Forest Green Rovers vs Crewe Alexandra: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Tue 26.November
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: The New Lawn (5147 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Forest Green Rovers - Crewe Alexandra!

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 Green Rovers and Crewe Alexandra.

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Forest Green Rovers form and stats

Overall League Two stats at home this season for Forest Green Rovers are 4-2-2 (wins-draw-losses).

A good away victory last time out for Forest Green Rovers, who won 4-2 against Leyton Orient (placed 18th). Preceding that match was a defeat to Plymouth Argyle (0-1).

A goal frenzy last time out for Forest Green Rovers, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Leyton Orient. Fun stuff to watch!

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the FA Cup game versus Carlisle United in only four days. This game is also played here at The New Lawn.

Forest Green Rovers are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 8 games. Forest Green Rovers are not conceding a lot of goals here at The New Lawn in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 8 matches.

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Crewe Alexandra form and stats

Crewe Alexandra have an excellent away record in the League Two so far with 5-1-2 from 8 games.

The supporters enjoyed Crewe Alexandra's previous game versus Morecambe (placed 24th), a League Two 5-0 win played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Northampton Town wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.

As mentioned above, Crewe Alexandra was the only team on the pitch versus Morecambe in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The FA Cup trip to Eastleigh.

Crewe Alexandra has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 14 goals from 8 games. Crewe Alexandra have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Forest Green Rovers 2 wins, 0 draws and Crewe Alexandra 2 victories. As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Crewe AlexandraC. Porter
C. Porter
8 goals
Forest Green RoversJ. Mills
J. Mills
5 goals
Crewe AlexandraT. Lowery
T. Lowery
5 goals

Forest Green Rovers missing players

Crewe Alexandra missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Forest Green Rovers Crewe Alexandra
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 8 1 Played P 2 8 18
10 4 0 Won W 0 5 10
4 2 0 Drew D 1 1 3
4 2 1 Lost L 1 2 5
24 8 0 Scored S 2 14 32
13 6 1 Conceded C 5 11 22
89% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
50% 38% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 78%
33% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 62% 61%
22% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 25% 33%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 25% 28%
33% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 61%
50% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 22%
28% 38% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 22%
 
4.7 5.1 10 Corners For (avg) C F 7.5 6.9 7.8
5.3 4.5 5 Corners Against (avg) C A 3.5 4.9 4.7
2.1 2 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 1.4 1.4
4 2 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 3
 
206 105 13 Total Shots T S 31 116 272
67 26 1 Shots on Target S O 10 47 99
36% 31% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 30% 32%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Crewe Alexandra has the most points from losing position (17)
  • Crewe Alexandra has the most scored goals in the second half (20)
  • Crewe Alexandra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Crewe Alexandra haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Forest Green Rovers has the fewest conceded goals (13)
  • Forest Green Rovers has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5)
  • Forest Green Rovers has the fewest points from losing position (0)

Forest Green Rovers
All EFL LT CF FAC CC
All Home Away Home vs top
02-11-19 LT Cheltenham Town 1 - 2 Forest Green Rovers
09-11-19 FAC Forest Green Rovers 4 - 0 Billericay Town
12-11-19 EFL Walsall 6 - 0 Forest Green Rovers
16-11-19 LT Forest Green Rovers 0 - 1 Plymouth Argyle
23-11-19 LT Leyton Orient 2 - 4 Forest Green Rovers
26-11-19 LT Forest Green Rovers 20:45 Crewe Alexandra
30-11-19 FAC Forest Green Rovers 16:00 Carlisle United
07-12-19 LT Forest Green Rovers 16:00 Scunthorpe United
14-12-19 LT Northampton Town 16:00 Forest Green Rovers
21-12-19 LT Forest Green Rovers 16:00 Swindon Town
Crewe Alexandra
All EFL LT CF FAC CC
All Home Away Away vs top
02-11-19 LT Crewe Alexandra 0 - 1 Port Vale
05-11-19 EFL Crewe Alexandra 20:30 Everton U21
09-11-19 FAC Accrington Stanley 0 - 2 Crewe Alexandra
16-11-19 LT Northampton Town 4 - 1 Crewe Alexandra
23-11-19 LT Crewe Alexandra 5 - 0 Morecambe
26-11-19 LT Forest Green Rovers 20:45 Crewe Alexandra
30-11-19 FAC Eastleigh 18:30 Crewe Alexandra
07-12-19 LT Macclesfield Town 16:00 Crewe Alexandra
14-12-19 LT Crewe Alexandra 16:00 Mansfield Town
21-12-19 LT Stevenage 16:00 Crewe Alexandra

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Swindon Town 19 11 3 5 32 22 10 6 1 3 14 11 9 5 2 2 18 11 10 36
2 Forest Green Rovers 18 10 4 4 24 13 8 4 2 2 8 6 10 6 2 2 16 7 11 34
3 Crewe Alexandra 18 10 3 5 32 22 10 5 2 3 18 11 8 5 1 2 14 11 10 33
4 Exeter City 19 9 6 4 24 20 9 5 3 1 13 6 10 4 3 3 11 14 4 33
5 Northampton Town 19 9 4 6 28 19 10 6 1 3 18 8 9 3 3 3 10 11 9 31
6 Cheltenham Town 17 8 6 3 28 15 9 5 3 1 21 11 8 3 3 2 7 4 13 30
7 Bradford City 17 9 3 5 25 17 9 6 1 2 15 7 8 3 2 3 10 10 8 30
8 Plymouth Argyle 18 8 5 5 27 21 9 5 3 1 18 9 9 3 2 4 9 12 6 29
9 Port Vale 19 7 7 5 25 25 9 5 4 0 13 7 10 2 3 5 12 18 0 28
10 Colchester United 18 7 6 5 23 17 8 4 2 2 11 7 10 3 4 3 12 10 6 27
11 Newport County 17 7 6 4 17 14 10 5 3 2 11 8 7 2 3 2 6 6 3 27
12 Salford City 19 6 7 6 23 28 10 3 4 3 9 12 9 3 3 3 14 16 -5 25
13 Cambridge United 19 6 6 7 23 19 9 3 3 3 12 9 10 3 3 4 11 10 4 24
14 Macclesfield Town 18 5 7 6 17 20 8 3 4 1 9 5 10 2 3 5 8 15 -3 22
15 Mansfield Town 19 5 6 8 26 26 9 2 2 5 15 16 10 3 4 3 11 10 0 21
16 Scunthorpe United 19 5 6 8 25 26 10 4 4 2 16 10 9 1 2 6 9 16 -1 21
17 Crawley Town 19 5 6 8 25 31 10 4 2 4 12 14 9 1 4 4 13 17 -6 21
18 Leyton Orient 19 5 5 9 26 34 10 2 3 5 14 19 9 3 2 4 12 15 -8 20
19 Grimsby Town 16 5 4 7 20 22 7 2 2 3 9 12 9 3 2 4 11 10 -2 19
20 Oldham Athletic 18 4 7 7 19 26 9 2 4 3 11 10 9 2 3 4 8 16 -7 19
21 Carlisle United 19 5 4 10 19 31 10 3 3 4 10 15 9 2 1 6 9 16 -12 19
22 Walsall 19 5 4 10 14 26 10 2 3 5 7 13 9 3 1 5 7 13 -12 19
23 Stevenage 18 2 8 8 12 21 8 2 2 4 8 10 10 0 6 4 4 11 -9 14
24 Morecambe 19 3 5 11 16 35 9 1 3 5 8 14 10 2 2 6 8 21 -19 14

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 Swindon Town 19 11 3 5 32 22 10 6 1 3 14 11 9 5 2 2 18 11 10 36
2 Forest Green Rovers 18 10 4 4 24 13 8 4 2 2 8 6 10 6 2 2 16 7 11 34
3 Crewe Alexandra 18 10 3 5 32 22 10 5 2 3 18 11 8 5 1 2 14 11 10 33
4 Exeter City 19 9 6 4 24 20 9 5 3 1 13 6 10 4 3 3 11 14 4 33
5 Northampton Town 19 9 4 6 28 19 10 6 1 3 18 8 9 3 3 3 10 11 9 31
6 Cheltenham Town 17 8 6 3 28 15 9 5 3 1 21 11 8 3 3 2 7 4 13 30
7 Bradford City 17 9 3 5 25 17 9 6 1 2 15 7 8 3 2 3 10 10 8 30
8 Plymouth Argyle 18 8 5 5 27 21 9 5 3 1 18 9 9 3 2 4 9 12 6 29
9 Port Vale 19 7 7 5 25 25 9 5 4 0 13 7 10 2 3 5 12 18 0 28
10 Colchester United 18 7 6 5 23 17 8 4 2 2 11 7 10 3 4 3 12 10 6 27
11 Newport County 17 7 6 4 17 14 10 5 3 2 11 8 7 2 3 2 6 6 3 27
12 Salford City 19 6 7 6 23 28 10 3 4 3 9 12 9 3 3 3 14 16 -5 25
13 Cambridge United 19 6 6 7 23 19 9 3 3 3 12 9 10 3 3 4 11 10 4 24
14 Macclesfield Town 18 5 7 6 17 20 8 3 4 1 9 5 10 2 3 5 8 15 -3 22
15 Mansfield Town 19 5 6 8 26 26 9 2 2 5 15 16 10 3 4 3 11 10 0 21
16 Scunthorpe United 19 5 6 8 25 26 10 4 4 2 16 10 9 1 2 6 9 16 -1 21
17 Crawley Town 19 5 6 8 25 31 10 4 2 4 12 14 9 1 4 4 13 17 -6 21
18 Leyton Orient 19 5 5 9 26 34 10 2 3 5 14 19 9 3 2 4 12 15 -8 20
19 Grimsby Town 16 5 4 7 20 22 7 2 2 3 9 12 9 3 2 4 11 10 -2 19
20 Oldham Athletic 18 4 7 7 19 26 9 2 4 3 11 10 9 2 3 4 8 16 -7 19
21 Carlisle United 19 5 4 10 19 31 10 3 3 4 10 15 9 2 1 6 9 16 -12 19
22 Walsall 19 5 4 10 14 26 10 2 3 5 7 13 9 3 1 5 7 13 -12 19
23 Stevenage 18 2 8 8 12 21 8 2 2 4 8 10 10 0 6 4 4 11 -9 14
24 Morecambe 19 3 5 11 16 35 9 1 3 5 8 14 10 2 2 6 8 21 -19 14

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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.