Match Report
21 points separated the sides: Harrogate Town 13th on 63, Forest Green Rovers 24th on 42. Forest Green Rovers's recent output outran their position: 11th on form over five rounds, 24th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.96/1.7 for Forest Green Rovers and 1.3/1.5 for Harrogate Town (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.49.
A win had eluded Forest Green Rovers for 7 matches. Forest Green Rovers had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Harrogate Town, 10.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Forest Green Rovers, 0 draws and 1 for Harrogate Town, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The New Lawn in Nailsworth, capacity 5,140, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.