Thursday , 2 July 2026

Torquay United FC vs Crawley Town FC, FA Cup 2020-21 ROUND 1

FA Cup · 2020-21
Torquay United FC
5 – 6
Full Time
Crawley Town FC
Sun 8 Nov 2020 · 12:45 UTC Plainmoor Ground HT 45+3' · FT 45+22'
Y 27' Tony Craig
Y 66' Tom Nichols
Danny Wright 80' Y
Armani Little 90' Y
Ben Wynter 104' Y
Billy Waters 109' Y
Y 112' Sam Ashford

Overview

Match Preview

Torquay United FC vs Crawley Town FC — FA Cup at Plainmoor Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee Charles Breakspear
  • Referee Matthew Lee
  • Referee Robert Dabbs
  • Referee

Head-to-Head

1
Torquay United FC 1 games · Avg 11.0 goals Crawley Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-08 Torquay United FC 5–6 Crawley Town FC

Recent Form

Torquay United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Nov Crawley Town FC H 5–6 L
24 Oct Sholing FC A 2–0 W
19 Oct Boreham Wood FC H 3–2 W
10 Nov Woking FC H 0–1 L
20 Oct Winchester City FC H 4–1 W
06 Oct Brightlingsea Regent FC A 3–0 W
Crawley Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Nov Torquay United FC A 6–5 W
20 Nov Southend United FC H 2–6 L
10 Nov Southend United FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Crawley Town FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Torquay United FC is hosting Crawley Town FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Crawley Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Crawley Town FC that had 58 games and scored 85 goals.
  • 18' What a strike from Aaron Nemane! The score is 1-0.
  • 23' It’s high time Gary Johnson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 24' GOAL! Ben Whitfield scores on 24. Assisted by Aaron Nemane
  • 27' The referee calls foul for Tony Craig. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 32' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tarryn Allarakhia made 58 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 37' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 47' Torquay United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 52' The travelling Crawley Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 57' Torquay United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 57.
  • 62' Crawley Town FC is showing some good football. However, Crawley Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Stuart Nelson. He replaces Thomas McGill on 64 minute.
  • 66' Crawley Town FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 66.
  • 71' Jake Hessenthaler has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 73' The Crawley Town FC manager makes a substitution. Tyler Frost departs to be replaced by Max Watters.
  • 78' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 80' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Danny Wright.
  • 81' Another substitution for Crawley Town FC to replace Jack Powell by Tarryn Allarakhia on 81 minute.
  • 83' What a strike from Tom Nichols! The score is 2-1.
  • 84' The Torquay United FC manager makes a substitution. Connor Lemonheigh-Evans departs to be replaced by Armani Little.
  • 89' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Armani Little.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Torquay United FC team. Aaron Nemane is replaced by Gary Warren on 90 minute.
  • With this win, Crawley Town FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Torquay United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Johnson

Crawley Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Yems

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.69 Torquay United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.82 Crawley Town FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 90% + Both teams to score 86%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Torquay United FC39% Draw21% Crawley Town FC40%
Actual: Crawley Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes86% 0% No14%
Avg goals/match: 5.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 97%
3%
± 2.5 90%
10%
± 3.5 78%
22%
± 4.5 63%
37%

Double Chance

Torquay United FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Crawley Town FC
61%
Torquay United FC or Crawley Town FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Torquay United FC33% Draw32% Crawley Town FC35%
Actual: Torquay United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–6 not predicted
5 – 6
Actual
2 – 2
5.7%
2 – 3
5.3%
3 – 2
5%
3 – 3
4.7%
1 – 2
4.5%
2 – 1
4.3%
1 – 3
4.1%
2 – 4
3.7%
3 – 1
3.7%
1 – 1
3.7%
4 – 2
3.4%
3 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Torquay United FC

Handicap Torquay United FC covers Push Crawley Town FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 11% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 15% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 16% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 12% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

Torquay United FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓
Crawley Town FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.