Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Torquay United 3rd with 80 points, Slough Town 16th with 54, 26 apart. Per game in the league, Slough Town were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.89, Torquay United 1.89 and 1.35, against a competition average of 1.43 goals per team per game.
Slough Town had gone 7 games without a win. Torquay United came in having won three on the spin. From the last five rounds, Slough Town held 1 points of 15 and Torquay United 10.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 1 Slough Town win, 4 for Torquay United, 1 draw, at 4.33 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 83% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Arbour Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,205. On the scoreboard, Torquay United led 4-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-5.
Goal scorers
Slough Town: J. Celestine-Charles (81') · Torquay United: Reece Evans (90'), Dylan Morgan (12'), Jordan Young (16'), Deon Moore (19'), Deon Moore (24')
Key stats
Possession: Slough Town 54% · Torquay United 46% · Total shots: 7-12 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 3-4