Forest Green Rovers - Morecambe: Small difference between teams in League Two clash

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 09.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: The innocent New Lawn Stadium

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

Insights:
  • Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Forest Green Rovers nor Morecambe as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Forest Green Rovers form and stats

7-5-3 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Forest Green Rovers so far this season.

Heartbreak before that as Forest Green Rovers lost 0-3 at Stevenage's place.

This is expected to be a close game, with Forest Green Rovers perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Forest Green Rovers as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Forest Green Rovers has won three of these, drawn four and lost four.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Harrogate Town in only four days. This game is also played here at The innocent New Lawn Stadium.

Forest has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. 16 goals have been conceded.

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Morecambe form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 7 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats.

Before that, Morecambe secured a home win against Crawley Town with the score 3-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Morecambe playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were two Morecambe wins, one draw and three defeats.

A new game in only four days for Morecambe, the League Two home match versus Newport County. Busy days.

Morecambe have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 17 league away games 22 goals have been scored. Morecambe have conceded 26 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Morecambe - Forest 1-2. Forest Green Rovers-Morecambe H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Forest four wins, Morecambe four wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

ForestJ. Matt
J. Matt
15 goals
MorecambeC. Gomes
C. Gomes
11 goals
MorecambeA. Wildig
A. Wildig
7 goals

Forest Green Rovers missing players

Morecambe missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Forest Green Rovers Morecambe
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 15 3 Played P 5 17 33
16 7 1 Won W 3 7 16
9 5 2 Drew D 1 3 7
7 3 0 Lost L 1 7 10
45 22 3 Scored S 7 22 47
33 16 1 Conceded C 4 26 44
94% 93% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
69% 73% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 88% 82%
47% 47% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 65% 61%
19% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 24% 27%
9% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
56% 60% 33% BTTS BTTS 60% 71% 67%
38% 40% 67% Clean Sheets C S 40% 12% 18%
12% 7% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 18% 15%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1.3 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.7 1.9
2 2 1 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
12.8 13.4 11.7 Shots (avg) S ( 12 12.1 12.4
4.3 4.7 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.8 1.5 1.9
33% 31% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 78% 88% 76%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Morecambe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 32 17 8 7 44 28 16 8 4 4 24 17 16 9 4 3 20 11 16 59
2 Cambridge United 34 17 7 10 49 30 18 9 5 4 23 14 16 8 2 6 26 16 19 58
3 Forest Green Rovers 32 16 9 7 45 33 15 7 5 3 22 16 17 9 4 4 23 17 12 57
4 Morecambe 33 16 7 10 47 44 16 9 4 3 25 18 17 7 3 7 22 26 3 55
5 Tranmere Rovers 32 16 6 10 44 38 17 9 1 7 25 19 15 7 5 3 19 19 6 54
6 Newport County 32 14 9 9 40 32 15 8 4 3 17 14 17 6 5 6 23 18 8 51
7 Bolton Wanderers 33 14 9 10 42 41 17 7 4 6 19 18 16 7 5 4 23 23 1 51
8 Exeter City 31 13 11 7 55 37 16 9 3 4 33 16 15 4 8 3 22 21 18 50
9 Salford City 32 13 11 8 41 26 17 8 9 0 28 12 15 5 2 8 13 14 15 50
10 Bradford City 31 13 8 10 36 33 16 7 5 4 17 14 15 6 3 6 19 19 3 47
11 Harrogate Town 33 13 6 14 36 38 15 5 4 6 12 15 18 8 2 8 24 23 -2 45
12 Crawley Town 31 12 8 11 42 40 15 7 4 4 23 15 16 5 4 7 19 25 2 44
13 Carlisle United 29 13 4 12 40 35 14 9 1 4 28 19 15 4 3 8 12 16 5 43
14 Leyton Orient 32 12 6 14 37 38 16 7 4 5 23 16 16 5 2 9 14 22 -1 42
15 Stevenage 34 9 14 11 28 31 17 6 6 5 17 12 17 3 8 6 11 19 -3 41
16 Oldham Athletic 32 11 6 15 49 56 17 4 2 11 21 29 15 7 4 4 28 27 -7 39
17 Scunthorpe United 31 12 3 16 33 40 15 6 2 7 18 21 16 6 1 9 15 19 -7 39
18 Walsall 32 8 14 10 36 41 17 5 5 7 17 21 15 3 9 3 19 20 -5 38
19 Mansfield Town 32 8 13 11 38 43 15 3 6 6 19 23 17 5 7 5 19 20 -5 37
20 Colchester United 32 8 12 12 33 45 16 7 5 4 23 19 16 1 7 8 10 26 -12 36
21 Port Vale 33 9 7 17 43 49 16 5 4 7 21 19 17 4 3 10 22 30 -6 34
22 Barrow 31 7 8 16 35 41 16 4 7 5 22 21 15 3 1 11 13 20 -6 29
23 Southend United 33 7 8 18 21 47 16 4 2 10 13 23 17 3 6 8 8 24 -26 29
24 Grimsby Town 31 6 6 19 23 51 16 3 4 9 12 24 15 3 2 10 11 27 -28 24

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 Cheltenham Town 32 17 8 7 44 28 16 8 4 4 24 17 16 9 4 3 20 11 16 59
2 Cambridge United 34 17 7 10 49 30 18 9 5 4 23 14 16 8 2 6 26 16 19 58
3 Forest Green Rovers 32 16 9 7 45 33 15 7 5 3 22 16 17 9 4 4 23 17 12 57
4 Morecambe 33 16 7 10 47 44 16 9 4 3 25 18 17 7 3 7 22 26 3 55
5 Tranmere Rovers 32 16 6 10 44 38 17 9 1 7 25 19 15 7 5 3 19 19 6 54
6 Newport County 32 14 9 9 40 32 15 8 4 3 17 14 17 6 5 6 23 18 8 51
7 Bolton Wanderers 33 14 9 10 42 41 17 7 4 6 19 18 16 7 5 4 23 23 1 51
8 Exeter City 31 13 11 7 55 37 16 9 3 4 33 16 15 4 8 3 22 21 18 50
9 Salford City 32 13 11 8 41 26 17 8 9 0 28 12 15 5 2 8 13 14 15 50
10 Bradford City 31 13 8 10 36 33 16 7 5 4 17 14 15 6 3 6 19 19 3 47
11 Harrogate Town 33 13 6 14 36 38 15 5 4 6 12 15 18 8 2 8 24 23 -2 45
12 Crawley Town 31 12 8 11 42 40 15 7 4 4 23 15 16 5 4 7 19 25 2 44
13 Carlisle United 29 13 4 12 40 35 14 9 1 4 28 19 15 4 3 8 12 16 5 43
14 Leyton Orient 32 12 6 14 37 38 16 7 4 5 23 16 16 5 2 9 14 22 -1 42
15 Stevenage 34 9 14 11 28 31 17 6 6 5 17 12 17 3 8 6 11 19 -3 41
16 Oldham Athletic 32 11 6 15 49 56 17 4 2 11 21 29 15 7 4 4 28 27 -7 39
17 Scunthorpe United 31 12 3 16 33 40 15 6 2 7 18 21 16 6 1 9 15 19 -7 39
18 Walsall 32 8 14 10 36 41 17 5 5 7 17 21 15 3 9 3 19 20 -5 38
19 Mansfield Town 32 8 13 11 38 43 15 3 6 6 19 23 17 5 7 5 19 20 -5 37
20 Colchester United 32 8 12 12 33 45 16 7 5 4 23 19 16 1 7 8 10 26 -12 36
21 Port Vale 33 9 7 17 43 49 16 5 4 7 21 19 17 4 3 10 22 30 -6 34
22 Barrow 31 7 8 16 35 41 16 4 7 5 22 21 15 3 1 11 13 20 -6 29
23 Southend United 33 7 8 18 21 47 16 4 2 10 13 23 17 3 6 8 8 24 -26 29
24 Grimsby Town 31 6 6 19 23 51 16 3 4 9 12 24 15 3 2 10 11 27 -28 24

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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.