FM Preview: Forest Green Rovers v Altrincham 09 Apr 2011

Last updated : 08 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Forest Green Rovers v Altrincham fixture

Forest Green Rovers prepare to entertain Altrincham at The Lawn on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 6 games played, Rovers have recorded 3 wins, and Altrincham have come away with 1 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Lawn was just last season, in March 2010, as the Rovers squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 4-3 in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 15 Mar Altrincham 2 - 1 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Sat 27 Mar Forest Green 4-3 Altrincham (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Sat 14 Nov Altrincham 2 - 2 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Sat 21 Mar Altrincham 2 - 5 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Sat 15 Nov Forest Green 1 - 3 Altrincham (Conference) Premier
2007/2008 Sat 08 Mar Altrincham 1 - 0 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2007/2008 Sat 18 Aug Forest Green 3 - 1 Altrincham (Conference) Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Forest Green Rovers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 5 conceded.

The away form of Altrincham is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Robins have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Forest Green Rovers are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 41 points from their 41 games thus far.

Altrincham are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 41 points from their 41 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Forest Green Rovers 6 1 3 2 9 8 6
Altrincham 6 3 2 1 9 6 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been a distinctly poor show from Forest Green Rovers at home in recent games, and, though we cannot see a run starting here, we do think the Rovers will at least gain a draw. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Forest Green Rovers Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Altrincham 7 games since last away draw.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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