National League

May 21, 2025 at 7.45pm UK

The New Lawn

Forest Green
2 - 2
Southend

Inniss (63'), Osadebe (95')
Moore-Taylor (79')

FT
(aet)

Goodliffe (53'), Bridge (116')
Kendall (42')

Southend win 4-2 on penalties

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's National League clash between Forest Green Rovers and Southend United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Forest Green Rovers

All competitions

Last Game: Hartlepool 1-1 Forest Green
Monday, May 5 at 3pm in National League

Goals
for

Southend United

All competitions

Last Game: Rochdale 3-4 Southend
Thursday, May 15 at 7.45pm in National League

Goals
for

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 Forest Green Rovers win with a probability of 39.21%. A win for Southend United had a probability of 33.11% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Forest Green Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.2%) and 2-0 (7.25%). The likeliest Southend United win was 0-1 (10.38%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.05%).

Result
Forest Green Rovers	Draw	Southend United
39.21% ( -0.49)	27.67% ( 0.15)	33.11% ( 0.34)

Both teams to score 48.47% (

-0.37)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

42.73% (

-0.51)

57.27% (

0.51)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

21.89% (

-0.41)

78.11% (

0.41)

Forest Green Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.55% (

-0.52)

28.45% (

0.52)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.79% (

-0.66)

64.21% (

0.66)

Southend United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.74% (

-0.03)

32.25% (

0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

31.25% (

-0.04)

68.75% (

0.04)

Score Analysis

Forest Green Rovers 39.21%

Southend United 33.11%

Draw 27.67%

Forest Green Rovers	Draw	Southend United
1-0 @ 11.53% ( 0.06) 2-1 @ 8.2% ( -0.09) 2-0 @ 7.25% ( -0.07) 3-1 @ 3.44% ( -0.09) 3-0 @ 3.04% ( -0.08) 3-2 @ 1.95% ( -0.05) 4-1 @ 1.08% ( -0.04) 4-0 @ 0.96% ( -0.04) Other @ 1.77% Total : 39.21%	1-1 @ 13.05% ( 0.06) 0-0 @ 9.18% ( 0.18) 2-2 @ 4.64% ( -0.05) Other @ 0.8% Total : 27.67%	0-1 @ 10.38% ( 0.19) 1-2 @ 7.38% ( 0.02) 0-2 @ 5.87% ( 0.1) 1-3 @ 2.79% ( 0.01) 0-3 @ 2.22% ( 0.04) 2-3 @ 1.75% ( -0.02) Other @ 2.72% Total : 33.11%