FootyMAD's Torquay United match preview

Last updated : 20 August 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Luton Town v Torquay United fixture

Luton Town are ready to welcome Torquay United to Kenilworth Road on Saturday afternoon, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The The Hatters have tasted victory on 12 of the 15 occassions the teams have met.

The previous match played between the two at Kenilworth Road was within the last three years, in September 2001, with Luton Town annihilating their visitors 5-1 in a League Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2001/2002Sat 02 MarTorquay Utd.0 - 1Luton TownLD3
2001/2002Sat 22 SepLuton Town5-1Torquay Utd.LD3
1997/1998Sat 15 NovLuton Town0 - 1Torquay Utd.FAC
1996/1997Sat 16 NovTorquay Utd.0 - 1Luton TownFAC
1969/1970Sat 21 FebTorquay Utd.2 - 2Luton TownLD2
1969/1970Sat 25 OctLuton Town1 - 1Torquay Utd.LD2
1968/1969Fri 04 AprTorquay Utd.1 - 1Luton TownLD2

Recent respective form guides

Luton Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Torquay Utd. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Gulls's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.

Luton Town are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League One, and have accumulated 9 points from the 3 games they have played so far. Torquay Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 1 points from their 3 games thus far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Luton Town6402131112
Torquay Utd.62229118

FootyMad's prediction ...

With the The Hatters being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Luton Town Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Won their latest 3 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
Torquay Utd. Undefeated in last 3 away games.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.