Forest Green Rovers have not won many points this league season. Can they get some when Portsmouth come to visit The New Lawn?
- Forest Green Rovers have the most conceded goals (31) in League One
- Portsmouth haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
Not a lot of time to rest for the team playing at home, as they were involved in a EFL Trophy game only four days back. This match was also played here at The New Lawn. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Portsmouth have had more rest.
Forest Green Rovers form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League One this season. Forest Green Rovers have only managed 2 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses from their games here at The New Lawn.
Rovers's previous match was a EFL Trophy game also played at their own arena, finishing 4-1 versus Exeter City. The home team are looking to continue in that form.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Port Vale that finished 2-2.There will be little rest for Forest Green Rovers after this match as they are travelling to Fleetwood Town for a League One game in only three days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Forest Green Rovers here at The New Lawn in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 7 games).
Portsmouth form and stats
3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Portsmouth playing as the away team in the League One this season. Portsmouth seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Portsmouth play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to Charlton Athletic (placed 10th). Swanson was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.01. The defender Swanson won 4 of 7 duels.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Fleetwood Town.A quick return to home after this game, as Portsmouth are hosting Oxford United in the League One only three days away.
Portsmouth are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 10 times in 6 away games so far. Portsmouth have conceded 9 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  C. Bishop 7 goals |   C. Wickham 5 goals | J. March 3 goals |
Forest Green Rovers missing players
Portsmouth missing players
| Forest Green Rovers | Portsmouth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 31 | 14 | 7 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 93% | 86% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 83% | 83% |
| 71% | 71% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 58% |
| 36% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 64% | 43% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 58% |
| 7% | 14% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 29% | 43% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.8 | 5.1 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 11.3 | 12.1 |
| 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| 26% | 17% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 71% | 59% | 56% |
| 13.6 | 11.3 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.7 | 12.7 | 9.4 |
| 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 4 | 3.2 |
- Forest Green Rovers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Forest Green Rovers have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in League One
- Forest Green Rovers have the most conceded goals (14) at home in League One
- Forest Green Rovers have the most conceded goals (31) in League One
- Forest Green Rovers have the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in League One
- Forest Green Rovers have the most matches over the total-line (10) in League One
- Forest Green Rovers have the the worst goal difference (-17) in League One
- Forest Green Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Portsmouth haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 34 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 30 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 22 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | Derby County | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -2 | 18 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 17 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | Accrington Stanley | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 16 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -10 | 16 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 20 | Cheltenham Town | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 14 |
| 21 | Forest Green Rovers | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -17 | 12 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -8 | 10 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -13 | 9 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -14 | 8 |
