FM Preview: Bradford City v Torquay United 08 Dec 2012

Last updated : 07 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Bradford City v Torquay United fixture

Bradford City prepare to entertain Torquay United at Valley Parade on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 16 wins out of 22 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Valley Parade was just last season, in October 2011, the Bantams carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 18 Feb Torquay Utd. 1 - 2 Bradford City League Two
2011/2012 Sat 08 Oct Bradford City 1-0 Torquay Utd. League Two
2010/2011 Sat 09 Apr Bradford City 0 - 3 Torquay Utd. League Two
2010/2011 Sat 21 Aug Torquay Utd. 2 - 0 Bradford City League Two
2009/2010 Sat 30 Jan Torquay Utd. 1 - 2 Bradford City League Two
2009/2010 Sat 29 Aug Bradford City 2 - 0 Torquay Utd. League Two
2004/2005 Sat 22 Jan Bradford City 2 - 2 Torquay Utd. League One

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Recent respective form guides

Bradford City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.

Torquay United have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Gulls's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

Bradford City's total of 32 points from their 20 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower League Two.

Torquay United lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League Two, picking up 31 from their 20 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Bradford City 6 2 3 1 10 8 9
Torquay United 6 2 1 3 5 7 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but we think that Bantams's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Torquay United. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Bradford City Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Torquay United Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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