FM Preview: Forest Green Rovers v Grimsby Town 03 Sep 2011

Last updated : 02 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Forest Green Rovers v Grimsby Town fixture

Forest Green Rovers prepare to entertain Grimsby Town at The Lawn on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The two sides drew on their own previous meeting.

The only previous meeting between Forest Green Rovers and Grimsby Town at The Lawn was less than a year ago, in October 2010, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3-3 draw in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 22 Feb Grimsby Town 1 - 1 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Thu 07 Oct Forest Green 3-3 Grimsby Town (Conference) Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Forest Green Rovers have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.

Grimsby Town have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Mighty Mariners have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Forest Green Rovers lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 9 points from their 6 games so far.

Grimsby Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 4 points from their 6 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Forest Green Rovers 6 2 3 1 12 6 9
Grimsby Town 6 1 1 4 3 11 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Attention punters! We see this as an opportunity for the Rovers to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Forest Green Rovers No sequences of note
Grimsby Town Not won in previous 4 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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