Forest Green prepare to entertain Gravesend & Northfleet 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 Gravesend & N. at was just last season, in September 2002, 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 04 Oct | Gravesend & N. | 1 - 1 | Forest Green | CONF |
2002/2003 | Sat 21 Dec | Gravesend & N. | 1 - 1 | Forest Green | CONF |
2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | Forest Green | 2-1 | Gravesend & N. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Forest Green Rovers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 11 conceded.
The Fleet have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Fleet's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Forest Green are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 33 points from 29 matches. Gravesend & N. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 33 points from their 30 matches.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Forest Green | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 11 |
Gravesend & N. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the Rovers, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
Sequence statistics: | |
Forest Green | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. |
Gravesend & N. | Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |