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Forest Green prepare to entertain Gateshead at The 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 and Gateshead at was less than a year ago, in January 2010, the Rovers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a (Conference) Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 16 Mar | Gateshead | 3 - 1 | Forest Green | CONF |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 16 Jan | Forest Green | 1-0 | Gateshead | CONF |
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 7 goals against.
In complete contrast to Forest Green, Gateshead are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Tynesiders have hit 5 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Forest Green's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Gateshead's total of 4 points from their 2 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forest Green | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Gateshead | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Forest Green may be coming up against a decent side in Gateshead, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Rovers. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forest Green | Won 3 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 15 . |
| Gateshead | 4 games since last defeat. |