England - National LeagueHornchurch StadiumData current as of September 02, 2026

AFC Hornchurch vs Forest Green Rovers: match statistics

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AFC Hornchurch vs Forest Green Rovers: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

AFC Hornchurch plays Forest Green Rovers in National League (England). The game is scheduled for September 5, 2026. Venue: Hornchurch Stadium.

Recent form

AFC Hornchurch has 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.40 points per game. Forest Green Rovers has 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses, with 1.20 points per game.

Scoring records

AFC Hornchurch scores 2.00 goals per game and allows 1.40. Forest Green Rovers scores 1.20 and allows 2.00. Games in this league average 3.10 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 60% of AFC Hornchurch's games and 60% of Forest Green Rovers's. The Over 2.5 rates are 80% and 80%, compared with league averages of 67% for BTTS and 62% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Forest Green Rovers has the higher season xG average, 1.74 to 1.34 per game. AFC Hornchurch takes 9.6 shots per game, while Forest Green Rovers takes 13.8.

First-half and second-half trends

AFC Hornchurch leads at halftime in 20% of its games and scores 1.20 goals per game after halftime. Forest Green Rovers leads at halftime in 0% and scores 1.20 after halftime.

When the teams score

AFC Hornchurch's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (2 goals). For Forest Green Rovers, it is minutes 46-60 (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

National League games average 3.10 goals. Both teams score in 67% of games, and 62% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(4.20)
(2.30)
(2.25)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
2Goals scored / game1.2
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
1.4Goals allowed / game2
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
34%Average possession45%
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
4.8Shots on target / game4.6
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.6Shots per game13.8
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
4.8Shots on target4.6
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
20.8%Shot conversion8.7%
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
34%Possession45%
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
1.34xG for1.74
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
1.68xG against1.39
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers

Shooting quality

AFC Hornchurch: Counter-attackingForest Green Rovers: Balanced
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
Accuracy (shots on target)50%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.420.26

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

AFC Hornchurch is 100% better for: last-5 form.

2.4 pts / game - AFC Hornchurch · 1.2 pts / game - Forest Green Rovers

AFC Hornchurch
WWLWW
Season result split
80% W0% R20% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / game · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-0
Last 5 at home
2-0-0
WW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.34Opponent xG: 1.68BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Forest Green Rovers
WWLLL
Season result split
40% W0% R60% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / game · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-1
Last 5 away
1-0-1
WL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.74Opponent xG: 1.39BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

AFC Hornchurch is 67% better for: goals scored per game.

2 goals / game - AFC Hornchurch · 1.2 goals / game - Forest Green Rovers

AFC Hornchurch is 43% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.4 goals / game - AFC Hornchurch · 2 goals / game - Forest Green Rovers

AFC Hornchurch scoring profile: very strong

AFC Hornchurch scores in 100% of games (5 of 5 meczów), while Forest Green Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 5 meczów).

Forest Green Rovers scoring profile: mixed

Forest Green Rovers scores in 60% of games (3 of 5 meczów), while AFC Hornchurch keeps a clean sheet in 40% (2 of 5 meczów).

10Goals scored (season)6
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
7Goals conceded (season)10
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
3.4Average goals per game3.2
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
10Goals scored (last 5)6
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
7Goals conceded (last 5)10
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal60%
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
60%2 goals40%
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
40%3 goals20%
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
0%4 goals0%
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers

How often they concede at least...

60%1 goal100%
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
40%2 goals80%
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
20%3 goals20%
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
20%4 goals0%
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

60%
Forest Green Rovers - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.3 of 5 meczów
67%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time0%
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
0%BTTS in both halves0%
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
20%Scored in both halves0%
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers

BTTS and goal count

60%Min. 3 goals and BTTS60%
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
20%Min. 3 goals without BTTS20%
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
60%BTTS - last 560%
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

1st half

60%Min. 1 goal before half-time60%
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
40%Min. 2 goals before half-time20%
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
40%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
60%Min. 2 goals after half-time80%
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
40%Min. 3 goals after half-time40%
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

AFC Hornchurch is 150% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / game - AFC Hornchurch · 0.4 pts / game - Forest Green Rovers

AFC Hornchurch - half-time state
20% leading40% draw40% trailing
Forest Green Rovers - half-time state
0% leading40% draw60% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per game (1st half)0.4
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
0.8Goals scored (1st half)0
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
0.6Goals conceded (1st half)0.8
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
1.4Average goals (1st half)0.8
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
60%Clean sheet before half-time40%
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
60%No goal before half-time100%
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers

After half-time (2nd half)

2Points per game (2nd half)1.2
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
1.2Goals scored (2nd half)1.2
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
0.8Goals conceded (2nd half)1.2
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
2Average goals (2nd half)2.4
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
60%Clean sheet after half-time20%
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers
20%No goal after half-time40%
AFC HornchurchForest Green Rovers

AFC Hornchurch - second-half results

60% W20% R20% P
5
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding400%

Leads at halftime in 20% of games and wins 80%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Forest Green Rovers - second-half results

40% W0% R60% P
2
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.40
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

AFC Hornchurch - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.002.00
Goals scored / game0.81.2
Goals allowed / game0.60.8
Average goals per game1.42.0
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+1+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Forest Green Rovers - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.401.20
Goals scored / game0.01.2
Goals allowed / game0.81.2
Average goals per game0.82.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal100%40%
Goal difference-40
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

AFC Hornchurch
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
2
1
16-30
2
2
31-45
2
1
46-60
2
2
61-75
2
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (2 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Forest Green Rovers
ScoredConceded
0
3
0-15
0
1
16-30
0
0
31-45
4
2
46-60
0
2
61-75
2
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (4 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.30
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
2.0 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
106%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
60%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
60%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

AFC Hornchurch

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.34
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.94
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.66
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
123%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
95%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Forest Green Rovers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.35
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.15
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.54
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.61
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
82%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
123%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.2
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (National League).

Teams vs league

AFC HornchurchLigaForest Green Rovers
Average goals per game 3.403.10 3.20
Both teams scored 60%67% 60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 80%62% 80%
Clean sheets 40%17% 0%
Goal before half-time 60%72% 60%
Goal after half-time 80%88% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.10
Average goals per game
67%
Both teams scored
62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
17%
Clean sheets
1.63
Home goals / game
1.47
Away goals / game
+11%
Home attack advantage
+10%
Home defensive advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
88%
1 goal
57%
2 goals
28%
3 goals
17%
4 goals

FAQ

When do AFC Hornchurch and Forest Green Rovers play?

AFC Hornchurch face Forest Green Rovers on September 5, 2026 in National League at Hornchurch Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before AFC Hornchurch vs Forest Green Rovers?

AFC Hornchurch score 2.00 goals per game on average and Forest Green Rovers 1.20. The National League average is 3.10 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 62% of games. Both teams score in 60% of AFC Hornchurch's matches and 60% of Forest Green Rovers's.

What form are AFC Hornchurch and Forest Green Rovers in?

Over the last 5 games AFC Hornchurch have a 4-0-1 record (2.40 points per game) and Forest Green Rovers 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for AFC Hornchurch vs Forest Green Rovers?

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