FM Preview: Alfreton Town v Forest Green Rovers 20 Apr 2013

Last updated : 19 April 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Alfreton Town v Forest Green Rovers fixture

Forest Green Rovers face a trip to Alfreton Town at North Street at tea-time on Saturday, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Rovers won the only previous game contested between the two teams.

The only previous meeting between Alfreton Town and Forest Green Rovers at North Street was was two seasons ago, in August 2011, where Forest Green Rovers annihilated the Rovers 1-6 in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 15 Sep Forest Green 1 - 1 Alfreton T. (Conference) Premier
2011/2012 Sat 05 Nov Forest Green 4 - 1 Alfreton T. (Conference) Premier
2011/2012 Sat 20 Aug Alfreton T. 1-6 Forest Green (Conference) Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Alfreton Town are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Reds, with 7 goals against.

Forest Green Rovers have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Alfreton Town see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 57 points from their 45 games played so far,

Forest Green Rovers find themselves in a respectable 8th position, courtesy of the 65 points they have accumulated from 45 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Alfreton Town 6 3 0 3 11 7 9
Forest Green Rovers 6 1 1 4 5 7 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Forest Green Rovers have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Alfreton Town may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Alfreton Town 13 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 9 .
Forest Green Rovers 4 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 4 games.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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