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Forest Green play host to Salisbury City at The Lawn on Thursday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Rovers won the only previous game contested between the two.
The only previous meeting between Forest Green and Salisbury City at was back in April 1998, over five years ago, as the Rovers squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a (Southern) Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1997/1998 | Fri 10 Apr | Forest Green | 3-2 | Salisbury City | SPL |
| 1997/1998 | Thu 01 Jan | Salisbury City | 0 - 2 | Forest Green | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Forest Green Rovers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 16 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 12 conceded.
The away form of Salisbury City is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Whites have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Forest Green lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 14 points from their 8 games so far. Salisbury City see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 12 points from their 8 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forest Green | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
| Salisbury City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Salisbury City is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Rovers in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forest Green | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Salisbury City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |