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Forest Green play host to Rushden & Diamonds at The Lawn on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 4 games played, Rovers have recorded 2 wins, and Rushden & D. have come away with 1 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Forest Green was back in February 2001, over five years ago, with Forest Green running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Trophy match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Rushden & D. | 2 - 0 | Forest Green | CONF |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Forest Green Rovers have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 7 conceded.
Rushden & D. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Diamonds's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Forest Green see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide Conference, showing a record of 47 points from their 39 games played so far, Rushden & D. see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide Conference, showing a record of 47 points from their 37 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forest Green | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Forest Green may be coming up against a decent side in Rushden & D., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Rovers. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forest Green | 11 games since last home draw. |
| Rushden & D. | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |