Match Report
Torquay United, 21st on 48 points, faced a 21-point deficit to Southend United (8th, 69). Torquay United's recent output outran their position: 10th on form over five rounds, 21st in the table. Per game in the league, Torquay United were scoring 1.26 and conceding 1.74, Southend United 1.24 and 0.98, against a competition average of 1.39 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 2 Torquay United wins, 4 for Southend United, 3 draws, at 2.44 goals per meeting. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 67% of the meetings.
Plainmoor Ground in Torquay, capacity 6,500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Southend United led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.