The game between Forest Green Rovers and Gateshead in the (Conference) Premier on Saturday, 21st August 2010 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.

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History of the Forest Green Rovers v Gateshead fixture

Gateshead face a trip to Forest Green Rovers at The Lawn on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The Tynesiders lost the only previous game played between the two.

The only previous meeting between Forest Green and Gateshead at was less than a year ago, in January 2010, the Rovers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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:
2009/2010Tue 16 MarGateshead3 - 1Forest GreenCONF
2009/2010Sat 16 JanForest Green1 - 0GatesheadCONF

Recent respective form guides

Forest Green Rovers have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Rovers, with 7 goals against.

In complete contrast to Forest Green, Gateshead are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Tynesiders have hit 5 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Forest Green's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Gateshead's total of 4 points from their 2 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Forest Green6303879
Gateshead6213467

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the Tynesiders have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Forest Green Won 3 successive home games.
8 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 15 .
Gateshead 4 games since last defeat.