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Wrexham pack their bags to visit Torquay United at Plainmoor on Friday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Dragons will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Plainmoor was within the last three years, in December 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | Wrexham | 1 - 1 | Torquay Utd. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | Wrexham | 1 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 05 Dec | Torquay Utd. | 1 - 1 | Wrexham | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Torquay Utd. | 1 - 0 | Wrexham | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | Wrexham | 4 - 2 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | Wrexham | 1 - 1 | Torquay Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 23 Nov | Torquay Utd. | 1 - 0 | Wrexham | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Torquay United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Gulls in those games, with 2 conceded.
Wrexham's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Dragons, and 5 goals against.
Torquay Utd.'s total of 45 points from their 25 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier. Wrexham lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 41 from their 23 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Torquay Utd. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| Wrexham | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Dragons, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Torquay Utd. | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Wrexham | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 6 games since last defeat. |