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Forest Green travel to take on Rushden & Diamonds at Nene Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the Rovers.
The last time the two teams met at Rushden & D. was back in September 2000, over five years ago, when they played out a goalless draw in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Sat 24 Feb | Forest Green | 2 - 0 | Rushden & D. | FAT |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 10 Feb | Forest Green | 0 - 0 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 09 Sep | Rushden & D. | 0 - 0 | Forest Green | CONF |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 15 Feb | Rushden & D. | 3 - 2 | Forest Green | CONF |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 22 Jan | Forest Green | 1 - 0 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 26 Apr | Rushden & D. | 4 - 0 | Forest Green | CONF |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 15 Aug | Forest Green | 0 - 2 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Rushden & Diamonds have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Diamonds have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Forest Green is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Rovers have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Rushden & D. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide Conference with a return of just 0 points from their 2 games thus far. Forest Green are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide Conference with a return of just 0 points from their 2 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Forest Green | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Diamonds, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rushden & D. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 6 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Forest Green | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 12 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |