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Walsall travel to take on Torquay United at Plainmoor on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saddlers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 20 and win only 8 of the 34 games.
The last time the two teams met at Torquay Utd. was back in December 1995, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1995/1996 | Tue 12 Dec | Walsall | 8 - 4 | Torquay Utd. | FAC |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Dec | Torquay Utd. | 1 - 1 | Walsall | FAC |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 18 Feb | Walsall | 1 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 14 Jan | Torquay Utd. | 3 - 2 | Walsall | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 18 Dec | Torquay Utd. | 0 - 1 | Walsall | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 14 Aug | Walsall | 1 - 2 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 10 Apr | Walsall | 2 - 2 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Torquay United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Gulls's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
The away form of Walsall is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Saddlers have hit 5 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Torquay Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 1 points from their 4 games thus far. Walsall find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 5 points from their 4 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Torquay Utd. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 4 |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Walsall on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Torquay Utd.. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Torquay Utd. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Walsall | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |