FootyMAD's Northwich Victoria match preview

Last updated : 17 February 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Forest Green Rovers v Northwich Victoria fixture

Forest Green prepare to entertain Northwich Victoria at The Lawn on Wednesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 7 wins out of 9 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Lawn was just last season, in October 2007, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, 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:
2008/2009Sat 13 SepNorthwich Vic.0 - 0Forest GreenCONF
2007/2008Tue 08 AprNorthwich Vic.1 - 1Forest GreenCONF
2007/2008Tue 09 OctForest Green4-1Northwich Vic.CONF
2006/2007Sat 17 FebNorthwich Vic.2 - 0Forest GreenCONF
2006/2007Sat 18 NovForest Green2 - 1Northwich Vic.CONF
2004/2005Tue 05 AprNorthwich Vic.2 - 1Forest GreenCONF
2004/2005Sat 23 OctForest Green1 - 3Northwich Vic.CONF

Recent respective form guides

Forest Green Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 9 conceded.

The away form of Northwich Vic. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Trickies / Vics have hit 7 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Forest Green are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 29 points from their 29 games thus far. Northwich Vic. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 19 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 Green61329106
Northwich Vic.61147144

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 Northwich Vic.. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Forest Green Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Northwich Vic. 4 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.