Match Report
Accrington Stanley, 17th with 57 points, sat 15 points above Forest Green Rovers (24th, 42). The last five rounds placed Forest Green Rovers 11th in the league for form — higher than their 24th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Forest Green Rovers 0.96 scored and 1.7 conceded per game, Accrington Stanley 1.37 and 1.54, with the league averaging 1.49.
9 games without a win framed Forest Green Rovers's arrival.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 1 for Forest Green Rovers, 4 for Accrington Stanley and 0 drawn, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 80% of the meetings went to the host. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 80% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 80%.
The New Lawn in Nailsworth staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,140. Accrington Stanley led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.