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Crewe Alex. travel to take on Torquay United at Plainmoor on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Railwaymen will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 15 and win only 4 of the 25 games.
The last time the two teams met at Torquay Utd. was well over fifteen years ago, back in September 1993, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3 - 3 draw in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 02 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 1 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 19 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 3 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 25 Sep | Torquay Utd. | 3 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 06 Feb | Torquay Utd. | 1 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 15 Aug | Crewe Alex. | 4 - 2 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1988/1989 | Fri 31 Mar | Torquay Utd. | 2 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
| 1988/1989 | Fri 16 Dec | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Torquay United's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Gulls have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Crewe Alex.'s away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Railwaymen have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Torquay Utd. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 36 from their 35 matches played. Crewe Alex. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 46 points from their 35 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Torquay Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the The Railwaymen out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Torquay Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Torquay Utd. | Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Crewe Alex. | 4 games since last defeat. |