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Last updated : 19 January 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Oxford United v Forest Green Rovers fixture

Forest Green face a trip to Oxford United at The Kassam Stadium on Tuesday evening,

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2007, the U's carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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:
2008/2009Tue 04 NovForest Green2 - 1Oxford Utd.CNFC
2007/2008Sat 01 MarForest Green0 - 0Oxford Utd.CONF
2007/2008Sat 11 AugOxford Utd.1 - 0Forest GreenCONF
2006/2007Sat 10 MarOxford Utd.0 - 2Forest GreenCONF
2006/2007Fri 06 OctForest Green1 - 5Oxford Utd.CONF

Recent respective form guides

Oxford United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the U's, with 4 goals against.

Forest Green have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Rovers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Oxford Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 34 points from their 27 games played so far, Forest Green are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 26 points from their 25 games thus far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Oxford Utd.631211610
Forest Green622214108

FootyMad's prediction ...

Forest Green have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Oxford Utd. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Oxford Utd. 5 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Forest Green Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.