Match Report
3 points and 7 places separated them: Maidenhead United 17th with 10, Torquay United 10th with 13. Torquay United had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Per game in the league, Maidenhead United were scoring 0.89 and conceding 1.22, Torquay United 1.44 and 1.22, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Maidenhead United 1, draws 1, Torquay United 3, at 3.4 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 80% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 100%.
The venue was York Road Stadium, with room for 4,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 0-4.
Goal scorers
Torquay United: Cody Cooke (54'), Sonny Blu Lo-Everton (58'), Dan Hayfield (82'), Tegan Finn (89')
Key stats
Possession: Maidenhead United 36% · Torquay United 64% · Total shots: 7-17 · On target: 1-9 · Corners: 2-2