FootyMAD's Salisbury City match preview

Last updated : 11 August 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Forest Green Rovers v Salisbury City fixture

Forest Green prepare to entertain Salisbury City at The Lawn on Tuesday evening,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Lawn was less than a year ago, in September 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners 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:
2007/2008Sat 02 FebSalisbury City0 - 0Forest GreenCONF
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

Forest Green Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 7 conceded.

The away form of Salisbury City is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Whites have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Forest Green's 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Salisbury City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 0 points from their 1 games thus far.

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Forest Green6141877
Salisbury City6213777

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 Salisbury City. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Forest Green Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 3 games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Salisbury City Not won in previous 6 away matches.