Forest Green face a trip to Stafford Rangers at Marston Road on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The Rovers lost the only previous game played between the two.
The only previous meeting between Stafford Rgrs. and Forest Green at was just last season, in February 2006, the Boro carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Trophy match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2006/2007 | Sat 30 Sep | Forest Green | 2 - 1 | Stafford Rgrs. | CONF |
2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Stafford Rgrs. | 2 - 1 | Forest Green | FAT |
Recent respective form guides
Stafford Rangers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
Forest Green have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Stafford Rgrs. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 52 points from 45 matches. Forest Green see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide Conference, showing a record of 54 points from their 45 games played so far,
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Stafford Rgrs. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
Forest Green | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Rovers has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Stafford Rgrs.. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Stafford Rgrs. | No sequences of note |
Forest Green | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. 6 games since last defeat. |