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Forest Green prepare to entertain Canvey Island at The Lawn on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The two sides drew on their own previous meeting.
The only previous meeting between Forest Green and Canvey Island at was less than a year ago, in April 2005, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Forest Green | 2-2 | Canvey Island | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 09 Oct | Canvey Island | 2 - 1 | Forest Green | CONF |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 13 May | Canvey Island | 1 - 0 | Forest Green | FAT |
Recent respective form guides
Forest Green Rovers's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Rovers have scored 7, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Canvey Island's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Gulls have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Forest Green are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 14 points from 15 matches. Canvey Island see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide Conference, showing a record of 17 points from their 15 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forest Green | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
| Canvey Island | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at The Lawn for the Rovers and the Madmen are unable to see past Canvey Island claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forest Green | Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Canvey Island | Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |