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Forest Green face a trip to Halifax Town at The Shay on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 5 games played, Rovers have recorded 1 wins, and Halifax Town have come away with 2 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2006, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Conference match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Mar | Forest Green | 2 - 0 | Halifax Town | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | Forest Green | 2 - 0 | Halifax Town | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Halifax Town | 2 - 2 | Forest Green | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 28 Jan | Halifax Town | 1 - 0 | Forest Green | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Forest Green | 2 - 2 | Halifax Town | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Forest Green | 0 - 0 | Halifax Town | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Halifax Town | 4 - 0 | Forest Green | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Halifax Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Forest Green is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Halifax Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 33 points from their 38 games thus far. Forest Green lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 64 from their 40 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Halifax Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| Forest Green | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Rovers out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Halifax Town. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Halifax Town | 5 games since last home draw. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Forest Green | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |