Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Forest Green Rovers (7th, 81 pts) held a 43-point advantage over Morecambe (22nd, 38 pts). Morecambe had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 18th in the league over the last five rounds against 22nd overall.
Over the last five, Forest Green Rovers had taken 10 of 15 points to Morecambe's 4.
The sides have met 12 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Forest Green Rovers, 3 draws and 4 for Morecambe, at 2.67 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 17% of those meetings. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 67% of the meetings.
Goal scorers
Forest Green Rovers: Jili Buyabu (13'), Kyle McAllister (23'), Gabe Kircough (56'), Ricardo Rees (78'), Ricardo Rees (83')
Key stats
Possession: Forest Green Rovers 64% · Morecambe 36% · Total shots: 5-0 · On target: 5-0 · Corners: 6-2