FM Preview: Forest Green Rovers v Mansfield Town 01 Oct 2011

Last updated : 30 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

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

Forest Green Rovers prepare to entertain Mansfield Town at The Lawn on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 4 games played, Rovers have recorded 2 wins, and Mansfield Town have come away with 1 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Lawn was less than a year ago, in November 2010, 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
2010/2011 Sat 13 Nov Forest Green 2-1 Mansfield Town (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 14 Aug Mansfield Town 3 - 1 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Sat 30 Jan Forest Green 1 - 4 Mansfield Town (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Tue 17 Nov Mansfield Town 1 - 2 Forest Green F.A. Cup
2009/2010 Sat 07 Nov Forest Green 1 - 1 Mansfield Town F.A. Cup
2009/2010 Sat 03 Oct Mansfield Town 1 - 0 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Sat 14 Mar Mansfield Town 3 - 0 Forest Green (Conference) Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Forest Green Rovers's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Rovers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Mansfield Town's away form is none too clever either, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Stags, and 6 goals against.

Forest Green Rovers see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 15 points from their 12 games played so far,

Mansfield Town's total of 22 points from their 12 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Forest Green Rovers 6 1 3 2 6 7 6
Mansfield Town 6 4 1 1 14 7 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing seems to be going right for the Rovers at home recently, and we can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Stags come away with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Forest Green Rovers Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Mansfield Town 4 successive away victories.
5 games since last away draw.

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