FootyMAD's Salisbury City match preview

Last updated : 01 February 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Salisbury City v Forest Green Rovers fixture

Forest Green travel to take on Salisbury City at The Raymond McEnhill Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Rovers won the only previous game contested between the two teams.

The only previous meeting between Salisbury City and Forest Green at was more than a decade ago, in January 1998, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a (Southern) Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Thu 13 SepForest Green0 - 3Salisbury CityCONF
1997/1998Fri 10 AprForest Green3 - 2Salisbury CitySPL
1997/1998Thu 01 JanSalisbury City0 - 2Forest GreenSPL

Recent respective form guides

Salisbury City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Whites's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

The Rovers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Rovers, and 10 goals against.

Salisbury City's 42 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Forest Green lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 46 from their 27 games so far.

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Salisbury City642012214
Forest Green6213787

FootyMad's prediction ...

This is a game in which both sides are showing indifferent form, so the Madmen are expecting the Rovers to come away from it with a creditable draw. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Salisbury City No sequences of note
Forest Green No sequences of note