Our prediction for this League 2 match:
Forest Green
Match Time & Date:
27/01/2024
16:00
Prediction: 2-1
Accrington
Forest Green will be looking to put an end to their dreadful winless run in all competitions when they take on Accrington in the League Two round 30. The Green Army are eyeing their first league win since October 28, 2023, but it seems as if their performances are much better than the results. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team ahead of Saturday’s encounter. Daniel Connor is likely to stick to the 4-3-3 formation.
The Accy Stanley, on the other hand, aim to recover from a 2-1 loss to Gillingham. Considering that important defender Joseph Gubbins limped off with injury in the last league match, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the Green Army. In the first half of the season Accrington defeated Forest Green 2-1, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge.
Highlighted Player (Troy Deeney):
Troy Deeney started his professional career in 2006 at Walsall. The prolific attacker scored 27 goals in 123 appearances for the club and in 2010 he went on to sign a contract with Watford. He joined the Hornets for a fee of £500,000 and it has to be noted that he scored only two goals for the team in the 2010/2011 Championship campaign.
However, as time went by he was raising his form and in the 2014/2015 the English attacker scored 21 goals for Watford and helped the team secure promotion to the Premier League. Troy Deeney was playing an important role in Quique Sanchez Flores’ team on their return to the English top flight and he bagged no fewer than 13 goals in the 2015/2016 season.
Deeney was born in Birmingham, West Midlands, on 29 June, 1988 and he has two children, Myles, a son, and a daughter Amelia. His brother Ellis is a football player as well, but he plays as a midfielder. The striker has also spent some time in prison, but has since seriously improved his behaviour.
Highlighted Team (Accrington):
Founded back in 1891 and reformed in 1968, Accrington Stanley are an English football club that compete in the League One. The original team competed in the Football League from 1921 to 1962, spending the last four seasons in Lancashire Combination.
The Accy are well known for their red home kit, whilst they wear sky blue shirts and white shorts when playing on the travels. The League One side play their home games at Crown Ground, the stadium which can hold up to 5,450 spectators (3,100 seated). Accrington have been playing at Crown Ground since 1970.
Listed as the all-time favourite player amongst fans, Chris Grimshaw is one of the most famous Accrington Stanley footballers. However, George Stewart is the team’s top scorer, netting 136 goals in total from 1954 to 1958. It has to be noted that the Accy have yet to represent England in European competitions.
