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Bristol Rvs. prepare to entertain Torquay United at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Pirates are clearly on top, having won 20 and lost only 5 of the 32 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Memorial Stadium was two seasons ago, in March 2004, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Torquay Utd. | 2 - 3 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Mar | Bristol Rvs. | 2-2 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Torquay Utd. | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 14 Jan | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 Aug | Torquay Utd. | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Torquay Utd. | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 11 Aug | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
Torquay Utd. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Gulls have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol Rvs.'s 28 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Torquay Utd. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 21 games have yielded only 16 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Torquay Utd. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Pirates's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Torquay Utd.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol Rvs. | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Torquay Utd. | Not won in previous 5 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |