FootyMAD's Grays Athletic match preview

Last updated : 07 September 2007 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Grays Athletic v Forest Green Rovers fixture

Forest Green face a trip to Grays Athletic at Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Both of the previous encounters have resulted in a drawn game.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Conference match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Tue 03 AprForest Green0 - 0Grays Ath.CONF
2006/2007Sat 14 OctGrays Ath.1 - 1Forest GreenCONF
2005/2006Sat 15 AprGrays Ath.2 - 2Forest GreenCONF
2005/2006Fri 02 SepForest Green1 - 2Grays Ath.CONF

Recent respective form guides

Grays Athletic have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The Blues have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.

Forest Green have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.

Grays Ath. find themselves in a respectable 8th position, courtesy of the 11 points they have accumulated from 7 games. Forest Green's 11 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Grays Ath.63129510
Forest Green632113911

FootyMad's prediction ...

A creditable return from recent away games for Rovers could well see them head back from Recreation Ground with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Grays Ath. Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Forest Green No win in the 3 most recent games.