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Forest Green prepare to entertain Stafford Rangers at The Lawn on Saturday afternoon, 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 Stafford Rgrs. at was just last season, in September 2006, the Rovers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Jan | Stafford Rgrs. | 2 - 1 | Forest Green | FAT |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 06 Oct | Stafford Rgrs. | 1 - 3 | Forest Green | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Stafford Rgrs. | 0 - 1 | Forest Green | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Sep | Forest Green | 2-1 | Stafford Rgrs. | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Stafford Rgrs. | 2 - 1 | Forest Green | FAT |
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 11 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 8 conceded.
The away form of Stafford Rgrs. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Boro have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Forest Green lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 51 points from their 30 games so far. Stafford Rgrs. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 13 points from their 28 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forest Green | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Stafford Rgrs. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Rovers being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forest Green | No sequences of note |
| Stafford Rgrs. | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. |