The game between Rochdale and Torquay United in the League Two on Saturday, 12th September 2009 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Rochdale are ready to welcome Torquay United to Spotland on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Dale are clearly on top, having won 21 and lost only 7 of the 39 games.
The previous match played between the two at Spotland was within the last three years, in February 2007, with Rochdale running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 20 Feb | Rochdale | 2-0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 08 Aug | Torquay Utd. | 1 - 0 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 24 Jan | Torquay Utd. | 1 - 3 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Sep | Rochdale | 4 - 1 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Rochdale | 1 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 25 Aug | Torquay Utd. | 1 - 3 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Rochdale | 0 - 2 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Rochdale have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.
Torquay Utd. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Gulls's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Rochdale see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 8 points from their 6 games played so far, Torquay Utd. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 6 points from their 6 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rochdale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Torquay Utd. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its not been a very profitable last few weeks for Rochdale, and I'm afraid the Footymad team cannot see it getting too much better here. Look no further than honours being even at the end of this one. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rochdale | 5 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Torquay Utd. | 8 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 13 outings ago. |
