FootyMAD's Forest Green Rovers match preview

Last updated : 18 March 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Dagenham & Redbridge v Forest Green Rovers fixture

Dag. & Red. prepare to entertain Forest Green Rovers at Victoria 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 Daggers.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Victoria Road was just last season, in August 2003, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5-2 thriller, in a Conference match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Tue 17 AugForest Green1 - 4Dag. & Red.CONF
2003/2004Mon 12 AprForest Green1 - 3Dag. & Red.CONF
2003/2004Mon 25 AugDag. & Red.5-2Forest GreenCONF
2002/2003Sat 26 AprForest Green5 - 2Dag. & Red.CONF
2002/2003Sat 02 NovDag. & Red.3 - 1Forest GreenCONF
2001/2002Sat 19 JanDag. & Red.1 - 1Forest GreenCONF
2001/2002Sat 01 SepForest Green2 - 4Dag. & Red.CONF

Recent respective form guides

Dagenham & Redbridge have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The Daggers have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.

Forest Green have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Rovers have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Dag. & Red. see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide Conference, showing a record of 47 points from their 33 games played so far, Forest Green are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide Conference with a return of just 26 points from their 33 games thus far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Dag. & Red.6222448
Forest Green613211126

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Forest Green is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Daggers in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Dag. & Red. Unbeaten in the last 5 home games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Forest Green Not won in previous 5 away matches.
No win in the 4 most recent games.