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Forest Green prepare to entertain Accrington Stanley at The Lawn on Saturday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Rovers won the only previous game contested between the two.
The only previous meeting between Forest Green and Accrington S. at was just last season, in August 2003, the Rovers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Apr | Accrington S. | 4 - 1 | Forest Green | CONF |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Forest Green | 2-1 | Accrington S. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Forest Green Rovers's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Rovers have scored 7, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
Accrington S.'s away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Reds or Stanley have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Forest Green are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide Conference with a return of just 11 points from their 18 games thus far. Accrington S.'s total of 31 points from their 19 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide Conference.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forest Green | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 11 |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at The Lawn for the Rovers and the Madmen are unable to see past Accrington S. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forest Green | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Accrington S. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |