FootyMAD's Chester City match preview

Last updated : 28 September 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Chester City v Forest Green Rovers fixture

Forest Green travel to take on Chester City at The Deva Stadium on Tuesday evening, determined to keep up their impressive record at the venue, having come through the challenge on 3 of the previous 4 occasions.

The last time the two teams met at Chester City was back in August 2003, over five years ago, the Blues carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Conference match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 17 JanForest Green2 - 1Chester CityCONF
2003/2004Sat 16 AugChester City1 - 0Forest GreenCONF
2002/2003Sat 08 FebChester City0 - 1Forest GreenCONF
2002/2003Sat 31 AugForest Green0 - 2Chester CityCONF
2001/2002Sat 06 AprForest Green0 - 2Chester CityCONF
2001/2002Sat 10 NovChester City2 - 3Forest GreenCONF
2000/2001Sat 14 AprChester City0 - 1Forest GreenCONF

Recent respective form guides

Chester City's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The Blues's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

The away form of Forest Green is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Rovers have hit 4 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Chester City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 12 games have yielded only -14 points. Forest Green are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 8 points from their 13 games thus far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Chester City6132566
Forest Green61414107

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Forest Green on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Chester City. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
Chester City 10 games since last home draw.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Forest Green Not won in previous 9 away matches.
6 games since last defeat.