In this 2nd week match, on Sat Aug 6th, Forest Green Rovers hosts Ipswich Town in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched League One teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Forest Green Rovers recorded a 2-1 win against Bristol Rovers. Jordan Moore-Taylor scored the first goal for Forest Green Rovers in the 55th minute, then Lewis Collins tied it up for Bristol Rovers in the 71st minute. Forest Green Rovers is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while 14th placed Ipswich Town is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Bolton Wanderers. Aaron Morley scored the first goal for Bolton Wanderers in the 25th minute on a penalty kick, then Lee Evans tied it up for Ipswich Town in the 38th minute on a feed from Conor Chaplin earning them at least the one point. Ipswich Town looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Both Sone Aluko and Sam Morsy have been the hottest scorers for Ipswich Town in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Forest Green Rovers’s most prolific scorer has been Josh March. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.