FM Preview: Forest Green Rovers v Gateshead 18 Feb 2012

Last updated : 17 February 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Forest Green Rovers v Gateshead fixture

Forest Green Rovers prepare to entertain Gateshead at The Lawn on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. Of the two previous meetings, the Rovers have won one and drawn one.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Lawn was just last season, in August 2010, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 20 Nov Gateshead 1 - 1 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 21 Aug Forest Green 1-1 Gateshead (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Tue 16 Mar Gateshead 3 - 1 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Sat 16 Jan Forest Green 1 - 0 Gateshead (Conference) Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Forest Green Rovers have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Rovers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Gateshead 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.

Forest Green Rovers see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 42 points from their 31 games played so far,

Gateshead find themselves in a respectable 8th position, courtesy of the 51 points they have accumulated from 31 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Forest Green Rovers 6 1 2 3 3 5 5
Gateshead 6 1 3 2 11 12 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Your FootyMad panel thinks that Forest Green Rovers's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Gateshead. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Forest Green Rovers No sequences of note
Gateshead Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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