Vanarama National League preview: Can Torquay United edge out victory against Hartlepool United?

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Competition: England Vanarama National League
Date: Sat 31.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Plainmoor Ground (6104 seats)

8th position in the Vanarama National League table for Torquay United so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 16th-placed Hartlepool United visits Plainmoor Ground.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Torquay United form and stats

Torquay United must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Vanarama National League games here at venue.

The home team returns to Plainmoor Ground after sharing the points with Barnet on their last time out; the Vanarama National League game ended 2-2. Ahead of that match, Torquay United won a home game hosting Aldershot Town (2-0).

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 five games) they have won 3 times, drawn 0 and lost 2.

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

Torquay United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 3 attempts. Torquay United have conceded 3 in these home matches.

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Hartlepool United form and stats

Hartlepool United, who have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Vanarama National League, are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Vanarama National League, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).

Hartlepool United are travelling after their nice 4-2 home win in the Vanarama National League against Wrexham. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Chorley that ended 0-0.

Hartlepool United are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 3 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of ten matches.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Vanarama National League trip to Barrow.

Goals are few and far between in Hartlepool United's away league games. Only 1 goal from 3 travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).

Head 2 Head

As for the last six games between these two teams, there's 0 Torquay United victories, 3 draws and 3 Hartlepool United wins. 1 of these game ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

G. Toure
5 goals
J. Reid
4 goals
O. Edwards
2 goals

Torquay United missing players

Hartlepool United missing players

Torquay United Hartlepool United
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs top Away Total
7 3 0 Played 2 3 7
3 2 0 Won 1 1 2
2 0 0 Drew 0 1 2
2 1 0 Lost 1 1 3
11 4 0 Scored 1 1 10
12 3 0 Conceded 2 2 12
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 100% 67% 86%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 50% 33% 71%
71% 33% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 57%
29% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 57%
14% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 29%
57% 33% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 57%
14% 33% 0% Clean Sheets 50% 67% 29%
29% 33% 0% Failed To Score 50% 67% 29%
 
5.6 5.3 0 Corners For (avg) 5.5 4.7 4.9
4.3 4.3 0 Corners Against (avg) 5.5 5.7 5
2 1 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 3.5 2.7 1.7
1 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • All of Torquay United's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Torquay United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Torquay United
All Vanarama National League Fa Trophy Club Friendlies Vanarama National League South FA Cup
All Home Away
10-08-19 VNL Bromley 3 - 3 Torquay United
13-08-19 VNL Torquay United 0 - 2 Maidenhead United
17-08-19 VNL Dover Athletic 1 - 2 Torquay United
24-08-19 VNL Torquay United 2 - 0 Aldershot Town
26-08-19 VNL Barnet 2 - 2 Torquay United
31-08-19 VNL Torquay United 14:00 Hartlepool United
03-09-19 VNL Woking 18:45 Torquay United
07-09-19 VNL Torquay United 14:00 Harrogate Town
14-09-19 VNL Chesterfield 14:00 Torquay United
21-09-19 VNL Torquay United 14:00 Dagenham & Redbridge
Hartlepool United
All Vanarama National League Fa Trophy Club Friendlies FA Cup
All Home Away
10-08-19 VNL Maidenhead United 0 - 1 Hartlepool United
13-08-19 VNL Hartlepool United 2 - 2 Fylde
17-08-19 VNL Hartlepool United 2 - 3 Bromley
24-08-19 VNL Chorley 0 - 0 Hartlepool United
26-08-19 VNL Hartlepool United 4 - 2 Wrexham
31-08-19 VNL Torquay United 14:00 Hartlepool United
03-09-19 VNL Barrow 18:45 Hartlepool United
07-09-19 VNL Hartlepool United 18:30 Woking
14-09-19 VNL Dagenham & Redbridge 14:00 Hartlepool United
21-09-19 VNL Hartlepool United 14:00 Dover Athletic

  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 Woking 7 6 0 1 13 4 3 2 0 1 3 1 4 4 0 0 10 3 9 18
2 Bromley 7 5 2 0 13 7 3 2 1 0 7 4 4 3 1 0 6 3 6 17
3 Halifax Town 7 5 1 1 14 5 3 3 0 0 7 1 4 2 1 1 7 4 9 16
4 Solihull Moors 7 4 1 2 16 9 4 3 0 1 8 4 3 1 1 1 8 5 7 13
5 Maidenhead United 7 4 1 2 11 6 4 1 1 2 6 5 3 3 0 0 5 1 5 13
6 Dover Athletic 7 4 0 3 10 9 4 1 0 3 5 7 3 3 0 0 5 2 1 12
7 Stockport County 7 3 2 2 10 7 4 3 0 1 7 3 3 0 2 1 3 4 3 11
8 Torquay United 7 3 2 2 11 12 3 2 0 1 4 3 4 1 2 1 7 9 -1 11
9 Sutton United 7 2 4 1 10 8 3 0 2 1 4 5 4 2 2 0 6 3 2 10
10 Barnet 7 2 4 1 9 8 4 1 2 1 5 5 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 10
11 Dagenham & Redbridge 7 3 1 3 10 12 4 2 0 2 7 9 3 1 1 1 3 3 -2 10
12 Notts County 7 2 3 2 12 8 4 1 2 1 8 5 3 1 1 1 4 3 4 9
13 Wrexham 7 2 3 2 10 11 3 2 1 0 4 2 4 0 2 2 6 9 -1 9
14 Fylde 7 2 3 2 7 11 4 1 2 1 2 4 3 1 1 1 5 7 -4 9
15 Harrogate Town 7 2 2 3 9 10 3 1 1 1 4 5 4 1 1 2 5 5 -1 8
16 Hartlepool United 7 2 2 3 10 12 4 1 1 2 9 10 3 1 1 1 1 2 -2 8
17 Eastleigh 7 2 2 3 5 8 3 1 2 0 3 2 4 1 0 3 2 6 -3 8
18 Yeovil Town 7 2 1 4 8 9 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 1 0 3 5 6 -1 7
19 Barrow 7 2 1 4 9 12 4 2 0 2 4 5 3 0 1 2 5 7 -3 7
20 Boreham Wood 7 1 2 4 9 10 4 0 2 2 5 7 3 1 0 2 4 3 -1 5
21 Aldershot Town 7 1 2 4 5 9 4 0 2 2 3 5 3 1 0 2 2 4 -4 5
22 Chesterfield 7 0 4 3 9 13 3 0 1 2 4 6 4 0 3 1 5 7 -4 4
23 Ebbsfleet United 7 1 1 5 8 16 3 0 1 2 4 9 4 1 0 3 4 7 -8 4
24 Chorley 7 0 4 3 5 17 3 0 2 1 1 6 4 0 2 2 4 11 -12 4

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