FootyMAD's Burton Albion match preview

History of the Burton Albion v Forest Green Rovers fixture

Forest Green face a trip to Burton Albion at The Pirelli Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having managed to conjure up just 2 wins from the previous 6 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2007, the Brewers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Conference match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007	Mon 12 Mar	Burton Albion	1 - 0	Forest Green	CONF
2006/2007	Tue 10 Oct	Forest Green	1 - 0	Burton Albion	CONF
2005/2006	Sat 22 Apr	Burton Albion	1 - 0	Forest Green	CONF
2005/2006	Tue 13 Dec	Forest Green	1 - 0	Burton Albion	CONF
2004/2005	Sat 19 Feb	Burton Albion	4 - 1	Forest Green	CONF
2004/2005	Sat 20 Nov	Forest Green	3 - 2	Burton Albion	CONF
2003/2004	Sat 28 Feb	Burton Albion	2 - 3	Forest Green	CONF

Recent respective form guides

Burton Albion have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.

The Rovers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 15 goals for the Rovers, and 9 goals against.

Burton Albion lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 37 points from their 20 games so far. Forest Green lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 37 from their 20 games so far.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Burton Albion	6	2	2	2	13	9	8
Forest Green	6	3	1	2	15	11	10

FootyMad's prediction ...

Rovers's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Burton Albion, believes the FootyMad team. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Burton Albion	Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Forest Green	Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games.