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 39 |
| 7 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 39 |
| 8 | Southend United | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 38 |
| 9 | Wealdstone | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 37 |
| 10 | Altrincham | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 48 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 32 | -8 | 36 |
| 11 | Eastleigh | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | Boreham Wood | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 33 |
| 13 | Solihull Moors | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 33 |
| 14 | Aldershot Town | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 39 | 47 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 25 | -8 | 33 |
| 15 | York City | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 32 |
| 16 | Halifax Town | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -9 | 32 |
| 17 | Dorking Wanderers | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 64 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 34 | -20 | 30 |
| 18 | Maidenhead United | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 26 | -11 | 29 |
| 19 | Yeovil Town | 25 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -5 | 27 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -8 | 27 |
| 21 | Gateshead | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -13 | 22 |
| 22 | Torquay United | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 22 | -20 | 22 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 55 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 26 | -22 | 22 |
| 24 | Maidstone United | 29 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 65 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 40 | -32 | 21 |
