Match Report
Forest Green Rovers, 24th on 42 points, faced a 29-point deficit to Crewe Alexandra (6th, 71). On the form table Forest Green Rovers stood 11th over the last five rounds, despite being 24th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Crewe Alexandra 1.5 scored and 1.41 conceded per game, Forest Green Rovers 0.96 and 1.7, with the league averaging 1.49.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Forest Green Rovers.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 3 for Crewe Alexandra, 2 for Forest Green Rovers and 1 drawn, at 3.67 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 67% of the meetings. 67% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
The match was played at Alexandra Stadium in Crewe (capacity 10,153). Forest Green Rovers led 3-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-3.