Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Forest Green Rovers (2nd, 84 pts) held a 37-point advantage over Stevenage (21st, 47 pts). On recent form Forest Green Rovers sat only 17th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Per game in the league, Forest Green Rovers were scoring 1.63 and conceding 0.96, Stevenage 0.98 and 1.48, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
Forest Green Rovers were unbeaten in 7, having scored in 12 consecutive games. A win had eluded Stevenage for 6 matches. The last-five ledger: Forest Green Rovers 11/15, Stevenage 2/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 5 Forest Green Rovers wins, 1 for Stevenage, 3 draws, at 1.89 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings.
The New Lawn, 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 2-0.
Goal scorers
Forest Green Rovers: Josh March (57'), Jamille Matt (64')
Key stats
Possession: Forest Green Rovers 58% · Stevenage 42% · Total shots: 26-7 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 11-7