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Forest Green prepare to entertain Halifax Town at The Lawn on Saturday evening, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Rovers lost the only previous game contested between the two teams.
The only previous meeting between Forest Green and Halifax at was less than a year ago, in November 2002, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Conference match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Halifax | 1 - 1 | Forest Green | CONF |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Forest Green | 0-2 | Halifax | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Forest Green Rovers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Halifax have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Shaymen have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Forest Green are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 9 points from 10 matches. Halifax see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide Conference, showing a record of 11 points from their 10 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forest Green | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 7 |
| Halifax | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Forest Green only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forest Green | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Halifax | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |