In this week 27 match on the 14th of January, Exeter City will play host to Forest Green Rovers in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched League One teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Exeter City recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Oxford United. Sam Nombe scored the first goal for Exeter City in the 79th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Oxford United couldn’t muster any offence and Exeter City ran away with the shutout win. Exeter City is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while forest Green Rovers is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Port Vale. Kyle McAllister scored the first goal for Forest Green Rovers in the 2nd minute, then Ademipo Odubeko tied it up for Port Vale in the 86th minute on a feed from Ellis Harrison But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 98th minute on a penalty goal by Ellis Harrison. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Exeter City took the match by a score of 4 to 0. Sam Nombe scored the first goal for Exeter City in the 6th minute, then Jevani Brown added another in the 26th minute on a penalty shot In the end, Forest Green Rovers was frustrated by Exeter City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Exeter City ended the match with the shutout victory.
Forest Green Rovers’s top weapon lately has been Myles Peart-Harris, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches. Exeter City’s top weapon lately has been Sam Nombe, who has three goals in the last 5 matches.