The game between Forest Green Rovers and Rushden & Diamonds in the (Conference) Premier on Saturday, 27th November 2010 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Rushden & D. face a trip to Forest Green Rovers at The Lawn on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 8 games played, Diamonds have recorded 3 wins, and Forest Green have come away with 4 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2009, the Rovers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a (Conference) Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 05 Dec | Forest Green | 1 - 0 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 22 Aug | Rushden & D. | 4 - 2 | Forest Green | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Apr | Forest Green | 4 - 0 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Fri 23 Jan | Rushden & D. | 2 - 2 | Forest Green | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Apr | Forest Green | 0 - 1 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Fri 12 Oct | Rushden & D. | 1 - 2 | Forest Green | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Forest Green | 0 - 2 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Forest Green Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The Rovers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The Diamonds have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Diamonds, and 7 goals against.
Forest Green are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 19 points from 20 matches. Rushden & D. find themselves in a respectable 8th position, courtesy of the 31 points they have accumulated from 20 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forest Green | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Diamonds's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Forest Green, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forest Green | 6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Rushden & D. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |
