Forest Green Rovers vs Morecambe betting preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 17.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: The New Lawn (5147 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Forest Green Rovers are in the 11th position while the guesting Morecambe worry at 22nd.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Forest Green Rovers form and stats

The story so far in the League Two for Forest Green Rovers at their home stadium (The New Lawn) is 5 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at The New Lawn, with the home team losing five in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Macclesfield Town game.

Happy days for Forest Green Rovers in their previous game, a League Two match away at Swindon Town (placed 2nd) that ended with a 2-0 victory. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Scunthorpe United.

Forest Green Rovers aren't scoring a lot here at The New Lawn in the league, with only 16 goals from 17 games. Forest Green Rovers have conceded 22 in these home matches.

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Morecambe form and stats

Morecambe, who have the most conceded goals (60) in League Two, have only collected 12 points from their away games in the League Two, after 3-3-13 (19 played).

Morecambe play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Newport County (placed 15th). A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Crewe Alexandra.

The attacking power of Morecambe when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored from 19 league matches away. Morecambe's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 37 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Morecambe - Forest Green Rovers 0-2 entered in the official records. Last nine meetings between the teams: Forest Green Rovers won three, Morecambe won four and two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Forest Green Rovers
J. Mills
7 goals
Forest Green Rovers
C. Winchester
5 goals
Forest Green Rovers
J. Aitchison
5 goals

Forest Green Rovers missing players

Morecambe missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Forest Green Rovers Morecambe
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 17 6 Played P 6 19 37
13 5 2 Won W 1 3 7
10 4 2 Drew D 1 3 11
13 8 2 Lost L 4 13 19
43 16 5 Scored S 4 15 35
40 22 8 Conceded C 6 37 60
89% 88% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
58% 53% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 68% 76%
39% 41% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 58% 49%
25% 29% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 37% 27%
11% 12% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 8%
44% 41% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 47% 57%
36% 35% 50% Clean Sheets C S 17% 16% 16%
31% 35% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 37% 30%
 
5.1 5.2 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.6 4
4.6 4 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 8 7.7 7.1
1.7 1.8 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.4 1.3
4 2 1 Red cards R C 0 3 6
 
454 235 77 Total Shots T S 59 195 403
151 66 27 Shots on Target S O 17 60 114
28% 24% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 25% 31%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Forest Green Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Morecambe has the most conceded goals (37) away
  • Morecambe has the most conceded goals (60)
  • Morecambe has the the worst goal difference (-22) away
  • Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Morecambe 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 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 35 12 10 13 32 37 19 9 7 3 20 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -5 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
19 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
20 Carlisle United 36 9 12 15 37 56 18 4 7 7 15 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -19 39
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 30
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 22

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 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 35 12 10 13 32 37 19 9 7 3 20 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -5 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
19 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
20 Carlisle United 36 9 12 15 37 56 18 4 7 7 15 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -19 39
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 30
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 22

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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.