FM Preview: Luton Town v Forest Green Rovers 09 Feb 2013

Last updated : 08 February 2013 By Footymad Previewer

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

Luton Town prepare to entertain Forest Green Rovers at Kenilworth Road on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the Hatters.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Kenilworth Road was just last season, in August 2011, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 27 Oct Forest Green 1 - 2 Luton Town (Conference) Premier
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

Luton Town could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Hatters have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 3.

The Rovers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Rovers, and 6 goals against.

Luton Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 43 points from their 26 games so far.

Forest Green Rovers are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 49 points from 29 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Luton Town 6 3 1 2 9 5 10
Forest Green Rovers 6 3 2 1 10 4 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Luton Town are starting to turn Kenilworth Road into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Luton Town Won 7 successive home games.
9 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Forest Green Rovers No sequences of note

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