Match Report
The table gap was wide: 46 points between Lincoln City (1st, 99 pts) and Torquay United (17th, 53 pts). Torquay United ranked 4th in the league on five-round form, well above their 17th table position. Per game in the league, Lincoln City were scoring 1.8 and conceding 0.87, Torquay United 1.17 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.36 goals per team per game.
Lincoln City arrived on a run of four straight wins. Defeat had followed defeat for Torquay United — three in succession. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Lincoln City against 1/15 for Torquay United.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 2 for Lincoln City, 2 for Torquay United and 1 drawn, at 2.4 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host.
LNER Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,780. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Lincoln City: Harry Anderson (86'), Sam Habergham (88') · Torquay United: R. Keating (78')
Key stats
Possession: Lincoln City 51% · Torquay United 49% · Total shots: 16-8 · On target: 9-2 · Corners: 7-4