| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torquay United | 15 | L3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1/15 | 4-10 |
| Stoke City | 15 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5/15 | 5-6 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torquay United | 580 | 1 | 1 | 0 | D | 532 | +48 |
| Stoke City | 270 | 5 | 6 | 0 | LWDDD | 201 | +69 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2012-08-06
1 points for Torquay United (580th), 6 for Stoke City (270th): a 5-point gap. Stoke City's recent output outran their position: 201st on form over five rounds, 270th in the table. Against a league average of 1.57 goals per team per game, Torquay United ran at 1 scored and 1 conceded, Stoke City at 1 and 1.
Torquay United entered with three losses in a row.
The match was played at Plainmoor Ground in Torquay (capacity 6,500).
