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Forest Green Rovers FC
Mark Creasey
AFC Fylde
Phil McIntosh
League Round 18
Head To Head Results
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON |  | - |  | - |  | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | | 0 | - (n) | 0 | | | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 4 | - (n) | 5 | | | 0 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 3 | 27 | AP CUP SEMIFINALS | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 4 | 15 | AP Cup Round 2 | | 2 | - | 3 | | | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| 7 | 16 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 7 | | | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| 7 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | | 6 | - (n) | 1 | | | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| 7 | 35 | 2nd Division | | 4 | - | 1 | | | 2 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | 1st Division | | 5 | - | 2 | | | 3 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| 9 | 25 | 1st Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 3 | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| 11 | 16 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 2 | | | 3 | - | 2 | - | 5 |
| 11 | 35 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 3 | | | 4 | - | 2 | - | 5 |
| 14 | 33 | Youth Cup Quarterfinals | | 6 | - (n) | 1 | | | 4 | - | 2 | - | 6 |
| 16 | 16 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 5 | - | 2 | - | 6 |
| 16 | 35 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 5 | - | 2 | - | 7 |
| 17 | 32 | FA SHIELD SEMIFINALS | | 0⑤ | - | 0⑥ | | /
| 5 | - | 3 | - | 7 |
| 19 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 1 | - (n) | 1 | | | 5 | - | 4 | - | 7 |
| 21 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 5 | - | 4 | - | 8 |
| 21 | 9 | 3rd Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 6 | - | 4 | - | 8 |
| 21 | 29 | 3rd Division | | 6 | - | 0 | | | 6 | - | 4 | - | 9 |
| 22 | 33 | Youth Cup Quarterfinals | | 1 | - (n) | 0 | | | 6 | - | 4 | - | 10 |
| 25 | 5 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 7 | - | 4 | - | 10 |
| 25 | 25 | 3rd Division | | 6 | - | 0 | | | 7 | - | 4 | - | 11 |
| 26 | 5 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 7 | - | 4 | - | 12 |
| 26 | 25 | 3rd Division | | 8 | - | 0 | | | 7 | - | 4 | - | 13 |
| 27 | 5 | 3rd Division | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 8 | - | 4 | - | 13 |
| 27 | 25 | 3rd Division | | 4 | - | 0 | | | 8 | - | 4 | - | 14 |
| 28 | 5 | 3rd Division | | 4 | - | 0 | | | 9 | - | 4 | - | 14 |
| 28 | 25 | 3rd Division | | 3 | - | 1 | | | 9 | - | 4 | - | 15 |
| 29 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 1 | - (n) | 0 | | | 10 | - | 4 | - | 15 |
| 29 | 5 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 2 | | | 10 | - | 4 | - | 16 |
| 29 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | | 2 | - (n) | 4 | | | 11 | - | 4 | - | 16 |
| 29 | 25 | 3rd Division | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 11 | - | 4 | - | 17 |
| 31 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 3 | - (n) | 1 | | | 12 | - | 4 | - | 17 |
| 34 | 16 | 3rd Division | | 5 | - | 1 | | | 13 | - | 4 | - | 17 |
| 34 | 35 | 3rd Division | | 4 | - | 0 | | | 13 | - | 4 | - | 18 |
| 35 | 5 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 14 | - | 4 | - | 18 |
| 35 | 25 | 3rd Division | | 5 | - | 1 | | | 14 | - | 4 | - | 19 |
| 36 | 4 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 5 | | | 14 | - | 4 | - | 20 |
| 36 | 21 | 3rd Division | | 11 | - | 0 | | | 14 | - | 4 | - | 21 |
| 38 | 21 | 3rd Division | | 8 | - | 0 | | | 14 | - | 4 | - | 22 |
| 38 | 34 | 3rd Division | | 3 | - | 2 | | | 15 | - | 4 | - | 22 |
| 39 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | | 2 | - | 5 | | | 15 | - | 4 | - | 23 |
| 39 | 8 | 3rd Division | | 9 | - | 1 | | | 15 | - | 4 | - | 24 |
| 39 | 35 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 15 | - | 4 | - | 25 |
| 41 | 12 | 3rd Division | | 4 | - | 0 | | | 15 | - | 4 | - | 26 |
| 41 | 30 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 15 | - | 5 | - | 26 |
| 42 | 16 | 3rd Division | | 8 | - | 1 | | | 15 | - | 5 | - | 27 |
| 42 | 39 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 5 | | | 15 | - | 5 | - | 28 |
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON | | - | | - | | |||
Olmec Head Preview
League• Forest Green Rovers FC placed 5th in the 3rd division in season 41.
• AFC Fylde placed 4th in the 3rd division in season 41.
Forest Green Rovers FC
• Forest Green Rovers FC are free of injuries entering today's match.
• Zadok Chazan (I/11 Df) is set to make his 35th appearance for Forest Green Rovers FC (currently at 34).
AFC Fylde
• AFC Fylde are free of injuries entering today's match.
• Jeff Hughes (IV/9 Df) is in line to make his 75th appearance for AFC Fylde (currently at 73).
• Rodrigo Carvalho (IV/4 Fw) has made 50 appearances for AFC Fylde.
• Benjamin White (II/15 Sw) has made 50 appearances for AFC Fylde.
• Vilgot Falk (II/8 Df) is set to make his 35th appearance for AFC Fylde (currently at 34).
Head To Head Meetings
• Forest Green Rovers FC and AFC Fylde have met 47 times with 33 of those occurring in the League.
• AFC Fylde have won 27, lost 15 and drawn 5 of 47 matches against Forest Green Rovers FC.
• Forest Green Rovers FC has a 6 game winless streak against the Coasters.
• AFC Fylde haven't won a league match at New Lawn since season 36.
MATCHUP
PUNDIT CORNER
| Forest Green Rovers FC | Position | AFC Fylde |
| 8 | Goalkeeper | ✓ 17 |
| — | Sweeper | ✓ 17 |
| 30 | Defenders | ✓ 44 |
| 65 ✓ | Midfielders | 48 |
| 35 | Forwards | ✓ 46 |
| 9 | Est. Attacks | ✓ 19 |
🅾 PREDICTION: FOR 0 – 5 FYL (FYL to win)
🏠 Home: Forest Green Rovers FC (+9 🏭 Groundsman) — DF:1 MF:0 FW:8
⚔️ KEY BATTLE: Midfield is the decisive battleground — AFC Fylde (48) hold a clear edge over Forest Green Rovers (65 total but only 65 MF against Fylde's superior all-round structure), with Fylde's Angel Vazquez driving the tempo from a stronger balanced squad.
⭐ ONES TO WATCH: Gabriel Whiteside (FW, TL:17) — FOR | Matheo Seguin (DF, TL:18) — FYL
🎯 VERDICT: AFC Fylde should win this comfortably, with a predicted 5-0 scoreline reflecting their overwhelming superiority across every outfield area. Forest Green's goalkeeper rating of just 8 compared to Fylde's 17 is a critical vulnerability, and the home advantage bonus of +9 is unlikely to bridge such a wide gap in quality. William Peverell, with a top-level rating of 18, looks set to be the most decisive individual on the pitch and should cause Forest Green's defence serious problems throughout.
MARVIN'S TAKE
FOR 0 - 5 FYL
Fylde's forward line has a mismatch against this Forest Green defence that I find almost poetically catastrophic — William Peverell in particular looks set to exploit a backline that offers roughly the structural integrity of wet cardboard. The home advantage here is, much like everything else in this universe, essentially meaningless against an AFC Fylde side that appears determined to attack from every conceivable angle with nineteen estimated attempts to Forest Green's nine, which is not so much a football match as a scheduled humiliation. I have processed this outcome and I feel nothing, which is appropriate, because nothing is exactly what Forest Green appear capable of producing at the other end.
AXEL'S TAKE
FOR 0 - 5 FYL
Fylde are coming to the New Lawn like an invading army tonight, and Forest Green's defensive lines look dangerously thin against this kind of attacking pressure. Whiteside up front will battle hard but he's isolated, with the midfield getting overrun and leaving the backline completely exposed. This could get very ugly very fast for the home side.
