Yeovil Town vs Forest Green Rovers: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Yeovil Town played Forest Green Rovers in National League (England). The match was played on 20 December 2025. Final score: 0:2.

Current form

Yeovil Town: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Forest Green Rovers: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Yeovil Town scores 1.00 and concedes 1.32 goals per match. Forest Green Rovers scores 1.77 and concedes 0.95. League average: 2.82 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Yeovil Town 36%, Forest Green Rovers 64%. Over 2.5: Yeovil Town 41%, Forest Green Rovers 50%. League level: BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 54%.

xG, shots and style

Forest Green Rovers has higher xG: 2.09 vs 1.20. Yeovil Town: 9.7 shots per match, Forest Green Rovers: 17.3.

Match halves

Yeovil Town: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.50. Forest Green Rovers: half-time lead 41%, second-half goals 0.91.

Goals by minute

Yeovil Town: 76-90+ (6 goals). Forest Green Rovers: 16-30 (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

National League: 2.82 goals per match, BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 54%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

56Possession (%)44
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
7Shots8
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
1Shots on target4
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
0.83xG1.13
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
4Corners8
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
43Dangerous attacks47
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
8Fouls14
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
4Cards2
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
1Goals scored / match1.77
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
1.32Goals conceded / match0.95
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
44%Average possession55%
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
3.14Shots on target / match6.55
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

9.73Shots per match17.27
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
3.14Shots on target6.55
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
10.3%Shot conversion10.3%
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
44%Possession55%
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
1.2xG for2.09
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
1.78xG against1.07
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers

Shooting quality

Yeovil Town: BalancedForest Green Rovers: Dominant
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
Accuracy (shots on target)32%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.27

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Forest Green Rovers is 57% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Yeovil Town · 2.2 pts / match - Forest Green Rovers

Yeovil Town
LLDWW
Season result split
36% W14% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-3-11
1.23 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-2-5
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LDLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.12Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Forest Green Rovers
WWDWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
59% W32% D9% L
Season (W-D-L)
13-7-2
2.09 pts / match · goal difference +18
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-4-1
Last 5 away
2-2-1
WDLWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 2.79Opponent xG: 1.03BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Forest Green Rovers is 77% better for: goals scored per match.

1 goals / match - Yeovil Town · 1.77 goals / match - Forest Green Rovers

Forest Green Rovers is 39% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.32 goals / match - Yeovil Town · 0.95 goals / match - Forest Green Rovers

Yeovil Town scoring profile: mixed

Yeovil Town scores in 55% of matches (12 of 22 matches), while Forest Green Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 32% (7 of 22 matches).

Forest Green Rovers scoring profile: very strong

Forest Green Rovers scores in 86% of matches (19 of 22 matches), while Yeovil Town keeps a clean sheet in 27% (6 of 22 matches).

22Goals scored (season)39
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
29Goals conceded (season)21
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
2.32Average goals in match2.73
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
4Goals scored (last 5)11
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
3Goals conceded (last 5)6
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers

How often they score at least...

55%1 goal86%
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
32%2 goals59%
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
9%3 goals23%
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
5%4 goals9%
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers

How often they concede at least...

73%1 goal68%
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
32%2 goals18%
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
23%3 goals5%
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
5%4 goals5%
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

64%
Forest Green Rovers - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.14 of 22 matches
54%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time27%
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
0%BTTS in both halves9%
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
14%Scored in both halves41%
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers

BTTS and goal count

32%Min. 3 goals and BTTS45%
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
20%BTTS - last 5100%
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

55%Min. 1 goal before half-time77%
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
23%Min. 2 goals before half-time41%
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers

2nd half

73%Min. 1 goal after half-time77%
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
41%Min. 2 goals after half-time36%
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time23%
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Forest Green Rovers is 13% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.41 pts / match - Yeovil Town · 1.59 pts / match - Forest Green Rovers

Yeovil Town - half-time state
32% leading45% draw23% trailing
Forest Green Rovers - half-time state
41% leading36% draw23% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.41Points per match (1st half)1.59
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.86
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
0.41Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
0.91Average goals (1st half)1.36
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
77%Clean sheet before half-time55%
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
68%No goal before half-time41%
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)1.91
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.91
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
0.91Goals conceded (2nd half)0.45
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
1.41Average goals (2nd half)1.36
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
36%Clean sheet after half-time64%
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers
64%No goal after half-time32%
Yeovil TownForest Green Rovers

Yeovil Town - second-half results

18% W45% D36% L
31
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.41
PPG before half-time
Lead holding113%

Leads at half-time in 32% of matches and wins 36%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Forest Green Rovers - second-half results

55% W27% D18% L
35
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
42
Second-half points
+10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.59
PPG before half-time
Lead holding144%

Leads at half-time in 41% of matches and wins 59%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Yeovil Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.60
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.20.4
Average goals in match0.41.0
1 goal40%60%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Forest Green Rovers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.80
Goals scored / match1.21.0
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match1.61.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+4+1
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 6

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Yeovil Town
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
4
4
16-30
4
4
31-45
4
3
46-60
1
8
61-75
6
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Forest Green Rovers
ScoredConceded
4
4
0-15
8
2
16-30
7
5
31-45
7
0
46-60
6
6
61-75
7
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (8 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.52
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
89%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-21%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
47%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Yeovil Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.58
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.26
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.46
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
64%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
106%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Forest Green Rovers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.20
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.32
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
142%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
61%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.11
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Yeovil TownLigaForest Green Rovers
Average goals in match 2.322.82 2.73
Both teams scored 36%54% 64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 41%54% 50%
Clean sheets 27%25% 32%
Goal before half-time 55%70% 77%
Goal after half-time 73%81% 77%

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

2.82
Average goals per match
54%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.57
Home goals / match
1.25
Away goals / match
+26%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
51%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Forest Green RoversGoalTemi Babalola
  2. Forest Green RoversYellow cardHarvey Bunker
  3. Yeovil TownGoalJed Ward
  4. Yeovil TownYellow cardJed Ward
  5. Yeovil TownYellow cardJake Wannell
  6. Forest Green RoversYellow cardHarvey Bunker
  7. Forest Green RoversSubstitutionOn: Max RobsonOff: Nicholas George Haughton
  8. Yeovil TownYellow cardJoshua Sims
  9. Yeovil TownYellow cardAaron Derek Ahmad Jarvis

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Yeovil Town 0 - 0 - 1 Forest Green Rovers. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Forest Green Rovers FC
2 : 0
Yeovil Town FC

FAQ

What was the result of Yeovil Town vs Forest Green Rovers?

The National League match finished Yeovil Town 0:2 Forest Green Rovers. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Yeovil Town vs Forest Green Rovers?

Yeovil Town score 1.00 goals per game on average and Forest Green Rovers 1.77. The National League average is 2.82 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 36% of Yeovil Town's matches and 64% of Forest Green Rovers's.

What form are Yeovil Town and Forest Green Rovers in?

Over the last 5 games Yeovil Town have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Forest Green Rovers 3-2-0 (2.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Yeovil Town vs Forest Green Rovers?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Yeovil Town vs Forest Green Rovers: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.