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Forest Green prepare to entertain Rushden & Diamonds at The Lawn on Saturday afternoon,
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Lawn was just last season, in March 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners 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 | Fri 12 Oct | Rushden & D. | 1 - 2 | Forest Green | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Forest Green | 0-2 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Forest Green Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Diamonds have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Diamonds, and 5 goals against.
Forest Green find themselves in a respectable 8th position, courtesy of the 66 points they have accumulated from 42 games. Rushden & D. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 49 points from their 39 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forest Green | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Rovers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Rushden & D.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forest Green | 5 games since last home draw. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Rushden & D. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |