FM Preview: Forest Green Rovers v Luton Town 27 Oct 2012

Last updated : 26 October 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 New Lawn on Saturday afternoon, determined to keep up their impressive record at the venue, having come through the challenge on 2 of the previous 3 occasions.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The New Lawn was less than a year ago, in March 2012, with Forest Green Rovers running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Tue 20 Mar Forest Green 3-0 Luton Town (Conference) Premier
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 been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Rovers, with 6 goals against.

The Hatters have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Forest Green Rovers's total of 27 points from their 15 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier.

Luton Town are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 29 points from 15 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Forest Green Rovers 6 2 1 3 10 7 7
Luton Town 6 5 0 1 13 6 15

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Hatters's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Forest Green Rovers, believes the FootyMad team. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Forest Green Rovers Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Luton Town 3 successive away victories.
11 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 8 outings ago.

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