Struggling Stevenage will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Forest Green Rovers in the upcoming league round. It’s 24th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Stevenage form and stats
Stevenage's struggle is real here at The Lamex Stadium with only 9 points collected from 10 League Two games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-3-5.
The Stevenage crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-5 to Crewe Alexandra here at The Lamex Stadium in a League Two match. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Newport County the opponent.
Stevenage were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
There will be little rest for Stevenage after this match as they are travelling to Plymouth Argyle for a League Two game in only three days.
Stevenage have scored 9 league goals here from 10 matches, not a lot. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
Forest Green Rovers form and stats
6 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Forest Green Rovers playing as the away team in the League Two this season.
Forest Green Rovers's last game was the home draw against Swindon Town (2-2). Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Northampton Town's place.
Forest Green Rovers's last match (vs Swindon Town) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw and a point thanks to a 90th minute equalizer by J. Mills.
A new game in only three days for Forest Green Rovers, the League Two home match versus Macclesfield Town. Busy days.
Forest Green Rovers have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Forest Green Rovers - Stevenage 0-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Stevenage 4 wins, 3 draws and Forest Green Rovers 3 victories. As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Mills 7 goals |   K. Guthrie 5 goals |  J. Aitchison 4 goals |
Stevenage missing players
Forest Green Rovers missing players
| Stevenage | Forest Green Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 16 | 26 |
| 27 | 15 | 8 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 71% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 91% | 86% |
| 48% | 50% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 55% | 50% |
| 29% | 40% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 36% | 32% |
| 24% | 30% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 23% |
| 14% | 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| 43% | 50% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | 32% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 45% | 45% |
| 52% | 40% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 27% | 36% |
| 5.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.9 | 5.2 |
| 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 259 | 145 | 54 | Total Shots | T S | 26 | 117 | 258 |
| 76 | 40 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 44 | 81 |
| 18% | 22% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 36% | 32% |
- Forest Green Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Stevenage has the fewest scored goals (14)
- Stevenage have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Stevenage have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 43 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 40 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 36 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 36 |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 35 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 34 |
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 32 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -1 | 30 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 28 |
| 12 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 28 |
| 13 | Newport County | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 28 |
| 14 | Salford City | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -7 | 26 |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -7 | 25 |
| 16 | Macclesfield Town | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 24 |
| 17 | Walsall | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -11 | 24 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -3 | 23 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -7 | 23 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -8 | 23 |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -6 | 21 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -15 | 21 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -21 | 18 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 21 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -13 | 16 |