FM Preview: Forest Green Rovers v Luton Town 20 Mar 2012

Last updated : 19 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Forest Green Rovers v Luton Town fixture

Luton Town face a trip to Forest Green Rovers at The Lawn on Tuesday evening, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Out of their two previous meetings, the Hatters have come away with all the points on both occasions.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Lawn was just last season, in March 2011, with Luton Town inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Rovers in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Tue 16 Aug Luton Town 1 - 1 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Tue 01 Mar Forest Green 0-1 Luton Town (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Tue 19 Oct Luton Town 6 - 1 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Tue 09 Mar Luton Town 2 - 1 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Tue 18 Aug Forest Green 0 - 1 Luton Town (Conference) Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Forest Green Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Luton Town have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Hatters have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Forest Green Rovers see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 52 points from their 37 games played so far,

Luton Town's total of 66 points from their 36 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Forest Green Rovers 6 3 1 2 10 9 10
Luton Town 6 2 1 3 5 5 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Luton Town on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Forest Green Rovers. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Forest Green Rovers 6 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Luton Town Not won in previous 4 away matches.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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