History of the Braintree Town v Forest Green Rovers fixture
Forest Green Rovers face a trip to Braintree Town at Cressing Road on Tuesday evening, 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 Braintree Town and Forest Green Rovers at Cressing Road was just last season, in November 2011, where Forest Green Rovers annihilated the Rovers 1-5 in a (Conference) Premier match.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/2012 | Sat 19 Nov | Braintree Tn. | 1-5 | Forest Green | (Conference) Premier |
| 2011/2012 | Tue 23 Aug | Forest Green | 0 - 2 | Braintree Tn. | (Conference) Premier |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Braintree Town's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Iron have scored 8, a worringly large 16 have been leaked at the other end.
Forest Green Rovers's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Rovers, and 9 goals against.
Braintree Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 20 points from their 19 games thus far.
Forest Green Rovers are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 37 points from 20 games.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braintree Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 6 |
| Forest Green Rovers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
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FootyMad's prediction ...
Forest Green Rovers are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Braintree Town | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Forest Green Rovers | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 5 games since last defeat. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here