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Forest Green vs Exeter City: result 4-1 and analysis

EFL TrophyGroup Stage - 8Kick-off on October 18, 2022 at 06:00 PM (UTC)The Bolt New Lawn, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire

Forest Green
4-1
Exeter City

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What was the result of Forest Green vs Exeter City?

Forest Green won 4-1 on October 18, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 12′J. MattForest Green
  • 41′M. JayExeter City
  • 51′M. Peart-HarrisForest Green (pen.)
  • 54′G. BillingtonForest Green (o.g.)
  • 63′C. O'KeeffeForest Green

Official lineup for Forest Green vs Exeter City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Forest Green

4-4-2
  1. 20S. O'Brien
  2. 14J. Matt
  1. 27H. Bunker
  2. 25M. Peart-Harris
  3. 19S. Robertson
  4. 17K. McAllister
  1. 8R. Hendry
  2. 3D. Bernard
  3. 5O. Casey
  4. 2C. O'Keeffe
  1. 24L. Thomas

Exeter City

3-4-1-2
  1. 49M. Beardmore
  2. 7M. Jay
  1. 45E. James
  1. 44G. Billington
  2. 19S. Cox
  3. 15K. Chauke
  4. 6R. Harper
  1. 42H. King
  2. 14T. Dieng
  3. 26P. Sweeney
  1. 22H. Lee
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Forest Green have 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats; Exeter City have 5, 3 and 7.

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

Forest Green
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 15, 2022Port Vale(away)2-2League One
Oct 11, 2022Peterborough(away)1-4League One
Oct 8, 2022Bolton(home)1-0League One
Oct 1, 2022Burton Albion(away)2-3League One
Sep 24, 2022Exeter City(home)0-4League One
Exeter City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 15, 2022Oxford United(home)2-4League One
Oct 11, 2022Charlton(away)2-4League One
Oct 8, 2022Barnsley(away)2-0League One
Oct 4, 2022Southampton U21(home)2-1EFL Trophy
Oct 1, 2022Bristol Rovers(home)2-2League One

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Forest Green wins, 4 draws, 2 Exeter City wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 24, 2022Forest Green 0-4 Exeter CityLeague One
Jan 4, 2022Forest Green 0-0 Exeter CityLeague Two
Sep 4, 2021Exeter City 0-0 Forest GreenLeague Two
Apr 20, 2021Forest Green 0-0 Exeter CityLeague Two
Dec 26, 2020Exeter City 1-1 Forest GreenLeague Two
Sep 8, 2020Exeter City 3-2 Forest GreenEFL Trophy

Last archived meeting: Forest Green vs Exeter City on Sep 24, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Forest Green score 1.1 and concede 2.2 goals per match over their last 15; Exeter City score 1.5 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Forest Green1.12.219/1511/15
Exeter City1.51.558/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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2Exeter City3201546

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

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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