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Chippenham Town FC
Mike Parnaby
Forest Green Rovers FC
Mark Creasey
League Round 13
Head To Head Results
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON | - | - | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 9 | 2nd Division | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | |||
| 2 | 29 | 2nd Division | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 2 | |||
| 11 | 12 | 2nd Division | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 3 | |||
| 11 | 30 | 2nd Division | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | - | 3 | |||
| 13 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | 0 | - (n) | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | - | 3 | |||
| 14 | 20 | 2nd Division | 5 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 | |||
| 14 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | 6 | - (n) | 5 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 4 | |||
| 14 | 39 | 2nd Division | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 4 | |||
| 17 | 16 | 3rd Division | 0 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 5 | |||
| 17 | 35 | 3rd Division | 5 | - | 0 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 6 | |||
| 19 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | 3 | - (n) | 0 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 6 | |||
| 24 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | 0 | - (n) | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 7 | |||
| 24 | 11 | FA Shield Round 1 | 4⑥ | - | 4⑦ | 3 | - | 3 | - | 7 | |||
| 25 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | 2 | - (n) | 0 | 4 | - | 3 | - | 7 | |||
| 29 | 20 | 3rd Division | 7 | - | 0 | 5 | - | 3 | - | 7 | |||
| 29 | 39 | 3rd Division | 0 | - | 2 | 6 | - | 3 | - | 7 | |||
| 32 | 17 | 3rd Division | 1 | - | 8 | 7 | - | 3 | - | 7 | |||
| 32 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | 1② | - (n) | 1④ | 7 | - | 4 | - | 7 | |||
| 32 | 38 | 3rd Division | 6 | - | 0 | 8 | - | 4 | - | 7 | |||
| 33 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | 3 | - (n) | 0 | 9 | - | 4 | - | 7 | |||
| 34 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 9 | - | 5 | - | 7 | |||
| 34 | 6 | FA Cup Round 1 Replay | 2 | - | 1 | 10 | - | 5 | - | 7 | |||
| 35 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | 4 | - (n) | 0 | 11 | - | 5 | - | 7 | |||
| 37 | 5 | 3rd Division | 0 | - | 1 | 11 | - | 5 | - | 8 | |||
| 37 | 25 | 3rd Division | 1 | - | 3 | 12 | - | 5 | - | 8 | |||
| 38 | 12 | 3rd Division | 0 | - | 4 | 12 | - | 5 | - | 9 | |||
| 38 | 30 | 3rd Division | 2 | - | 0 | 12 | - | 5 | - | 10 | |||
| 39 | 12 | 3rd Division | 4 | - | 5 | 12 | - | 5 | - | 11 | |||
| 39 | 30 | 3rd Division | 4 | - | 0 | 12 | - | 5 | - | 12 | |||
| 40 | 4 | 3rd Division | 2 | - | 0 | 12 | - | 5 | - | 13 | |||
| 40 | 26 | 3rd Division | 7 | - | 1 | 13 | - | 5 | - | 13 | |||
| 41 | 5 | 3rd Division | 4 | - | 4 | 13 | - | 6 | - | 13 | |||
| 41 | 25 | 3rd Division | 1 | - | 0 | 13 | - | 6 | - | 14 | |||
| 42 | 13 | 3rd Division | 3 | - | 1 | 13 | - | 6 | - | 15 | |||
| 42 | 29 | 3rd Division | 9 | - | 0 | 14 | - | 6 | - | 15 | |||
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON | - | - | ||||||
Olmec Head Preview
League• Chippenham Town FC placed 7th in the 3rd division in season 41.
• Forest Green Rovers FC placed 5th in the 3rd division in season 41.
Chippenham Town FC
• Connor Robinson (IV/7 Sw) is questionable (ankle sprain) but may return today.
Forest Green Rovers FC
• Forest Green Rovers FC are free of injuries entering today's match.
• Peter East is looking for his 30th MSWL United League goal (currently at 28).
Head To Head Meetings
• Chippenham Town FC and Forest Green Rovers FC have met 34 times with 23 of those occurring in the League.
• Forest Green Rovers FC have won 15, lost 13 and drawn 6 of 34 matches against Chippenham Town FC.
• Chippenham Town FC has a 2 game losing streak in this fixture.
• Forest Green Rovers FC haven't won a league match at Hardenhuish Park since season 38.
MATCHUP
PUNDIT CORNER
| Chippenham Town FC | Position | Forest Green Rovers FC |
| 12 ✓ | Goalkeeper | 8 |
| 11 ✓ | Sweeper | — |
| 49 ✓ | Defenders | 27 |
| 38 | Midfielders | ✓ 62 |
| 35 ✓ | Forwards | 32 |
| 13 ✓ | Est. Attacks | 12 |
🅾 PREDICTION: CHP 4 – 1 FOR (CHP to win)
🏠 Home: Chippenham Town FC (+9 🏭 Groundsman) — DF:0 MF:0 FW:9
⚔️ KEY BATTLE: Midfield is the decisive battleground — Forest Green Rovers (62) significantly overpower Chippenham Town (38) in the engine room, giving FOR a clear edge in ball control and creativity.
⭐ ONES TO WATCH: Nicolas Otero (DF, TL:13) — CHP | Gabriel Whiteside (FW, TL:16) — FOR
🎯 VERDICT: Chippenham Town FC are predicted to win 4-1 despite Forest Green's midfield dominance, largely thanks to a commanding defensive setup (49 vs 27) that neutralises FOR's attacking threat and a home advantage boosting the forward line by +9. Forest Green's goalkeeper is a notable vulnerability (GK: 8 vs 12), leaving them exposed to Chippenham's attack. Tony Long and Evan Jones in midfield will need to work hard to contain Martin Kristensen, but it is Nicolas Otero marshalling that dominant Chippenham defence who will prove most decisive in shutting down the dangerous Gabriel Whiteside and Moritz Hofmann.
MARVIN'S TAKE
CHP 4 - 1 FOR
Chippenham's forward line carries a weight of inevitability about it today, like a slow-moving catastrophe you can see coming but lack the will to prevent, and Forest Green's defence simply doesn't have the architecture to withstand it. The home advantage feels almost cruelly redundant given how outmatched Forest Green look in the defensive third, though I suppose redundancy is a concept I understand better than most. Elias Blucher and Gregory Hines will cause problems all afternoon, not that causing problems ever solved anything.
AXEL'S TAKE
CHP 4 - 1 FOR
Chippenham's backline is an absolute fortress tonight — Forest Green's forwards are walking into a wall of steel and they simply don't have the firepower to break it down. That home advantage is doing real work here, the Chippenham faithful turning Hardenhuish Park into a cauldron that'll rattle any visiting side. Forest Green might nick one on the break but this is Chippenham's night to dominate from first whistle to last.
Match Notes
could be 8 or 9 goals against here
Mark (Forest Green Rovers FC) 06/21 - 8:47 PM
Chippenham Town host Forest Green Rovers, two clubs orbiting each other in Division 3 like they've forgotten there's somewhere else to be. The fixture exists. I have noted it.
Olmec Head Marvin (Goole AFC) 06/22 - 7:30 PM
i fear the worst
Mark (Forest Green Rovers FC) 06/25 - 7:38 PM