Exeter are moving along nicely and have delivered a couple of big wins in their last two games. Not in terms of scoreline, but in importance as it has kept them in the hunt for play off place this season in League Two. On paper, this looks like an easy game for them as they play host to the struggling Forest Green who have no away form to speak of whatsoever going into this game.
Football League Two – Exeter v Forest Green – St. James’ Park – Wednesday 31th January 2018 – 20:45 UK Time
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Exeter
Forest GreenExeter Form
The Grecians are looking for the third straight league win after having taken down Coventry and Notts County in excellent victories. Both of those wins were by a one-goal margin and each of their last four successes in the league have all been by a one-goal margin. Exeter to win this by a one-goal margin should, therefore, have some appeal. If you want to expand that further ten of their fifteen league wins this season have been by the smallest margin possible. The Grecians are on a five-match winning streak of form on home soil, scoring exactly two goals in four of those five games. Exeter are W10 L3 from their thirteen home fixtures this season in the division and they are well in the scrap for a play off place. The Grecians have been strong at home with just 0.85 goals conceded per game on average. 60% of their home goals have been in the first half of matches.
Forest Green Form
Forest Green are in a real battle to stay in the top four tiers of English football and after a couple of hugely positive home wins, they still can’t get anything going on the road. Rovers have lost their last five on the road now and they have failed to score in three of those five defeats. Overall they are just W2 D3 L9 on the road this season, scoring only the eleven goals along the way which is under a goal per game on average. They have conceded 1.8 goals per game away from home, so they have fallen down badly at the back. There has been no clean sheet in any of their last seven away games and they have gone winless in their last six on their travels. They must be dreading away games at the moment. They have just one clean sheet on their travels this season. There’s nothing much to suggest that they can pull out a win in this one.
Head to Head News
This will be the fourth meeting between the two this season. Exeter comfortably won the league meeting earlier in the season but then there were two tight battles with Forest Green in the FA Cup. After a 3 -3 draw at the New Lawn, Exeter took a 2-1 win back on home soil over them in the replay. That means that they are unbeaten in five now against Rovers. Five of the last six games between these two have gone over 2.5 goals and the Grecians have scored at least two goals in five of those most recent six meetings.
Exeter v Forest Green – Betting Odds and Predictions
Exeter are 4/5 odds-on to get another good three points for themselves while the visitors are nothing more than 10/3 shots.
Top Betting Tip Exeter v Forest Green
This a good chance for the Grecians to get some more momentum going for themselves and the number of goals that Forest Green give up and with their shocking away form, this should be a stroll in the park for the home side. Home win but look at over 2.5 goals again between them.