Match Report
The points column showed no gap: 6 apiece, Forest Green Rovers 17th and Halifax Town 12th. Recent form flatters Forest Green Rovers's table spot — 12th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 17th. In league terms the two rates read 1.2/2 for Forest Green Rovers and 1.8/1.8 for Halifax Town (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.55.
Halifax Town had won four straight, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 3 for Forest Green Rovers, 2 for Halifax Town and 1 drawn, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 67% of the meetings.
The referee was L. Sandoe, with 49 matches in our database and 2.3 yellows per game on average. The match was played at The New Lawn (capacity 5,140). Halifax Town led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 3-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Forest Green Rovers: Filozofe Mabete (49'), Sean Etaluku (59'), Kyle McAllister (79') · Halifax Town: Will Flint (9'), Zak Gilsenan (90')
Key stats
Possession: Forest Green Rovers 50% · Halifax Town 50% · Total shots: 16-11 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 8-5