On Sat Jan 7th, Forest Green Rovers hosts Birmingham City in a clash of the FA Cup. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 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 Finally they completed the comback in the 98th minute on a penalty goal by Ellis Harrison to cap off a wild match. Forest Green Rovers looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while birmingham City is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Middlesbrough. Matt Crooks scored the first goal for Middlesbrough in the 57th minute, then Matt Crooks added another in the 59th minute. Birmingham City is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Both Troy Deeney and Tahith Chong have been the hottest scorers for Birmingham City in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Myles Peart-Harris has been the most prolific scorer on Forest Green Rovers in his last five matches with 2 goals.