A win for the hosts is expected from this fixture if the league table is a guide to future results. The Forest Green Rovers club members are hopeful that the mismatch between 1st and Harrogate Town's 19th spot in the table will show on the pitch.
- Forest Green Rovers have the the best goal difference (+33) in League Two
- Harrogate Town have the most matches over the total-line (25) in League Two
For Harrogate Town most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
The hosts Rovers saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the League Two. That game was an away game at Swindon Town, so at least Forest Green Rovers are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Forest Green Rovers form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at The New Lawn as Forest Green Rovers have scored 33 goals to get 46 points from 22 games. The overall stats in the League Two are 14-4-4 (wins-draws-losses).
No payout for Rovers in their previous match, an away game at Swindon Town that ended in defeat 1-2. Adams, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the highest rated performer for the side in that fixture, scoring a rating of 7.52 (out of 10). Adams hit one key pass.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Bristol Rovers that finished 0-0.A decent goal production from Forest Green Rovers in their home games so far, with 33 goals from 22 league matches. From these home matches, Forest Green Rovers have conceded only 15 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Harrogate Town form and stats
Playing away, Harrogate Town have won 7 games, drawn 4 and suffered 11 defeats in the League Two this season. Harrogate Town has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Harrogate go into this game after a win, the home game against Carlisle United that ended 3-0. Diamond got a match rating of 8.22 in that game, top player of the team. Diamond scored two goals and had 33 successful passes (of 40 total).
Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Northampton Town's place.Harrogate Town have scored 29 goals on their travels this season, from 22 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Harrogate rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 38 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These competitors have played previously this season: Harrogate Town - Forest Green Rovers 1-4. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: three - zero - zero (Forest Green Rovers wins - draws - Harrogate Town wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Stevens 23 goals | J. Matt 18 goals |  L. Armstrong 12 goals |
Forest Green Rovers missing players
Harrogate Town missing players
| Forest Green Rovers | Harrogate Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 44 | 22 | 7 | Played | P | 7 | 22 | 44 |
| 23 | 14 | 7 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 14 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | 20 |
| 72 | 33 | 14 | Scored | S | 7 | 29 | 61 |
| 39 | 15 | 1 | Conceded | C | 15 | 38 | 72 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | 93% |
| 80% | 73% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 86% | 86% |
| 34% | 23% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 59% | 61% |
| 20% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 36% | 34% |
| 7% | 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 14% | 16% |
| 45% | 27% | 14% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 41% | 52% |
| 43% | 55% | 86% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 20% |
| 20% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 57% | 45% | 34% |
| 6.1 | 6 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 13.1 | 14.1 | 16.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10.9 | 11.7 |
| 4.9 | 5 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 33% | 30% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 31% | 31% |
| 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.4 | 11.4 | 11.7 |
| 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
- Forest Green Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Forest Green Rovers have the the best goal difference (+33) in League Two
- Harrogate Town have the most matches over the total-line (25) in League Two
| 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 | 44 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 72 | 39 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 39 | 24 | 33 | 83 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 44 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 64 | 39 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 25 | 83 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 44 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 56 | 36 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 76 |
| 4 | Port Vale | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 65 | 44 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 21 | 75 |
| 5 | Mansfield Town | 44 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 63 | 48 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 75 |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 44 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 14 | 74 |
| 7 | Sutton United | 44 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 66 | 49 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 17 | 73 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 44 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 72 | 53 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 19 | 71 |
| 9 | Salford City | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 56 | 40 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 69 |
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 50 | 40 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 69 |
| 11 | Newport County | 44 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 65 | 55 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 66 |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 44 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 53 | 61 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 34 | -8 | 60 |
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 44 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 60 | 46 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 55 |
| 14 | Walsall | 44 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 55 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 29 | -10 | 53 |
| 15 | Hartlepool United | 44 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 43 | 61 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 53 |
| 16 | Bradford City | 44 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 47 | 54 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 25 | -7 | 52 |
| 17 | Colchester United | 44 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 44 | 58 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 32 | -14 | 51 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 44 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 46 | 55 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 36 | -9 | 50 |
| 19 | Harrogate Town | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 61 | 72 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 38 | -11 | 50 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 37 | 59 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 37 | -22 | 50 |
| 21 | Barrow | 44 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 42 | 52 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 27 | -10 | 44 |
| 22 | Stevenage | 44 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 64 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 36 | -24 | 44 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 44 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 43 | 70 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 31 | -27 | 37 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 44 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 28 | 82 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 35 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 47 | -54 | 25 |
