Forest Green v Crawley Town result

Full-time · Forest Green 1–2 Crawley Town

League Two · Tue, 29 Dec 2020 19:00 GMT · The innocent New Lawn Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Forest Green · Crawley Town · Head-to-head

Forest Green 1–2 Crawley Town — Crawley Town won this League Two match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Crawley Town won 2–1 at The innocent New Lawn Stadium in League Two on Tuesday 29 December. Forest Green have scored in at least 15 consecutive matches in all competitions. Crawley Town have scored in nine consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Crawley Town led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Crawley Town: Thomas Nichols (16’, assisted by J. Hessenthaler; 79’, assisted by J. Powell); Forest Green: Jake Young (50’).

Discipline

J. Linington showed two yellow cards — against 3.1 yellows a game across the last 7 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Crawley Town: T. Craig (61’) and A. Davies (90’).

What it changes

Crawley Town are unbeaten in their last eight matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Thomas Nichols (Crawley Town) 11.9, J. Powell (Crawley Town) 8.7 and J. Hessenthaler (Crawley Town) 5.5 led the match.

Next up

Forest Green next host Chesham United on 20 October 2026.

Crawley Town next host Shrewsbury on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Forest Green: Forest Green v Chesham United, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Crawley Town: Crawley Town v Shrewsbury, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Forest Green 1–2 Crawley Town · League Two
Venue: The innocent New Lawn Stadium · Nailsworth, Gloucestershire
Referee: J. Linington
Head-to-head (last 6): Forest Green 4 · draws 2 · Crawley Town 0 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Forest Green 3W 2D 0L · Crawley Town 2W 3D 0L

Forest Green 1–2 Crawley Town (League Two): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1.88

Goals

against 0.63 / 1.5 · 0 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.67 / 4.43

Corners

against 5 / 6.14 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.83 / 2.86

Shots on target

against 3.67 / 4.43 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.33 / 1.57

Cards

against 1 / 1.14 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 December 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 December 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Forest Green for / against	Line	Crawley Town for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.88 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.67 for · 5 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4.43 for · 6.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	11.83 for · 12.83 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	8.29 for · 11.71 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.83 for · 3.67 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	2.86 for · 4.43 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.5 for · 11.67 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	12.86 for · 9.57 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.33 for · 1 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.57 for · 1.14 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: J. Linington.

Forest Green

Forest Green — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Matt n 8	83.9	3.9 7/7	1.7 6/6	T. Nichols
E. Adams n 8	90	2 6/6	3.1 8/8	—
J. Young n 8	46.9	1.9 4/2	0.2 1/0	—
Liam Kitching n 8	90	1.6 8/4	1 4/3	—
Carl Winchester n 8	68.3	1.5 5/4	0.2 1/0	—

Forest Green — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Collins n 8	71	4 7/6	1.4 6/3
J. Young n 8	46.9	3.1 7/4	1.9 6/2
M. Stevens n 8	19.4	2.9 3/1	1.2 2/0
J. Matt n 8	83.9	2.1 8/5	1.1 5/2
N. Cadden n 8	86.5	1.2 5/2	0.7 4/1

Forest Green — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Stevens n 8	19.4	1.2 2/0	0.6 1/0
A. Collins n 8	71	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
N. Cadden n 8	86.5	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0
J. Matt n 8	83.9	0.5 4/0	0 0/0
J. Young n 8	46.9	0.5 2/0	0 0/0

Forest Green — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Adams n 8	90	3.5 8/8
D. Bernard n 8	72.8	2.8 8/4
D. Sweeney n 8	60.8	2.4 5/4
Carl Winchester n 8	68.3	2.1 6/5
K. Wilson n 8	73.6	2 6/5

Forest Green — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. McGee n 8	90	2.6 7/4

Crawley Town

Crawley Town — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. Nichols n 8	85.9	3.4 7/6	1.8 6/5	J. Matt
J. Hesketh n 8	66.9	3.2 7/5	2 5/3	—
N. Ferguson n 8	43.8	2.6 5/3	0.8 3/0	—
A. Nadesan n 8	53.1	2.1 6/3	1.1 3/2	—
T. Frost n 8	31.8	1.8 3/2	0 0/0	—

Crawley Town — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Frost n 8	31.8	2.1 4/1	0.7 2/0
M. Watters n 8	78.1	2 6/4	1.7 5/4
T. Nichols n 8	85.9	1.6 5/4	0.4 2/1
N. Ferguson n 8	43.8	1.3 4/1	0.3 1/0
T. Allarakhia n 8	41	1.1 3/1	0 0/0

Crawley Town — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Watters n 8	78.1	1.2 5/2	0 0/0
A. Nadesan n 8	53.1	0.2 1/0	0.6 3/0
G. Francomb n 8	75.4	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
T. Dallison-Lisbon n 8	74.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
S. Matthews n 8	51.3	0 0/0	0.4 2/0

Crawley Town — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Frost n 8	31.8	3.5 5/3
A. Davies n 8	62.9	3 6/4
J. Hesketh n 8	66.9	2.7 7/5
Nicholas Tsaroulla n 4	69.5	2.6 3/3
S. Ashford n 8	26	2.6 4/2

Crawley Town — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
G. Morris n 8	90	3.1 7/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Forest Green		Crawley Town
56%	Possession	44%
16	Shots	20
5	Shots on target	7
4	Shots off target	6
7	Blocked shots	7
8	Shots inside the box	12
7	Corners	11
1	Offsides	2
15	Fouls	16
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	4
413	Passes	312
75%	Pass accuracy	69%

Forest Green player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
L. McGee	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
U. Godwin-Malife	90	0	0	0	3	2	6.9
D. Sweeney	90	0	0	0	0	2	6.7
J. Richardson	90	0	1	1	0	1	6.9
E. Adams	90	0	1	1	0	3	7.3
N. Cadden	90	0	1	1	1	0	7
J. Matt	90	0	1	0	2	0	7
Carl Winchester	86	0	0	0	0	3	7
A. Collins	76	0	1	0	2	0	6.3
O. Bailey	61	0	1	0	1	0	6.9
C. Stokes	45	0	0	0	1	1	6.9
J. Young sub	45	1	2	2	0	0	7.2
S. Wagstaff sub	29	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
E. Whitehouse sub	14	0	1	0	0	0	6.7
M. Stevens sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Crawley Town player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
G. Morris	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Tunnicliffe	90	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.2
T. Craig	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.9
T. Dallison-Lisbon	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
J. Powell	90	0	1	1	0	3	5	0	7.9
J. Hessenthaler	90	0	1	1	1	3	1	0	7.5
S. Matthews	90	0	0	2	1	4	2	0	7.3
T. Nichols	90	2	0	5	4	1	3	0	8.3
Nicholas Tsaroulla	83	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	7
D. Sesay	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
G. Francomb	52	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
A. Davies sub	38	0	0	1	0	0	3	Y	7
A. Nadesan sub	21	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
T. Frost sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Forest Green v Crawley Town — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Forest GreenWWDWD

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 1.2 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

Crawley TownDWDWD

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 2.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Forest Green 4 · 2 draws · Crawley Town 0 · 2.33 goals/game

2020-01-04 Crawley Town 1–1 Forest Green
2019-10-05 Forest Green 3–1 Crawley Town
2019-04-06 Crawley Town 1–2 Forest Green
2018-09-22 Forest Green 1–0 Crawley Town
2018-02-24 Forest Green 2–0 Crawley Town
2017-11-11 Crawley Town 1–1 Forest Green

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Forest Green#6 pos73 pts46 pl+8 GD

Crawley Town#12 pos61 pts46 pl-6 GD

Goals per game

Forest Green scored1.28

Crawley Town scored1.22

Forest Green conceded1.11

Crawley Town conceded1.35

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Forest Green and Crawley Town?: In their last 6 meetings, Forest Green won 4, Crawley Town won 0 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Forest Green and Crawley Town?: Recent form — Forest Green 3W 2D 0L; Crawley Town 2W 3D 0L.

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