Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Exeter City 14th with 56 points, Forest Green Rovers 24th with 27, 29 apart. The last five rounds placed Exeter City no better than 19th for form, against 14th in the standings. Per game in the league, Exeter City were scoring 1.39 and conceding 1.48, Forest Green Rovers 0.67 and 1.93, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
Forest Green Rovers arrived off four straight defeats.
The head-to-head ledger counts 13 games: 6 Exeter City wins, 1 for Forest Green Rovers, 6 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 23% of the wins in this matchup. The fixture has tightened lately: 1.2 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 2 all-time.
The match was played at St James Park in New Castle (capacity 52,350). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.