FM Preview: Kettering Town v Forest Green Rovers 14 Jan 2012

Last updated : 13 January 2012 By Footymad Previewer

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

Forest Green Rovers face a trip to Kettering Town at Rockingham Road Ground on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2011, the Poppies carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 15 Oct Forest Green 0 - 1 Kettering Tn. (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 23 Apr Kettering Tn. 2-1 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 25 Sep Forest Green 0 - 2 Kettering Tn. (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Sat 20 Mar Kettering Tn. 0 - 2 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Sat 08 Aug Forest Green 1 - 2 Kettering Tn. (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Sat 20 Dec Forest Green 0 - 2 Kettering Tn. (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Sat 09 Aug Kettering Tn. 1 - 1 Forest Green (Conference) Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Kettering Town's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Poppies have scored 7, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.

Forest Green Rovers's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Rovers, and 8 goals against.

Kettering Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 22 points from their 28 games thus far.

Forest Green Rovers's 38 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Kettering Town 6 0 2 4 4 17 2
Forest Green Rovers 6 0 2 4 1 7 2

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Rovers has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Kettering Town. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Kettering Town Failed to win in previous 5 home matches.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 12 most recent games.
Forest Green Rovers Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
No win in the 6 most recent games.

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