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Forest Green vs Brighton U21: result 2-2 and analysis

EFL TrophyGroup Stage - 7Kick-off on October 12, 2021 at 06:00 PM (UTC)The Bolt New Lawn, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire

Forest Green
2-2
Brighton U21

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What was the result of Forest Green vs Brighton U21?

Forest Green and Brighton U21 drew 2-2 on October 12, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 27′M. StevensForest Green (pen.)
  • 34′Todd Owen MillerBrighton U21
  • 56′M. StevensForest Green
  • 63′L. TolajBrighton U21

Official lineup for Forest Green vs Brighton U21

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Forest Green

3-4-1-2
  1. 18J. Young
  2. 28J. March
  1. 12T. Allen
  1. 9M. Stevens
  2. 41Marcel McIntosh
  3. 16J. Evans
  4. 23S. Diallo
  1. 3D. Bernard
  2. 17O. Edwards
  3. 6B. Cargill
  1. 24L. Thomas

Brighton U21

3-4-3
  1. 44L. Tolaj
  2. 68C. Peupion
  3. 70Todd Owen Miller
  1. 42Marc Henry Leonard
  2. 41J. Spong
  3. 53A. Tsoungui
  4. 55E. Turns
  1. 54J. Furlong
  2. 57O. Offiah
  3. 56S. Packham
  1. 38T. McGill
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Forest Green have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Brighton U21 have 2, 5 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Forest Green
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 9, 2021Swindon Town(home)0-2League Two
Oct 2, 2021Carlisle(away)2-0League Two
Sep 25, 2021Tranmere(home)0-0League Two
Sep 18, 2021Stevenage(away)4-0League Two
Sep 11, 2021Northampton(home)1-0League Two
Brighton U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 14, 2021Walsall(away)0-1EFL Trophy
Sep 30, 2020Charlton(away)1-1EFL Trophy
Sep 22, 2020AFC Wimbledon(away)0-2EFL Trophy
Sep 8, 2020Leyton Orient(away)2-3EFL Trophy
Dec 3, 2019Newport County(home)0-0EFL Trophy

How many goals should we expect?

Forest Green score 1.7 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Brighton U21 score 1.1 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Forest Green1.71.167/157/15
Brighton U211.11.537/135/13

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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4Brighton U213003251

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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