Match Report
Forest Green Rovers went into the game 7th in the table on 12 points; Altrincham sat 15th on 9 — a 3-point gap. Altrincham ranked 6th in the league on five-round form, well above their 15th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.57/1.43 for Forest Green Rovers and 1.14/1.86 for Altrincham (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.57.
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. 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