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Forest Green prepare to entertain Rushden & Diamonds at The Lawn on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 3 of the 6 previous games, with the Rovers winning just 2.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Lawn was just last season, in April 2008, with Rushden & D. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Rovers in a (Conference) Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Fri 23 Jan | Rushden & D. | 2 - 2 | Forest Green | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Apr | Forest Green | 0-1 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Forest Green Rovers losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.
Rushden & D. have an average recent record on the road, losing just 1 from the last six, but amazingly drawing the other 5. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Forest Green find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 49 points from their 43 matches. Rushden & D.'s 60 points from 44 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forest Green | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Forest Green only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forest Green | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Rushden & D. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 6 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |