Forest Green Rovers vs Salford City: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 18.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The New Lawn (5147 seats)

It's advantage Forest Green Rovers so far with their 7th position in the League Two table, welcoming Salford City who are placed 14th.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Forest Green Rovers form and stats

Overall League Two stats at home this season for Forest Green Rovers are 5-4-4 (wins-draw-losses).

A good away victory last time out for Forest Green Rovers, who won 4-3 against Mansfield Town (placed 19th). 1-1 away at Crawley Town before that.

A very satisfying win for Forest Green Rovers against Mansfield Town last time out as a late comeback secured the victory after trailing 0-2- The win was secured through A. Collins's goal in the 90th minute. A goal frenzy last time out for Forest Green Rovers, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Mansfield Town. Fun stuff to watch!

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 twelve games. Forest Green Rovers has won 3 of these, drawn 4 and lost 5.

Forest Green Rovers have scored 11 league goals here from 13 matches, not a lot. 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 11 from 13 matches.

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Salford City form and stats

As the visiting team in League Two matches, Salford City have produced an overall stat of 4-4-5 so far. It's a growing despair in Salford City as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

Salford City failed to get anything from their last game, a League Two home match vs Northampton Town (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 1-2. A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Port Vale.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Salford City in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Salford City, 1 draw and 0 defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Salford City are hosting Accrington Stanley in the EFL Trophy only three days away.

Salford City find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 19 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. Salford City have conceded 20 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Salford City - Forest Green Rovers 0-4, played this season.

Top Goalscorers

Forest Green RoversJ. Mills
J. Mills
7 goals
Salford CityA. Rooney
A. Rooney
6 goals
Forest Green RoversA. Collins
A. Collins
4 goals

Forest Green Rovers missing players

Salford City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Forest Green Rovers Salford City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
12 5 2 Won W 0 4 8
8 4 0 Drew D 2 4 8
7 4 2 Lost L 2 5 11
32 11 4 Scored S 4 19 33
23 11 5 Conceded C 9 20 38
85% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
48% 38% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 85% 78%
30% 23% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 62% 48%
22% 23% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 38% 30%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 15% 11%
33% 23% 25% BTTS BTTS 75% 62% 56%
44% 46% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 19%
37% 46% 50% Failed to Score F T 25% 31% 30%
 
5.1 5.5 4.2 Corners For (avg) C F 3.8 3.1 3.7
5.1 4.5 6 Corners Against (avg) C A 7.2 6.8 5.7
1.9 2.1 1.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.5 1.6
4 2 1 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
333 173 56 Total Shots T S 41 134 323
109 48 18 Shots on Target S O 15 48 110
29% 23% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 40% 30%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Salford City have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Salford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Salford City 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 Swindon Town 27 16 5 6 49 29 14 9 2 3 24 13 13 7 3 3 25 16 20 53
2 Exeter City 26 14 8 4 37 27 13 8 4 1 22 11 13 6 4 3 15 16 10 50
3 Cheltenham Town 26 11 11 4 41 21 13 7 4 2 28 14 13 4 7 2 13 7 20 44
4 Crewe Alexandra 25 13 5 7 47 32 13 7 3 3 26 14 12 6 2 4 21 18 15 44
5 Plymouth Argyle 25 13 5 7 40 26 12 7 3 2 24 12 13 6 2 5 16 14 14 44
6 Bradford City 26 12 8 6 33 22 13 9 2 2 20 8 13 3 6 4 13 14 11 44
7 Forest Green Rovers 27 12 8 7 32 23 13 5 4 4 11 11 14 7 4 3 21 12 9 44
8 Northampton Town 26 12 6 8 36 29 13 8 2 3 21 9 13 4 4 5 15 20 7 42
9 Colchester United 26 10 11 5 36 24 12 6 4 2 18 10 14 4 7 3 18 14 12 41
10 Port Vale 27 9 11 7 34 33 13 6 6 1 18 11 14 3 5 6 16 22 1 38
11 Newport County 24 8 9 7 23 22 13 5 6 2 14 11 11 3 3 5 9 11 1 33
12 Walsall 27 9 6 12 26 36 13 3 4 6 10 16 14 6 2 6 16 20 -10 33
13 Crawley Town 27 7 11 9 35 37 14 6 4 4 19 16 13 1 7 5 16 21 -2 32
14 Salford City 27 8 8 11 33 38 14 4 4 6 14 18 13 4 4 5 19 20 -5 32
15 Scunthorpe United 27 8 7 12 35 38 14 4 5 5 20 19 13 4 2 7 15 19 -3 31
16 Cambridge United 27 8 7 12 30 33 13 5 3 5 18 15 14 3 4 7 12 18 -3 31
17 Grimsby Town 25 7 9 9 25 29 12 3 4 5 11 17 13 4 5 4 14 12 -4 30
18 Oldham Athletic 27 6 10 11 26 41 13 3 5 5 15 18 14 3 5 6 11 23 -15 28
19 Mansfield Town 27 6 9 12 36 42 14 2 4 8 21 27 13 4 5 4 15 15 -6 27
20 Leyton Orient 26 6 9 11 33 43 13 2 5 6 16 23 13 4 4 5 17 20 -10 27
21 Carlisle United 26 6 7 13 23 43 13 3 5 5 10 18 13 3 2 8 13 25 -20 25
22 Macclesfield Town 25 6 12 7 24 27 12 4 7 1 13 8 13 2 5 6 11 19 -3 24
23 Morecambe 27 5 7 15 23 46 14 3 5 6 15 20 13 2 2 9 8 26 -23 22
24 Stevenage 27 2 13 12 15 31 14 2 6 6 9 16 13 0 7 6 6 15 -16 19

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 27 16 5 6 49 29 14 9 2 3 24 13 13 7 3 3 25 16 20 53
2 Exeter City 26 14 8 4 37 27 13 8 4 1 22 11 13 6 4 3 15 16 10 50
3 Cheltenham Town 26 11 11 4 41 21 13 7 4 2 28 14 13 4 7 2 13 7 20 44
4 Crewe Alexandra 25 13 5 7 47 32 13 7 3 3 26 14 12 6 2 4 21 18 15 44
5 Plymouth Argyle 25 13 5 7 40 26 12 7 3 2 24 12 13 6 2 5 16 14 14 44
6 Bradford City 26 12 8 6 33 22 13 9 2 2 20 8 13 3 6 4 13 14 11 44
7 Forest Green Rovers 27 12 8 7 32 23 13 5 4 4 11 11 14 7 4 3 21 12 9 44
8 Northampton Town 26 12 6 8 36 29 13 8 2 3 21 9 13 4 4 5 15 20 7 42
9 Colchester United 26 10 11 5 36 24 12 6 4 2 18 10 14 4 7 3 18 14 12 41
10 Port Vale 27 9 11 7 34 33 13 6 6 1 18 11 14 3 5 6 16 22 1 38
11 Newport County 24 8 9 7 23 22 13 5 6 2 14 11 11 3 3 5 9 11 1 33
12 Walsall 27 9 6 12 26 36 13 3 4 6 10 16 14 6 2 6 16 20 -10 33
13 Crawley Town 27 7 11 9 35 37 14 6 4 4 19 16 13 1 7 5 16 21 -2 32
14 Salford City 27 8 8 11 33 38 14 4 4 6 14 18 13 4 4 5 19 20 -5 32
15 Scunthorpe United 27 8 7 12 35 38 14 4 5 5 20 19 13 4 2 7 15 19 -3 31
16 Cambridge United 27 8 7 12 30 33 13 5 3 5 18 15 14 3 4 7 12 18 -3 31
17 Grimsby Town 25 7 9 9 25 29 12 3 4 5 11 17 13 4 5 4 14 12 -4 30
18 Oldham Athletic 27 6 10 11 26 41 13 3 5 5 15 18 14 3 5 6 11 23 -15 28
19 Mansfield Town 27 6 9 12 36 42 14 2 4 8 21 27 13 4 5 4 15 15 -6 27
20 Leyton Orient 26 6 9 11 33 43 13 2 5 6 16 23 13 4 4 5 17 20 -10 27
21 Carlisle United 26 6 7 13 23 43 13 3 5 5 10 18 13 3 2 8 13 25 -20 25
22 Macclesfield Town 25 6 12 7 24 27 12 4 7 1 13 8 13 2 5 6 11 19 -3 24
23 Morecambe 27 5 7 15 23 46 14 3 5 6 15 20 13 2 2 9 8 26 -23 22
24 Stevenage 27 2 13 12 15 31 14 2 6 6 9 16 13 0 7 6 6 15 -16 19

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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.