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Forest Green Rovers
League Two | Gameweek 1
Aug 5, 2023 at 3pm UK
The New Lawn
Salford City

Forest Green
0 - 2
Salford City


McCann (43'), Robson (72'), Bunker (90')
FT(HT: 0-0)
McAleny (51'), Smith (90+5')
Hendry (17'), Garbutt (71'), Bolton (90+2')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League Two clash between Forest Green Rovers and Salford City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: West Brom 0-2 Forest Green
Friday, July 28 at 7pm in Club Friendlies 1
Last Game: Salford City 2-2 West Brom
Wednesday, July 19 at 7.45pm in Club Friendlies 1

We said: Forest Green Rovers 1-1 Salford City

Both teams possess plenty of firepower, but Salford appear more likely to have a stronger overall balance throughout their team, especially with the additions they have made to their defensive unit. However, Horseman will be keen to make a strong first impression in his first game in charge at Forest Green, and we can envisage both managers being content with sharing the spoils in the opening game of the season. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Salford City win with a probability of 56.48%. A draw had a probability of 23% and a win for Forest Green Rovers had a probability of 20.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Salford City win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.96%) and 1-2 (9.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.93%), while for a Forest Green Rovers win it was 1-0 (6.06%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 10% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Salford City would win this match.

Result
Forest Green RoversDrawSalford City
20.5% (0.294 0.29) 23.01% (0.298 0.3) 56.48% (-0.6 -0.6)
Both teams to score 52.45% (-0.498 -0.5)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.86% (-0.893 -0.89)47.14% (0.887 0.89)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.62% (-0.836 -0.84)69.38% (0.82900000000001 0.83)
Forest Green Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.8% (-0.207 -0.21)37.2% (0.201 0.2)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.02% (-0.202 -0.2)73.98% (0.196 0.2)
Salford City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.52% (-0.521 -0.52)16.48% (0.514 0.51)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
53.8% (-0.945 -0.95)46.2% (0.937 0.94)
Score Analysis
    Forest Green Rovers 20.5%
    Salford City 56.48%
    Draw 23.01%
Forest Green RoversDrawSalford City
1-0 @ 6.06% (0.19 0.19)
2-1 @ 5.41% (0.047000000000001 0.05)
2-0 @ 3% (0.078 0.08)
3-1 @ 1.78% (0.006 0.01)
3-2 @ 1.61% (-0.023 -0.02)
3-0 @ 0.99% (0.02 0.02)
Other @ 1.66%
Total : 20.5%
1-1 @ 10.93% (0.16 0.16)
0-0 @ 6.13% (0.224 0.22)
2-2 @ 4.87% (-0.043 -0.04)
3-3 @ 0.97% (-0.031 -0.03)
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 23.01%
0-1 @ 11.05% (0.22 0.22)
0-2 @ 9.96% (0.022 0.02)
1-2 @ 9.85% (-0.032 -0.03)
0-3 @ 5.99% (-0.092 -0.09)
1-3 @ 5.92% (-0.124 -0.12)
2-3 @ 2.93% (-0.078 -0.08)
0-4 @ 2.7% (-0.09 -0.09)
1-4 @ 2.67% (-0.104 -0.1)
2-4 @ 1.32% (-0.059 -0.06)
0-5 @ 0.97% (-0.05 -0.05)
1-5 @ 0.96% (-0.056 -0.06)
Other @ 2.15%
Total : 56.48%

How you voted: Forest Green vs Salford City

Forest Green Rovers
50.0%
Draw
12.5%
Salford City
37.5%
8
Head to Head
Mar 5, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 35
Salford City
1-1
Forest Green
Smith (7')
Vassell (48'), Turnbull (63')
Stevens (53')
Matt (63'), Adams (71')
Oct 23, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 14
Forest Green
3-1
Salford City
Cadden (45+1'), Wilson (71'), Aitchison (90+3')
Moore-Taylor (8')
Thomas-Asante (17')
Touray (15'), Elliott (35'), Lund (43')
Apr 5, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 40
Forest Green
0-2
Salford City

Adams (55')
Henderson (38', 77')
Threlkeld (46'), Thomas-Asante (64')
Sep 26, 2020 3pm
Jan 18, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 28
Forest Green
1-2
Salford City
March (11')
Rawson (93')
Touray (3'), O'Connor (55')
Hunter (14'), O'Connor (38'), Towell (63'), Pond (80')
Towell (75'), Hunter (95')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CStockport CountyStockport452711795464992
4MK Dons452381479641577
5Doncaster RoversDoncaster45217177166570
6Crewe AlexandraCrewe451913136864470
7BarrowBarrow451814136155668
8Crawley TownCrawley45207187167467
9Bradford CityBradford451812155758-166
10Walsall451811166868065
11Gillingham45189184455-1163
12AFC Wimbledon451614155950962
13Harrogate TownHarrogate451711175867-962
14Notts County45187208985461
15Tranmere RoversTranmere45176226666057
16Morecambe45179196478-1457
17Newport CountyNewport45167226172-1155
18Accrington StanleyAccrington45159215970-1154
19Swindon TownSwindon451411207480-653
20Salford City451311216480-1650
21Grimsby Town451116185772-1549
22Colchester UnitedColchester451111235879-2144
23Sutton UnitedSutton45914225580-2541
RForest Green RoversForest Green45109264378-3539


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