Forest Green Rovers are probable winners of this home game vs Walsall, if the league positions are to be trusted. Or could we be in for a surprise?
- Forest Green Rovers have the most scored goals (61) in League Two
- Forest Green Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Walsall have scored away.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Forest Green Rovers form and stats
35 points is a decent return from 15 League Two games here at The New Lawn for Forest Green Rovers. The data says 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Rovers haven’t lost a league-game in 19 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Swindon Town, 133 days ago.
An away draw last time out for Forest Green Rovers, facing Sutton United in a game that ended 1-1. Stevenson (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.6/10. Stevenson hit three key passes.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Rochdale in a game that was won 2-1.A decent goal production from Rovers in their home games so far, with 27 goals from 15 league matches. Forest Green Rovers have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Walsall form and stats
There's been little loot from Walsall's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 14 away games in the League Two. Walsall only have 3 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws. A depressing five defeats in a row for Walsall in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Port Vale.
Impressive finishing from Wilkinson secured the home win 1-0 against Tranmere Rovers in their previous game.
A 0-1 defeat away at Scunthorpe United before that.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The League Two trip to Swindon Town.
The attacking power of Walsall when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 14 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Walsall have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These two sides played each other earlier on this campaign: Walsall - Forest Green Rovers 1-3. Forest Green Rovers-Walsall H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Forest Green Rovers two wins, Walsall three wins, two draws. four of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Stevens 20 goals | J. Matt 17 goals |   G. Miller 8 goals |
Forest Green Rovers missing players
Walsall missing players
| Forest Green Rovers | Walsall | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 30 |
| 19 | 11 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 61 | 27 | 11 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 31 |
| 24 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | 39 |
| 90% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 87% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 50% | 63% |
| 40% | 33% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 29% | 43% |
| 27% | 13% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 21% | 27% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 47% | 27% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 36% | 50% |
| 47% | 60% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 17% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 50% | 33% |
| 5.9 | 6 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 5 | 5.7 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13.2 | 14.9 | 17.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10.1 | 11 |
| 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| 42% | 34% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 26% | 29% |
| 10.6 | 10.2 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.4 | 11.1 | 10.7 |
| 3 | 2.9 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
- Forest Green Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Forest Green Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Walsall have scored away.
- Forest Green Rovers have the most scored goals (61) in League Two
- Forest Green Rovers have the the best goal difference (+17) at home in League Two
- Forest Green Rovers have the the best goal difference (+37) 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 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 61 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 14 | 37 | 66 |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 55 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 52 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 50 |
| 5 | Sutton United | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 50 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| 7 | Newport County | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 48 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 46 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 44 |
| 10 | Salford City | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 44 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 31 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 40 |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 20 | -4 | 40 |
| 13 | Harrogate Town | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 38 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -3 | 38 |
| 15 | Hartlepool United | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 25 | -9 | 37 |
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 38 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 33 |
| 17 | Stevenage | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -16 | 33 |
| 18 | Walsall | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 32 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 28 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 35 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | -3 | 31 |
| 20 | Barrow | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | -9 | 31 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -13 | 31 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 27 | -19 | 28 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -18 | 26 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 31 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 53 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 32 | -31 | 22 |
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