Forest Green vs Morecambe: result 2-0 and analysis
League TwoRegular Season - 16Kick-off on October 28, 2017 at 02:00 PM (UTC)The Bolt New Lawn, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire
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What was the result of Forest Green vs Morecambe?
Forest Green won 2-0 on October 28, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 30′K. Marsh-BrownForest Green
- 64′S. LairdForest Green
Official lineup for Forest Green vs Morecambe
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Forest Green
3-5-2- 9C. Doidge
- 10R. Brown
- 7K. Marsh-Brown
- 4D. Traoré
- 34I. Osbourne
- 20A. Iacovitti
- 16J. Fitzwater
- 2Dale Owen Bennett
- 5Lee Collins
- 3S. Laird
- 1B. Collins
Morecambe
3-4-1-2- 9V. Oliver
- 28A. McGurk
- 4A. Kenyon
- 15A. Wildig
- 8Andrew Fleming
- 22Max Müller
- 2A. McGowan
- 14L. Conlan
- 24Michael Rose
- 5Steven David Old
- 1Barry Roche
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Forest Green have 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats; Morecambe have 2, 4 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2017 | Stevenage(away) | 2-1 | League Two |
| Oct 17, 2017 | Coventry(away) | 1-0 | League Two |
| Oct 14, 2017 | Newport County(home) | 0-4 | League Two |
| Oct 7, 2017 | Notts County(away) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Oct 3, 2017 | Cheltenham(away) | 2-1 | EFL Trophy |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2017 | Grimsby(home) | 0-0 | League Two |
| Oct 17, 2017 | Port Vale(home) | 0-3 | League Two |
| Oct 14, 2017 | Chesterfield(away) | 2-0 | League Two |
| Oct 7, 2017 | Crawley Town(home) | 0-1 | League Two |
| Oct 3, 2017 | Fleetwood Town(away) | 1-2 | EFL Trophy |
How many goals should we expect?
Forest Green score 1.1 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Morecambe score 0.7 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Green | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Morecambe | 0.7 | 1.5 | 4 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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