Match Report
The table gap was wide: 27 points between Cheltenham Town (16th, 54 pts) and Forest Green Rovers (24th, 27 pts). Cheltenham Town ranked 6th in the league on five-round form, well above their 16th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Cheltenham Town 0.98 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Forest Green Rovers 0.67 and 1.93, with the league averaging 1.28.
Cheltenham Town's winless run stood at 5. A win had eluded Forest Green Rovers for 5 matches.
Across 10 recorded meetings, Cheltenham Town have 1 win to Forest Green Rovers's 4, with 5 draws, at 2.1 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won. Both teams scored in 70% of the meetings.
The match was played at Jonny-Rocks Stadium in Cheltenham (capacity 7,066). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Cheltenham Town led 3-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-1.