It's early days in the League Two and both Forest Green Rovers and Stevenage are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
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!
Forest Green Rovers form and stats
Forest Green Rovers are yet to win a home game, having collected 2 points from their first two League Two games here at The New Lawn. Two draws in a row at home now for Forest.
A strong away win for Forest against Scunthorpe United the last match, as Jamille Matt (3) and Mathew Stevens were on target. Ahead of that match, Forest won a home game hosting West Brom U21 (3-0).
What a game it was for Jamille Matt when beating Scunthorpe United, applying the finishing touch to three goals!
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Forest Green Rovers matches with similar probabilities have ended with four wins, zero draws and two defeats (from six games).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Forest as they are travelling to their away game against Colchester United in the League Two. That match is three days after this one.
At The New Lawn, Forest Green Rovers has the goal stats of 3-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Stevenage form and stats
The League Two season is young and Stevenage have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far.
E. List was the last player to score for the away team. Stevenage haven't scored a league goal in the last 233 minutes.
Stevenage are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Mansfield Town (placed 21st). Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus Milton Keynes Dons.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Stevenage playing away, we found five games. Results were two away wins, one draw and two home wins.
After this away game Stevenage return home for a League Two game against Newport County. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The attacking power of Stevenage when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored from 3 league matches away. 3 goals have been conceded by Stevenage in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Forest Green Rovers wins - draws - Stevenage wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Matt 4 goals | C. Winchester 2 goals | M. Stevens 1 goals |
Forest Green Rovers missing players
Stevenage missing players
| Forest Green Rovers | Stevenage | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 80% |
| 60% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 60% |
| 40% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 40% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 40% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | 46 | 46 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 38 | 67 |
| 26 | 11 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 12 | 23 |
| 31% | 27% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 22% |
- All of Forest Green Rovers's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Forest Green Rovers have not yet lost a game.
- Forest Green Rovers have yet to win a game at home.
- Stevenage have yet to win a game away.
| Forest Green Rovers | Last season | Stevenage | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 17 | Played | P | 19 | 36 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 7 | 13 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Lost | L | 11 | 20 | ||
| 43 | 16 | Scored | S | 14 | 24 | ||
| 40 | 22 | Conceded | C | 28 | 50 | ||
| 89% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 74% | 75% | ||
| 58% | 53% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 63% | 53% | ||
| 39% | 41% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 39% | ||
| 25% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 32% | 25% | ||
| 11% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 5% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 41% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 42% | ||
| 36% | 35% | Clean Sheets | C S | 32% | 31% | ||
| 31% | 35% | Failed to Score | F T | 47% | 53% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 454 | 235 | Total Shots | T S | 201 | 426 | ||
| 151 | 66 | Shots on Target | S O | 63 | 129 | ||
| 28% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 19% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Morecambe | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| 2 | Cambridge United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Newport County | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | Salford City | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Colchester United | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | Crawley Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | Walsall | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 14 | Harrogate Town | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | Stevenage | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 20 | Barrow | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 22 | Southend United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 2 |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 1 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 1 |