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Last updated : 30 August 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 Monday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having managed to conjure up just 1 wins from the previous 3 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2009, the U's carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a (Conference) Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sat 07 MarForest Green3 - 3Oxford Utd.CONF
2008/2009Tue 20 JanOxford Utd.2 - 1Forest GreenCONF
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 an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the U's, with 5 goals against.

In complete contrast to Oxford Utd., Forest Green are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Rovers have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Oxford Utd. are leading the way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, with their 6 games giving them a return of 16 points. Forest Green are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 0 points from their 6 games thus far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Oxford Utd.641114813
Forest Green60065140

FootyMad's prediction ...

Rovers are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Oxford Utd.. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Oxford Utd. Won 3 successive home games.
17 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 3 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Forest Green Lost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 6 away matches.
An overall losing run of 7 games.
No win in the 7 most recent games.