This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Forest Green Rovers and Histon at 15:00 on Saturday, 17th April 2010 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Histon face a trip to Forest Green Rovers at The Lawn on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The two previous games have resulted in one drawn game and one defeat for the Stutes.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2009, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw 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 17 Oct | Histon | 5 - 2 | Forest Green | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 03 Feb | Forest Green | 2 - 2 | Histon | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 Aug | Histon | 0 - 1 | Forest Green | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Apr | Histon | 2 - 2 | Forest Green | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 17 Nov | Forest Green | 3 - 1 | Histon | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Forest Green Rovers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 9 conceded.
In complete contrast to Forest Green, Histon are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Stutes have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Forest Green are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 42 points from their 42 games thus far. Histon are currently lying in 18th place in Blue Square (Conference) Premier having mustered a points tally of 45 from their 42 matches played.
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 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Histon | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the Stutes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forest Green | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Histon | Not won in previous 8 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 9 most recent games. |
