FootyMAD's Leigh RMI match preview

Last updated : 28 November 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Forest Green Rovers v Leigh RMI fixture

Forest Green prepare to entertain Leigh RMI at The Lawn on Saturday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 2 of the previous 3 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Lawn was less than a year ago, in December 2002, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, 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 06 SepLeigh RMI1 - 2Forest GreenCONF
2002/2003Sat 29 MarLeigh RMI1 - 0Forest GreenCONF
2002/2003Sat 07 DecForest Green4-1Leigh RMICONF
2001/2002Sat 16 MarForest Green1 - 2Leigh RMICONF
2001/2002Tue 09 OctLeigh RMI1 - 2Forest GreenCONF
2000/2001Wed 28 MarForest Green3 - 1Leigh RMICONF
2000/2001Sat 23 SepLeigh RMI1 - 1Forest GreenCONF

Recent respective form guides

Forest Green Rovers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Leigh RMI is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Railwaymen have conceded 14 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.

Forest Green find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 20 points from their 20 matches. Leigh RMI are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide Conference with a return of just 15 points from their 20 games thus far.

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Forest Green62046156
Leigh RMI61235145

FootyMad's prediction ...

Forest Green are not exactly setting the world alight at The Lawn at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Leigh RMI in this game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Forest Green 4 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Leigh RMI 9 games since last away draw.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.