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League Two
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

Forest Green Rovers

All competitions
Last Game: West Brom 0-2 Forest Green
Friday, July 28 at 7pm in Club Friendlies 1

Salford City

All competitions
League Two
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%
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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
Gameweek 3
Salford City
0-0
Forest Green
Turnbull (18'), Hunter (84')
Cadden (59')
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')
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CStockport CountyStockport462711896484892
4MK Dons462391483681578
5Doncaster RoversDoncaster46218177368571
6Crewe AlexandraCrewe461914136965471
7Crawley TownCrawley46217187367670
8BarrowBarrow461815136256669
9Bradford CityBradford461912156159269
10AFC Wimbledon4617141564511365
11Walsall461811176973-465
12Gillingham461810184657-1164
13Harrogate TownHarrogate461712176069-963
14Notts County46187218986361
15Morecambe461710196781-1458
16Tranmere RoversTranmere46176236770-357
17Accrington StanleyAccrington46169216371-857
18Newport CountyNewport46167236276-1455
19Swindon TownSwindon461412207783-654
20Salford City461312216682-1651
21Grimsby Town461116195774-1749
22Colchester UnitedColchester461112235980-2145
RSutton UnitedSutton46915225984-2542
RForest Green RoversForest Green46119264478-3442
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