FootyMAD's Grays Athletic match preview

Last updated : 27 February 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Forest Green Rovers v Grays Athletic fixture

Forest Green prepare to entertain Grays Athletic at The Lawn on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. There have only been 1 against the opposition from the 3 matches played by the Rovers.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Lawn was just last season, in January 2008, with Grays Ath. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Rovers in a (Conference) Premier match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 05 JanForest Green1-2Grays Ath.CONF
2007/2008Sat 08 SepGrays Ath.0 - 1Forest GreenCONF
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

Forest Green Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Rovers, with 8 goals against.

Grays Ath. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.

Forest Green are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 33 points from 31 matches. Grays Ath. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 30 points from their 30 games thus far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Forest Green623111119
Grays Ath.6123785

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but I think that Rovers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Grays Ath.. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Forest Green Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Grays Ath. Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 5 most recent games.