FM Preview: Forest Green Rovers v Wrexham 24 Jan 2012

Last updated : 23 January 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Forest Green Rovers v Wrexham fixture

Forest Green Rovers prepare to entertain Wrexham at The Lawn on Tuesday evening, determined to stop the rot against their opponents, having lost out to their rivals on 2 of the previous 3 occasions.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Lawn was just last season, in August 2010, with Forest Green Rovers running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 05 Mar Wrexham 2 - 1 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Tue 17 Aug Forest Green 3-0 Wrexham (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Tue 01 Dec Wrexham 1 - 0 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Sat 29 Aug Forest Green 0 - 2 Wrexham (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Tue 10 Mar Wrexham 1 - 1 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Sat 04 Oct Forest Green 2 - 3 Wrexham (Conference) Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Forest Green Rovers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.

The away form of Wrexham however, is much more impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Dragons, and 5 goals against.

Forest Green Rovers's 39 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Wrexham are leading the way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, with their 28 games giving them a return of 65 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Forest Green Rovers 6 0 2 4 1 7 2
Wrexham 6 4 2 0 14 4 14

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been an indifferent run of form for the Rovers of late, and things are not going to improve with the visit of Wrexham, who one believes will win this game handsomely. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Forest Green Rovers Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Not won in the 7 most recent games.
Wrexham Undefeated in last 12 away games.
8 games since last defeat.

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