Match Report
The table gap was wide: 45 points between Forest Green Rovers (7th, 81 pts) and Braintree Town (23rd, 36 pts).
Braintree Town's winless run stood at 8. The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Forest Green Rovers against 2/15 for Braintree Town.
Across 6 recorded meetings, Forest Green Rovers have 1 win to Braintree Town's 1, with 4 draws, at 1.83 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 17% of the meetings went over two goals.
Goal scorers
Forest Green Rovers: D'Mani Mellor (37'), Nick Haughton (73'), Tom Knowles (71') · Braintree Town: Lewis Walker (58')
Key stats
Possession: Forest Green Rovers 50% · Braintree Town 50% · Total shots: 17-13 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 7-4