Forest Green Rovers supporters put their faith in manager R. Edwards to deliver victory against Crawley Town

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 21.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The New Lawn (5147 seats)

This might well be yet another interesting skirmish at The New Lawn in the League Two. Forest Green Rovers is in 1st place and receive Crawley Town in 13th spot. Learn more about the match here!

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Forest and Crawley Town.

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Forest Green Rovers form and stats

Forest Green Rovers have only played one League Two game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 10 wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats from 23 matches.

Forest enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Rochdale's place. The match ended 2-1 with Jamille Matt and Mathew Stevens scoring. Midfield player Regan Hendry got a match rating of 7.4 in that game, the max score being 10. Hendry hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 38 successful passes (of 44 total).

Before that match, a win away at Walsall.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Forest handle that role? We have found 16 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, three draws and six defeats.

There will be little rest for Forest after this match as they are travelling to Brentford for a Carabao Cup game in only three days.

Forest Green Rovers has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

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Crawley Town form and stats

Crawley Town have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the League Two were 6 victories, 7 draws and 10 defeats from 23 fixtures.

Crawley had fun at their own home (The New Lawn) last time out, beating Salford City 2-1. Ashley Nadesan and Jake Hessenthaler scored. Defender George Francomb was the best team player with a rating of 8.14. Francomb signed up for two assists, hit three key passes and won 3 of 5 duels.

A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Gillingham (after extra-time, 9-10 on penalties) in the Carabao Cup.

Crawley are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, seven draws and six defeats. From a total of 17 matches.

It's early days yet, but Crawley Town has scored 0 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Forest Green Rovers wins - draws - Crawley Town wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ForestM. Stevens
M. Stevens
4 goals
Forest Green RoversJ. Matt
J. Matt
2 goals
Forest Green RoversE. Adams
E. Adams
1 goals

Forest Green Rovers missing players

Crawley Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Forest Green Rovers Crawley Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
3 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
7 2 0 Scored S 0 0 2
3 1 0 Conceded C 0 1 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 50%
100% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 50%
33% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 50%
 
6.3 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 3.5
5 6 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 5
2 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.3 12 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 5 8.5
3.3 2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1 2
70% 100% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 50%
Forest Green Rovers Last season Crawley Town
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
48 24   Played P   23 46
21 11   Won W   6 16
13 7   Drew D   7 13
14 6   Lost L   10 17
63 35   Scored S   26 56
56 30   Conceded C   35 62
90% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 91%
69% 75%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   78% 72%
48% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   43% 43%
21% 25%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   26% 28%
12% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 15%
52% 58%   BTTS BTTS   57% 52%
33% 29%   Clean Sheets C S   22% 33%
25% 21%   Failed to Score F T   30% 24%
 
5.5 5.5   Corners for (avg) C F   5 4.5
3.7 3.5   Corners against (avg) C A   5.6 5.4
1.5 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.1 1.3
4 4   Red cards R C   1 5
 
12 11.9   Shots (avg) S (   10.6 10.2
4 4.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 3.6
33% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 34%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Forest Green Rovers 3 3 0 0 7 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 5 2 4 9
2 Bradford City 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 7
3 Mansfield Town 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 7
4 Northampton Town 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
5 Stevenage 3 2 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 6
6 Carlisle United 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 5
7 Tranmere Rovers 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 5
8 Leyton Orient 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 4
9 Swindon Town 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 4
10 Barrow 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
11 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
12 Hartlepool United 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 3
13 Crawley Town 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
14 Newport County 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
15 Bristol Rovers 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 3
16 Salford City 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 2
17 Colchester United 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 2
18 Port Vale 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
19 Scunthorpe United 3 0 2 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 -2 2
20 Exeter City 3 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 -3 2
21 Sutton United 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1
22 Rochdale 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 -2 1
23 Walsall 3 0 1 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 1
24 Oldham Athletic 3 0 0 3 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 -3 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cheltenham Town 46 24 10 12 61 39 23 13 5 5 37 21 23 11 5 7 24 18 22 82
2 Cambridge United 46 24 8 14 73 49 23 12 5 6 30 20 23 12 3 8 43 29 24 80
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 10 13 59 50 23 11 5 7 27 23 23 12 5 6 32 27 9 79
4 Morecambe 46 23 9 14 69 58 23 13 5 5 38 27 23 10 4 9 31 31 11 78
5 Newport County 46 20 13 13 57 42 23 13 5 5 27 17 23 7 8 8 30 25 15 73
6 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 13 13 59 51 23 10 7 6 31 27 23 10 6 7 28 24 8 73
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 13 13 55 50 23 11 5 7 30 22 23 9 8 6 25 28 5 73
8 Salford City 46 19 14 13 54 34 23 11 11 1 36 15 23 8 3 12 18 19 20 71
9 Exeter City 46 18 16 12 71 50 23 11 7 5 38 20 23 7 9 7 33 30 21 70
10 Carlisle United 46 18 12 16 60 51 23 12 5 6 38 25 23 6 7 10 22 26 9 66
11 Leyton Orient 46 17 10 19 53 55 23 9 7 7 32 25 23 8 3 12 21 30 -2 61
12 Crawley Town 46 16 13 17 56 62 23 10 6 7 30 27 23 6 7 10 26 35 -6 61
13 Port Vale 46 17 9 20 57 57 23 9 5 9 27 25 23 8 4 11 30 32 0 60
14 Stevenage 46 14 18 14 41 41 23 8 8 7 26 20 23 6 10 7 15 21 0 60
15 Bradford City 46 16 11 19 48 53 23 9 7 7 22 19 23 7 4 12 26 34 -5 59
16 Mansfield Town 46 13 19 14 57 55 23 6 10 7 33 31 23 7 9 7 24 24 2 58
17 Harrogate Town 46 16 9 21 52 61 23 8 5 10 24 29 23 8 4 11 28 32 -9 57
18 Oldham Athletic 46 15 9 22 72 81 23 6 2 15 31 42 23 9 7 7 41 39 -9 54
19 Walsall 46 11 20 15 45 53 23 7 6 10 20 27 23 4 14 5 25 26 -8 53
20 Colchester United 46 11 18 17 44 61 23 10 7 6 32 26 23 1 11 11 12 35 -17 51
21 Barrow 46 13 11 22 53 59 23 7 8 8 32 32 23 6 3 14 21 27 -6 50
22 Scunthorpe United 46 13 9 24 41 64 23 7 6 10 22 28 23 6 3 14 19 36 -23 48
23 Southend United 46 10 15 21 29 58 23 5 6 12 16 29 23 5 9 9 13 29 -29 45
24 Grimsby Town 46 10 13 23 37 69 23 5 8 10 17 30 23 5 5 13 20 39 -32 43

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Forest Green Rovers 3 3 0 0 7 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 5 2 4 9
2 Bradford City 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 7
3 Mansfield Town 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 7
4 Northampton Town 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
5 Stevenage 3 2 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 6
6 Carlisle United 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 5
7 Tranmere Rovers 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 5
8 Leyton Orient 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 4
9 Swindon Town 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 4
10 Barrow 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
11 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
12 Hartlepool United 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 3
13 Crawley Town 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
14 Newport County 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
15 Bristol Rovers 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 3
16 Salford City 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 2
17 Colchester United 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 2
18 Port Vale 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
19 Scunthorpe United 3 0 2 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 -2 2
20 Exeter City 3 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 -3 2
21 Sutton United 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1
22 Rochdale 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 -2 1
23 Walsall 3 0 1 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 1
24 Oldham Athletic 3 0 0 3 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 -3 0

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.