FootyMAD Margate match preview

History of the Forest Green Rovers v Margate fixture

Forest Green prepare to entertain Margate at The Lawn on Saturday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. Of the two previous meetings, the Rovers have won one and drawn one.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Lawn was less than a year ago, in January 2003, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a Conference match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003	Sat 25 Jan	Forest Green	4-1	Margate	CONF
2002/2003	Mon 26 Aug	Margate	3 - 0	Forest Green	CONF
2001/2002	Mon 01 Apr	Margate	1 - 1	Forest Green	CONF
2001/2002	Sat 03 Nov	Forest Green	3 - 3	Margate	CONF

Recent respective form guides

Forest Green Rovers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Rovers, with 7 goals against.

Margate have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Forest Green are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 5 matches. Margate find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 5 games have yielded only 2 points.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Forest Green	6	2	1	3	10	14	7
Margate	6	1	2	3	7	10	5

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Margate is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Rovers in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Forest Green	Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Margate	Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games.