+1.07 points a game is the venue form gap, in Forest Green Rovers's favour: Forest Green Rovers takes 1.88 a game at home over the last two seasons, Wealdstone 0.81 away.
Forest Green Rovers: 50 league matches in the bank, 10 from this season and the rest from last season. Wealdstone: 50 league matches in the bank, 10 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Forest Green Rovers -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 2, drew 0, lost 3 of 5, scoring 9 and conceding 10. Last season at home: won 12, drew 5, lost 3 of 20, scoring 42 and conceding 22 -- 2.05 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Sutton United 3-3 away; lost to Boston United 1-3 at home; drew with Carlisle United 1-1 away; beat Gateshead 4-0 at home; beat AFC Hornchurch 1-0 away.
The dugout
Every one of the 21 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Robbie Savage. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Wealdstone -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 2, drew 1, lost 2 of 5, scoring 8 and conceding 6. Last season away: won 3, drew 5, lost 13 of 21, scoring 23 and conceding 42 -- 0.67 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Gateshead 4-0 at home; lost to Tamworth 1-2 away; lost to Halifax Town 0-1 at home; beat Boston United 3-1 away; lost to Kidderminster Harriers 1-4 at home.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 3 different managers took its 24 matches with one recorded (16, 6, 2 apiece), most recently Gary Waddock with 16. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 19:01 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.