League Two

League Two | Gameweek 1

Aug 5, 2023 at 3pm UK

The New Lawn

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')

Preview

Data Analysis

Lineups

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

Goals
for

Salford City

All competitions

League Two

Last Game: Salford City 2-2 West Brom
Wednesday, July 19 at 7.45pm in Club Friendlies 1

Goals
for

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 Rovers	Draw	Salford City
20.5% ( 0.29)	23.01% ( 0.3)	56.48% ( -0.6)

Both teams to score 52.45% (

-0.5)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.86% (

-0.89)

47.14% (

0.89)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

30.62% (

-0.84)

69.38% (

0.83)

Forest Green Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.8% (

-0.21)

37.2% (

0.2)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.02% (

-0.2)

73.98% (

0.2)

Salford City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

83.52% (

-0.52)

16.48% (

0.51)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

53.8% (

-0.95)

46.2% (

0.94)

Score Analysis

Forest Green Rovers 20.5%

Salford City 56.48%

Draw 23.01%

Forest Green Rovers	Draw	Salford City
1-0 @ 6.06% ( 0.19) 2-1 @ 5.41% ( 0.05) 2-0 @ 3% ( 0.08) 3-1 @ 1.78% ( 0.01) 3-2 @ 1.61% ( -0.02) 3-0 @ 0.99% ( 0.02) Other @ 1.66% Total : 20.5%	1-1 @ 10.93% ( 0.16) 0-0 @ 6.13% ( 0.22) 2-2 @ 4.87% ( -0.04) 3-3 @ 0.97% ( -0.03) Other @ 0.12% Total : 23.01%	0-1 @ 11.05% ( 0.22) 0-2 @ 9.96% ( 0.02) 1-2 @ 9.85% ( -0.03) 0-3 @ 5.99% ( -0.09) 1-3 @ 5.92% ( -0.12) 2-3 @ 2.93% ( -0.08) 0-4 @ 2.7% ( -0.09) 1-4 @ 2.67% ( -0.1) 2-4 @ 1.32% ( -0.06) 0-5 @ 0.97% ( -0.05) 1-5 @ 0.96% ( -0.06) Other @ 2.15% Total : 56.48%