Forest Green vs Yeovil Town: result 4-3 and analysis
League TwoRegular Season - 3Kick-off on August 19, 2017 at 02:00 PM (UTC)The Bolt New Lawn, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire
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What was the result of Forest Green vs Yeovil Town?
Forest Green won 4-3 on August 19, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 9′O. OlomolaYeovil Town
- 14′Otis KhanYeovil Town (pen.)
- 23′C. DoidgeForest Green
- 35′F. ZokoYeovil Town
- 45′R. BrownForest Green
- 49′C. CooperForest Green
- 79′Omar BugielForest Green
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Forest Green have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Yeovil Town have 3, 4 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2017 | Mansfield Town(away) | 0-2 | League Two |
| Aug 8, 2017 | Milton Keynes Dons(home) | 0-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 5, 2017 | Barnet(home) | 2-2 | League Two |
| Apr 29, 2017 | York(away) | 2-2 | National League |
| Apr 22, 2017 | Maidstone Utd(home) | 2-2 | National League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2017 | Accrington ST(home) | 3-2 | League Two |
| Aug 8, 2017 | Wolves(away) | 0-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 5, 2017 | Luton(away) | 2-8 | League Two |
| May 6, 2017 | Colchester(away) | 0-2 | League Two |
| Apr 29, 2017 | Stevenage(home) | 1-1 | League Two |
How many goals should we expect?
Forest Green score 1.3 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Yeovil Town score 1.4 and concede 2.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Green | 1.3 | 1.3 | 4 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| Yeovil Town | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy