FM Preview: Forest Green Rovers v Cambridge United 11 Aug 2012

Last updated : 10 August 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Forest Green Rovers v Cambridge United fixture

Forest Green Rovers prepare to entertain Cambridge United at The New Lawn on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. 4 of the 7 contests have been draws however, with the other 3 won by Rovers.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The New Lawn was less than a year ago, in March 2012, the Rovers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 03 Mar Forest Green 2-1 Cambridge U. (Conference) Premier
2011/2012 Sat 10 Sep Cambridge U. 1 - 1 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 16 Apr Forest Green 1 - 1 Cambridge U. (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 26 Mar Cambridge U. 1 - 1 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 11 Dec Cambridge U. 2 - 1 Forest Green Trophy
2009/2010 Sat 20 Feb Forest Green 1 - 1 Cambridge U. (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Sat 05 Sep Cambridge U. 7 - 0 Forest Green (Conference) Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Forest Green Rovers have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Rovers, with 5 goals against.

The U's have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the U's, and 4 goals against.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Forest Green Rovers 6 4 0 2 10 3 12
Cambridge United 6 3 2 1 9 4 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Forest Green Rovers are starting to turn The New Lawn into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Forest Green Rovers Won 4 successive home games.
10 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 12 .
Cambridge United Undefeated in last 4 away games.

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