England - League OneStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Forest Green Rovers and Port Vale, taking place on Sunday, 01 January 2023, at The Bolt New Lawn in Nailsworth.
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Forest Green Rovers, Recent FormFailing to acquire any points in their 2-1 home defeat by Burton Albion will have left the Forest Green Rovers squad feeling a little deflated.
While they have been reasonably effective at circumventing their opponents defence, scoring 5 in their last 6 games, it's largely been tit for tat with their own defence proving to be equally ineffectual, conceding 9, and leading to valuable points being dropped. They have produced a defensive record this season that they won't be proud of, having conceded at least 1 goal in 22 of their 24 league matches.
With 3 defeats and just 2 wins from their last 6 outings, this cannot be regarded as a good run of form. If they want to get anywhere this season, they'll need to do something very quickly to fix their home form, having lost 8 of the first 12 league games at The Bolt New Lawn.
Having scored 3 goals in his last 6 league games for Forest Green Rovers, Mathew Stevens will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
Port Vale, Recent FormThe 2-0 away defeat to Sheffield Wednesday will not have sat easily with the Port Vale squad, who would not have been pleased to squander all three points.
It seems pretty certain that Darrell Clarke will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 4 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 7 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped.
In terms of results, it's been a bit of a mixed bag for Port Vale recently, having won 3 and lost 3 of their last 6 games.
On an individual basis, James Wilson will be looking to cause Forest Green Rovers some problems having scored 3 goals in Port Vale's last 6 away games in the league.
In the previous encounter between these sides, both teams grabbed goals, with the match finishing in a 2-2 draw.
The Valiants will feel sure their attacking prowess will yield results in this one, having scored at least 1 goal in the previous 7 encounters with Forest Green. When Port Vale visit The Green Devils in the league, goals tend to happen, with 6 from their previous 3 encounters and a scoring average of 2 goals per match.
This fixture has produced a draw on the last 2 occasions that these 2 sides have met in the league, but Port Vale hold a slight psychological advantage of being unbeaten in their last 7 meetings.
With no real injury worries, Forest Green manager Ian Burchnall will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
Port Vale manager Darrell Clarke has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
Forest Green Rovers Playing at home | Port Vale Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.8 | Goals scored | 0.9 |
| 1.7 | Goals conceded | 1.7 |
| 53' | Time first goal scored | 67' |
| 36' | Time first goal conceded | 29' |
| 2.6 | Yellow cards | 1.7 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.3 | Subs used | 4.4 |
| 2-1 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 4-0 | Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
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