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Forest Green face a trip to Gateshead at International Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The Rovers lost the only previous game played between the two.
The only previous meeting between Gateshead and Forest Green at was less than a year ago, in March 2010, with Gateshead running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a (Conference) Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 21 Aug | Forest Green | 1 - 1 | Gateshead | CONF |
| 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
Gateshead have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Tynesiders in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Forest Green is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Rovers have conceded 16 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Gateshead see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 24 points from their 19 games played so far, Forest Green are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 18 points from their 19 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gateshead | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Forest Green | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Tynesiders, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gateshead | Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Forest Green | Not won in previous 7 away matches. |