History of the Forest Green Rovers v Alfreton Town fixture
Forest Green Rovers prepare to entertain Alfreton Town at The New Lawn on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Rovers won the only previous game contested between the two.
The only previous meeting between Forest Green Rovers and Alfreton Town at The New Lawn was less than a year ago, in November 2011, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a (Conference) Premier match.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Forest Green Rovers are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Rovers have rattled up an impressive 16 goals, and conceded 5.
Alfreton Town have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Reds's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Forest Green Rovers are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 17 points from 8 games.
Alfreton Town see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 10 points from their 8 games played so far,
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Green Rovers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 13 |
| Alfreton Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 9 |
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FootyMad's prediction ...
Forest Green Rovers may be coming up against a decent side in Alfreton Town, but we do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Rovers. Home Win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Forest Green Rovers | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Alfreton Town | 16 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |
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