Match Report
Both sides brought 6 points into this one — Forest Green Rovers 1st, Oxford United 2nd. Oxford United's recent output lagged their position: 16th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Forest Green Rovers 1.33 scored and 0.33 conceded per game, Oxford United 2.67 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.7.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Forest Green Rovers 0, draws 2, Oxford United 3, at 1.8 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host.
The match was played at The New Lawn in Nailsworth (capacity 5,140). O. Yates took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 2.6 yellow cards per game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.