FootyMAD's Forest Green Rovers match preview

Last Updated : 24-Mar-2005 by
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History of the Forest Green Rovers v Barnet fixture

Barnet face a trip to Forest Green Rovers at The Lawn on Friday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Three-quarters of the games have ended in defeat for Bees.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Conference match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 14 AugBarnet3 - 1Forest GreenCONF
2003/2004Sat 27 MarForest Green1 - 1BarnetCONF
2003/2004Sat 22 NovBarnet5 - 0Forest GreenCONF
2002/2003Tue 14 JanForest Green4 - 2BarnetFAT
2002/2003Sat 23 NovBarnet2 - 0Forest GreenCONF
2002/2003Sat 05 OctForest Green4 - 4BarnetCONF
2001/2002Sat 13 AprBarnet0 - 1Forest GreenCONF

Recent respective form guides

Forest Green Rovers have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 10 conceded.

Barnet have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Bees have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Forest Green are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide Conference with a return of just 27 points from their 34 games thus far. Barnet are leading the way in the Nationwide Conference, with their 35 games giving them a return of 75 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Forest Green613212136
Barnet640217812

FootyMad's prediction ...

Although Barnet have been far from successful in recent away games, I can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Forest Green. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Forest Green Unbeaten in the last 5 home games.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Barnet 5 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 9 outings ago.