Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Forest Green Rovers & Alvechurch face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
The hosts Forest Green Rovers saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the EFL Trophy. Thankfully the previous game, versus Cheltenham Town, was also a home game here at The New Lawn. The away team is better rested.
Forest Green Rovers form and stats
Rovers have not come this way in the FA Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating South Shields. Forest Green Rovers was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the FA Cup.Forest Green Rovers's results here at The New Lawn in the League One have been very modest with 2 victories, 0 draws and 7 defeats.
The home followers saw a 1-1 draw versus Cheltenham Town in the EFL Trophy last time out and are hoping for a victory here.
1-1 away at Oxford United before that.Rovers have scored {5 league goals} here from 9 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Forest Green Rovers defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Alvechurch form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Cheltenham Town, Worksop Town, Nuneaton Town, Mickleover Sports and Harborough Town in order to reach 2nd round of FA Cup. Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 1st round qualifying.Two away games in a row for Alvechurch, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 3-4 vs Leiston in the Fa Trophy.
A 1-2 defeat away at Hitchin Town before that.You'll want to know how Alvechurch managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 5 similar matches resulting in 1 away win, 0 draws and 4 home wins.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  C. Wickham 5 goals |  J. March 3 goals |  R. Brown 2 goals |
Forest Green Rovers missing players
Alvechurch missing players
| Forest Green Rovers | Alvechurch | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 28 | 15 | Scored | S | 25 | 52 | ||
| 44 | 23 | Conceded | C | 24 | 37 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 79% | 76% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 79% | 64% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.3 | 2.1 | ||
| 6.1 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.8 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.1 | 9.7 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 4.9 | ||
| 30% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 61% | 39% | ||
| 13.9 | 12.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.7 | 11.2 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 43 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 41 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 40 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 19 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 31 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 31 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 29 |
| 8 | Derby County | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 26 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 25 |
| 13 | Oxford United | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 24 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -3 | 24 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -4 | 23 |
| 17 | Fleetwood Town | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 22 |
| 19 | Accrington Stanley | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -11 | 20 |
| 20 | Cambridge United | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -12 | 20 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | -11 | 14 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -15 | 14 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -15 | 14 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | -22 | 14 |
