Stumbling Forest Green Rovers are keen to pull off an upset when they welcome top side Derby County in the next league game. It’s 24th vs 7th and the home regulars will have moderate confidence.
- Forest Green Rovers have the fewest scored goals (29) in League One
- Derby County have the most points from losing position (20) in League One
This has all the signs of an exciting match with lots of fun and energy as both sides are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!
Forest Green Rovers form and stats
With 5 League One wins, 1 draw and 13 defeats from their home games, Forest Green Rovers are certainly not brimming with confidence.
In their previous game, the manager Ferguson led his Rovers to a defeat away at Portsmouth. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at The New Lawn.
Before that, Forest Green Rovers had a home game versus Sheffield Wednesday which ended with a victory 1-0.Rovers are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Wycombe Wanderers awaits in three days.
Forest Green Rovers have scored {14 league goals} here from 19 matches, not a lot. Forest Green Rovers have conceded 32 from these games.
Derby County form and stats
6-6-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Derby County in their League One matches away. Three has not been a lucky number for County as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Oxford United match.
Derby County aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 299 league minutes without a goal. Long (own goal) was the last player to find the net.
Derby County's previous game was their home loss versus Ipswich Town (0-2). A strange fact; the match result 0-2 has repeated itself three times in a row! Midfielder Mendez-Laing was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.65. Mendez-Laing hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 36 successful passes (of 44 total).
A 0-2 defeat away at Peterborough United before that.A quick return to home after this game, as Derby County are hosting Milton Keynes Dons in the League One only three days away.
County find the net regularly in their away games. 22 goals from 19 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Derby County have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These opponents have played before this season: Derby County - Forest Green Rovers 4-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Forest Green Rovers zero wins, zero draws and Derby County two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less. The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being hot-tempered, having seen 2 sending-offs from the last two duels. One of the stars has been McGoldrick with 3 goals scored against Rovers in these 2 meetings.
Top Goalscorers
  D. McGoldrick 16 goals |  J. Collins 9 goals |  N. Mendez-Laing 7 goals |
Forest Green Rovers missing players
Derby County missing players
| Forest Green Rovers | Derby County | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 39 | 19 | 6 | Played | P | 7 | 19 | 39 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 25 | 13 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 15 | 22 | 59 |
| 72 | 32 | 9 | Conceded | C | 6 | 23 | 41 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 79% | 85% |
| 79% | 74% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 68% | 74% |
| 49% | 53% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 42% | 49% |
| 23% | 16% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 26% | 28% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 21% | 18% |
| 54% | 47% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 47% | 46% |
| 8% | 16% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 32% | 38% |
| 38% | 37% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 42% | 31% |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6.3 | 5.9 |
| 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8.9 | 9.4 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.7 | 12.7 | 13.6 |
| 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 25% | 24% | 16% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 25% | 32% |
| 12.7 | 10.9 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.7 | 10.6 | 9.4 |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
- Derby County have scored more than double the goals of Forest Green Rovers.
- Derby County have the most points from losing position (20) in League One
- Forest Green Rovers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Forest Green Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Forest Green Rovers have the fewest clean sheets (3) in League One
- Forest Green Rovers have the fewest scored goals (29) in League One
- Forest Green Rovers have the most conceded goals (32) at home in League One
- Forest Green Rovers have the most conceded goals (72) in League One
- Forest Green Rovers have the most dropped points from leading position (29) in League One
- Forest Green Rovers have the the worst goal difference (-18) at home in League One
- Forest Green Rovers have the the worst goal difference (-43) in League One
- Forest Green Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 39 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 67 | 31 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 36 | 80 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 67 | 41 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 80 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 38 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 74 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 43 | 78 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 66 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 32 | 75 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 64 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 39 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 65 | 47 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 64 |
| 7 | Derby County | 39 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 59 | 41 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 64 |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 39 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 38 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 62 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 39 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 54 | 44 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 61 |
| 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 47 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 55 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 39 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 58 | 51 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 7 | 53 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 39 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 59 | 50 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 52 |
| 13 | Fleetwood Town | 39 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 43 | 41 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 50 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 38 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 35 | 41 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 27 | -6 | 46 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 60 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 30 | -10 | 45 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 39 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 49 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 26 | -15 | 45 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 39 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 57 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 30 | -17 | 45 |
| 18 | Burton Albion | 37 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 70 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 41 | -23 | 42 |
| 19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 39 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 36 | 56 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 31 | -20 | 40 |
| 20 | Oxford United | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 39 | 49 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -10 | 38 |
| 21 | Accrington Stanley | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 63 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 33 | -33 | 35 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 40 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 68 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 42 | -31 | 34 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 30 | 59 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 36 | -29 | 33 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 39 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 72 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 40 | -43 | 26 |
