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Forest Green Rovers FC
Mark Creasey
Clevedon Town FC
Bryce Kalmbach
League Round 16
Head To Head Results
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON |  | - |  | - |  | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | | 0 | - | 6 | | | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 |
| 1 | 13 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 2 | | | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 |
| 1 | 15 | AP Cup Round 2 | | 2 | - | 3 | | | 1 | - | 0 | - | 2 |
| 1 | 34 | 2nd Division | | 5 | - | 4 | | | 2 | - | 0 | - | 2 |
| 2 | 33 | Youth Cup Quarterfinals | | 5 | - (n) | 3 | | | 2 | - | 0 | - | 3 |
| 3 | 28 | Youth Cup Round 2 | | 0 | - (n) | 1 | | | 3 | - | 0 | - | 3 |
| 5 | 15 | AP Cup Round 2 | | 2④ | - | 2③ | | /
| 3 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| 7 | 13 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 3 | - | 2 | - | 3 |
| 7 | 34 | 2nd Division | | 7 | - | 2 | | | 4 | - | 2 | - | 3 |
| 12 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 0 | - (n) | 1 | | | 4 | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| 13 | 11 | FA Shield Round 1 | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 4 | - | 2 | - | 5 |
| 14 | 13 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 1 | | | 4 | - | 2 | - | 6 |
| 14 | 34 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 3 | | | 4 | - | 2 | - | 7 |
| 15 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 5 | - | 2 | - | 7 |
| 17 | 23 | FA Shield Quarterfinals | | 1 | - | 3 | | | 6 | - | 2 | - | 7 |
| 20 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | | 3 | - | 5 | | | 7 | - | 2 | - | 7 |
| 20 | 13 | 2nd Division | | 4 | - | 0 | | | 7 | - | 2 | - | 8 |
| 20 | 34 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 2 | | | 7 | - | 2 | - | 9 |
| 21 | 4 | 3rd Division | | 2 | - | 1 | | | 8 | - | 2 | - | 9 |
| 21 | 21 | 3rd Division | | 7 | - | 0 | | | 8 | - | 2 | - | 10 |
| 22 | 4 | 3rd Division | | 2 | - | 3 | | | 8 | - | 2 | - | 11 |
| 22 | 21 | 3rd Division | | 8 | - | 1 | | | 8 | - | 2 | - | 12 |
| 24 | 4 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 8 | - | 3 | - | 12 |
| 24 | 21 | 3rd Division | | 4 | - | 0 | | | 8 | - | 3 | - | 13 |
| 25 | 13 | 3rd Division | | 7 | - | 0 | | | 8 | - | 3 | - | 14 |
| 25 | 34 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 8 | - | 4 | - | 14 |
| 26 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | | 1 | - (n) | 1 | | | 8 | - | 5 | - | 14 |
| 26 | 13 | 3rd Division | | 11 | - | 0 | | | 8 | - | 5 | - | 15 |
| 26 | 34 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 5 | | | 8 | - | 5 | - | 16 |
| 27 | 13 | 3rd Division | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 8 | - | 5 | - | 17 |
| 27 | 34 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 9 | | | 8 | - | 5 | - | 18 |
| 28 | 13 | 3rd Division | | 11 | - | 0 | | | 8 | - | 5 | - | 19 |
| 28 | 34 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 4 | | | 8 | - | 5 | - | 20 |
| 30 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 0 | - (n) | 2 | | | 8 | - | 5 | - | 21 |
| 34 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 2 | - (n) | 1 | | | 9 | - | 5 | - | 21 |
| 34 | 13 | 3rd Division | | 11 | - | 0 | | | 9 | - | 5 | - | 22 |
| 34 | 34 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 2 | | | 9 | - | 5 | - | 23 |
| 35 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | | 0 | - (n) | 4 | | | 9 | - | 5 | - | 24 |
| 42 | 8 | 3rd Division | | 5 | - | 0 | | | 9 | - | 5 | - | 25 |
| 42 | 35 | 3rd Division | | 4 | - | 5 | | | 9 | - | 5 | - | 26 |
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON | | - | | - | | |||
Olmec Head Preview
League• Forest Green Rovers FC placed 5th in the 3rd division in season 41.
• Clevedon Town FC finished 8th in league play last season and were relegated to the 3rd division.
Forest Green Rovers FC
• Forest Green Rovers FC are free of injuries entering today's match.
• Martin Kristensen (III/14 Mf) has made 50 appearances for Forest Green Rovers FC.
• Zadok Chazan (I/11 Df) is set to make his 35th appearance for Forest Green Rovers FC (currently at 33).
• Ruud Voorhees (III/5 Df) is set to make his 35th appearance for Forest Green Rovers FC (currently at 34).
Clevedon Town FC
• Marcos Cunha (APP/9 Df) is questionable (head injury) but may return today.
Head To Head Meetings
• Forest Green Rovers FC and Clevedon Town FC have met 39 times with 25 of those occurring in the League.
• Clevedon Town FC have won 25, lost 9 and drawn 5 of 39 matches against Forest Green Rovers FC.
• Forest Green Rovers FC has a 4 game losing streak in this fixture.
• Clevedon Town FC haven't won a league match at New Lawn since season 34.
MATCHUP
PUNDIT CORNER
| Forest Green Rovers FC | Position | Clevedon Town FC |
| 8 | Goalkeeper | ✓ 17 |
| — | Sweeper | ✓ 16 |
| 29 | Defenders | ✓ 42 |
| 63 ✓ | Midfielders | 27 |
| 40 | Forwards | ✓ 62 |
| 18 | Est. Attacks | ✓ 33 |
🅾 PREDICTION: FOR 1 – 9 CLE (CLE to win)
🏠 Home: Forest Green Rovers FC (+9 🏭 Groundsman) — DF:1 MF:0 FW:8
⚔️ KEY BATTLE: Forward vs Defence is the decisive area — Clevedon's attack (FW:62) vastly outguns Forest Green's defence (DF:29), giving Clevedon a commanding edge in the most critical zone.
⭐ ONES TO WATCH: Moritz Hofmann (FW, TL:16) — FOR | Thibaut Pouliquen (GK, TL:17) — CLE
🎯 VERDICT: Clevedon Town should win this comfortably despite being away from home. Their forward line of 62 overwhelms Forest Green's defence of just 29, and a strong goalkeeper in Thibaut Pouliquen (TL:17) at the other end ensures Forest Green's limited attack of 40 finds little joy. Glen Cole leads a Clevedon frontline that looks set to dominate from first whistle to last.
MARVIN'S TAKE
FOR 1 - 9 CLE
Clevedon Town arrive with Glen Cole and the Brown-Black forward axis absolutely ravenous, and Forest Green's defensive line looks like it was assembled from spare parts found behind a stadium I'd rather not think about. Niels Pedersen sweeping up behind everything like a quiet, competent shadow makes Forest Green's attacking ambitions — such as they are — feel rather touching in their futility. I predicted this outcome, I am correct, and being correct about a 9-1 defeat brings me no joy whatsoever, which is appropriate, because nothing does.
AXEL'S TAKE
FOR 1 - 9 CLE
Clevedon are coming to the New Lawn like an invading army tonight, and Forest Green's defensive lines look dangerously thin against that relentless forward pressure. Glen Cole and his strike partners are going to tear through this backline repeatedly — I see no way Forest Green's midfield can hold back that tide alone. This is going to be a brutal, merciless rout, lads.
