Match Report
Forest Green Rovers went into the game 14th in the table on 13 points; Altrincham sat 10th on 15 — a 2-point gap. Altrincham ranked 2nd in the league on five-round form, well above their 10th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.44/1.56 for Forest Green Rovers and 1.33/1.67 for Altrincham (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.5.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Forest Green Rovers, 2 draws and 0 for Altrincham, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 100% of the meetings.
The New Lawn, capacity 5,140, hosted the game. The referee was R. Aspinall, with 96 matches in our database and 1.6 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Forest Green Rovers: Kyle McAllister (55') · Altrincham: Jimmy Knowles (54'), Kahrel Reddin (90')
Key stats
Possession: Forest Green Rovers 50% · Altrincham 50% · Total shots: 22-8 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 10-5