Torquay United favourites for feisty fight facing Boreham Wood

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Competition: England Vanarama National League
Date: Sat 03.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Plainmoor Ground (6104 seats)

The new season is about to kick off and the fans are tingling with excitement. It’s all to play for as Torquay United welcome Boreham Wood for the opening game at Plainmoor Ground. Read on!

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Torquay United form and stats

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Torquay United have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won 2 times, drawn 1 and lost 3.

It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Torquay United, who have participated in three training matches. Torquay United have won 3 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 0 games.

It's the first season at a new level for Torquay United as they were promoted from Vanarama National League South last season. Happy days that were secured through 27 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses from 42 games. The team scored 53 goals at home last season and conceded 23. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.

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Boreham Wood form and stats

We have checked recent matches where Boreham Wood have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were W3-D2-L2.

It's a day of discovery for Boreham Wood 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 Boreham Wood have played three with the results W3-D0-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Boreham Wood has scored 7 goals and conceded 2 times.

Head 2 Head

Last seven meetings between the teams: Torquay United won 1, Boreham Wood won 6 and 0 draws. 3 games with over 2,5 goals, 4 matches with two goals or less.

Torquay United missing players

Boreham Wood missing players

Torquay United Boreham Wood
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Torquay United Last season Boreham Wood
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
42 21   Played   23 46
27 15   Won   5 12
7 2   Drew   9 16
8 4   Lost   9 18
93 53   Scored   27 53
41 23   Conceded   31 65
93% 100%   Over 0.5   91% 93%
81% 86%   Over 1.5   74% 72%
57% 62%   Over 2.5   39% 41%
43% 52%   Over 3.5   22% 26%
24% 29%   Over 4.5   13% 13%
48% 57%   BTTS   57% 57%
40% 29%   Clean Sheets   22% 22%
19% 14%   Failed To Score   30% 28%
 
5.9 6.3   Corners For (avg)   5.7 5.4
3.9 3.9   Corners Against (avg)   4.6 4.4
1.4 1.1   Yellow Cards (avg)   1.5 1.6
3 1   Red Cards   2 2
Key stats last season:
  • Torquay United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Torquay United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Torquay United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Torquay United
All Vanarama National League Fa Trophy Club Friendlies Vanarama National League South FA Cup
All Home Away
22-04-19 Va Torquay United 0 - 1 Hungerford Town
27-04-19 Va St Albans City 0 - 4 Torquay United
09-07-19 CF Bideford 0 - 5 Torquay United
16-07-19 CF Torquay United 3 - 1 Plymouth Argyle
20-07-19 CF Tiverton Town 0 - 1 Torquay United
27-07-19 CF Torquay United 14:00 Exeter City
03-08-19 VNL Torquay United 14:00 Boreham Wood
06-08-19 VNL Solihull Moors 18:45 Torquay United
10-08-19 VNL Bromley 14:00 Torquay United
13-08-19 VNL Torquay United 18:45 Maidenhead United
Boreham Wood
All Vanarama National League Fa Trophy Club Friendlies FA Cup Challenge Cup
All Home Away
22-04-19 VNL Chesterfield 3 - 2 Boreham Wood
27-04-19 VNL Boreham Wood 3 - 3 Eastleigh
13-07-19 CF Hampton & Richmond 1 - 3 Boreham Wood
16-07-19 CF Boreham Wood 2 - 1 Queens Park Rangers
20-07-19 CF Haringey Borough 0 - 2 Boreham Wood
27-07-19 CF Billericay Town 14:00 Boreham Wood
03-08-19 VNL Torquay United 14:00 Boreham Wood
06-08-19 VNL Boreham Wood 18:45 Wrexham
10-08-19 VNL Boreham Wood 14:00 Chesterfield
13-08-19 VNL Dagenham & Redbridge 18:45 Boreham Wood

Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Torquay United 42 27 7 8 93 41 21 15 2 4 53 23 21 12 5 4 40 18 52 88
2 Woking 42 23 9 10 76 49 21 12 2 7 38 25 21 11 7 3 38 24 27 78
3 Welling United 42 23 7 12 70 47 21 15 4 2 45 22 21 8 3 10 25 25 23 76
4 Concord Rangers 42 20 13 9 69 48 21 11 7 3 39 19 21 9 6 6 30 29 21 73
5 Chelmsford City 42 21 9 12 68 50 21 12 5 4 35 23 21 9 4 8 33 27 18 72
6 Bath City 42 20 11 11 58 36 21 12 4 5 33 18 21 8 7 6 25 18 22 71
7 Wealdstone 42 18 12 12 62 50 21 9 5 7 31 31 21 9 7 5 31 19 12 66
8 Billericay Town 42 19 8 15 72 65 21 10 3 8 32 33 21 9 5 7 40 32 7 65
9 St Albans City 42 18 10 14 67 64 21 12 4 5 34 26 21 6 6 9 33 38 3 64
10 Dartford 42 18 10 14 52 58 21 12 6 3 32 21 21 6 4 11 20 37 -6 64
11 Slough Town 42 17 12 13 56 50 21 9 7 5 26 19 21 8 5 8 30 31 6 63
12 Oxford City 42 17 5 20 64 63 21 10 2 9 37 28 21 7 3 11 27 35 1 56
13 Chippenham Town 42 16 7 19 57 64 21 10 4 7 34 28 21 6 3 12 23 36 -7 55
14 Dulwich Hamlet 42 13 10 19 52 65 21 8 4 9 28 31 21 5 6 10 24 34 -13 49
15 Hampton & Richmond 42 13 10 19 49 66 21 6 4 11 20 33 21 7 6 8 29 33 -17 49
16 Hemel Hempstead Town 42 12 12 18 52 67 21 6 7 8 27 36 21 6 5 10 25 31 -15 48
17 Gloucester City 42 12 11 19 35 54 21 3 10 8 17 26 21 9 1 11 18 28 -19 47
18 Eastbourne Borough 42 10 12 20 52 65 21 6 6 9 33 34 21 4 6 11 19 31 -13 42
19 Hungerford Town 42 11 9 22 45 72 21 6 6 9 24 31 21 5 3 13 21 41 -27 42
20 Truro City 42 9 12 21 63 87 21 5 4 12 30 43 21 4 8 9 33 44 -24 39
21 East Thurrock United 42 10 7 25 42 63 21 8 4 9 26 25 21 2 3 16 16 38 -21 37
22 Weston-super-Mare 42 8 11 23 50 80 21 2 7 12 19 36 21 6 4 11 31 44 -30 35
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Leyton Orient 46 25 14 7 73 35 23 14 6 3 39 15 23 11 8 4 34 20 38 89
2 Solihull Moors 46 25 11 10 73 43 23 12 8 3 38 17 23 13 3 7 35 26 30 86
3 Salford City 46 25 10 11 77 45 23 14 5 4 43 21 23 11 5 7 34 24 32 85
4 Wrexham 46 25 9 12 58 39 23 17 3 3 36 13 23 8 6 9 22 26 19 84
5 Fylde 46 22 15 9 72 41 23 15 4 4 45 21 23 7 11 5 27 20 31 81
6 Harrogate Town 46 21 11 14 78 57 23 11 6 6 41 27 23 10 5 8 37 30 21 74
7 Eastleigh 46 22 8 16 62 63 23 11 5 7 28 25 23 11 3 9 34 38 -1 74
8 Ebbsfleet United 46 18 13 15 64 50 23 10 3 10 32 23 23 8 10 5 32 27 14 67
9 Gateshead 46 19 9 18 52 48 23 9 7 7 25 20 23 10 2 11 27 28 4 66
10 Sutton United 46 17 14 15 55 60 23 9 9 5 30 28 23 8 5 10 25 32 -5 65
11 Barrow 46 17 13 16 52 51 23 9 6 8 29 28 23 8 7 8 23 23 1 64
12 Bromley 46 16 12 18 68 69 23 11 5 7 40 30 23 5 7 11 28 39 -1 60
13 Barnet 46 16 12 18 45 50 23 7 8 8 24 26 23 9 4 10 21 24 -5 60
14 Dover Athletic 46 16 12 18 58 64 23 9 5 9 31 30 23 7 7 9 27 34 -6 60
15 Chesterfield 46 14 17 15 55 53 23 8 8 7 28 25 23 6 9 8 27 28 2 59
16 Halifax Town 46 13 20 13 44 43 23 8 11 4 23 13 23 5 9 9 21 30 1 59
17 Hartlepool United 46 15 14 17 56 62 23 9 6 8 31 30 23 6 8 9 25 32 -6 59
18 Dagenham & Redbridge 46 15 11 20 50 56 23 8 8 7 31 29 23 7 3 13 19 27 -6 56
19 Maidenhead United 46 16 6 24 45 70 23 9 4 10 27 34 23 7 2 14 18 36 -25 54
20 Boreham Wood 46 12 16 18 53 65 23 7 7 9 26 34 23 5 9 9 27 31 -12 52
21 Aldershot Town 46 11 11 24 38 67 23 7 6 10 19 26 23 4 5 14 19 41 -29 44
22 Braintree Town 46 11 8 27 48 78 23 6 3 14 25 44 23 5 5 13 23 34 -30 41
23 Havant & Waterlooville 46 9 13 24 62 84 23 7 6 10 37 32 23 2 7 14 25 52 -22 40
24 Maidstone United 46 9 7 30 37 82 23 3 4 16 17 39 23 6 3 14 20 43 -45 34

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