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History of the York City v Forest Green Rovers fixture

Forest Green face a trip to York City at Bootham Crescent on Saturday afternoon,

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

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009	Tue 21 Apr	York City	2 - 1	Forest Green	CONF
2008/2009	Tue 17 Mar	Forest Green	1 - 1	York City	CONF
2007/2008	Tue 18 Mar	Forest Green	1 - 2	York City	CONF
2007/2008	Fri 24 Aug	York City	0 - 2	Forest Green	CONF
2006/2007	Sat 03 Mar	York City	0 - 0	Forest Green	CONF
2006/2007	Sat 02 Dec	Forest Green	0 - 1	York City	CONF
2005/2006	Sat 25 Feb	York City	5 - 1	Forest Green	CONF

Recent respective form guides

York City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.

Forest Green have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Rovers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

York City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 1 points from 2 matches. Forest Green are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 0 points from their 2 games thus far.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
York City	6	2	2	2	6	7	8
Forest Green	6	1	1	4	9	10	4

FootyMad's prediction ...

Forest Green have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why York City may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics:
York City	Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Forest Green	Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games.