Forest Green v Crawley Town result

Full-time · Forest Green 6–3 Crawley Town

League Two · Sat, 21 Aug 2021 15:00 BST · The Fully Charged New Lawn

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

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

Forest Green 6–3 Crawley Town — Forest Green won this League Two match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Forest Green beat Crawley Town 6–3 at The Fully Charged New Lawn in League Two on Saturday 21 August. It is Forest Green’s first win over Crawley Town since 5 October 2019, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

It was 2–2 at half-time. The goals — Forest Green: Nicholas Cadden (1’, assisted by J. Matt; 67’, assisted by Regan Hendry; 68’, assisted by J. Matt), M. Stevens (24’, assisted by Luke McGee), J. Matt (48’, assisted by K. Wilson) and Jake Young (78’, assisted by Jack Aitchison); Crawley Town: J. Hessenthaler (14’, assisted by T. Frost; 30’, assisted by T. Frost) and K. Appiah (86’, assisted by A. Nadesan).

Discipline

L. Doughty showed three yellow cards — against 5.4 yellows a game across the last 11 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Forest Green: Ebrima Adams (59’); Crawley Town: T. Craig (27’) and K. Appiah (90’).

What it changes

With nine goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 4, across 12 matches. Forest Green are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions. Forest Green have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Nicholas Cadden (Forest Green) 14.5, J. Hessenthaler (Crawley Town) 11.0 and J. Matt (Forest Green) 10.5 led the match.

Next up

Forest Green next travel to Barrow on 24 October 2026.

Crawley Town next host Tranmere on 24 October 2026.

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

Next for Forest Green: Barrow v Forest Green, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Crawley Town: Crawley Town v Tranmere, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Forest Green 6–3 Crawley Town · League Two
Venue: The Fully Charged New Lawn · Nailsworth, Gloucestershire
Referee: L. Doughty
Head-to-head (last 6): Forest Green 3 · draws 2 · Crawley Town 1 · 2.17 goals/game
Recent form: Forest Green 4W 1D 0L · Crawley Town 1W 2D 2L

Forest Green 6–3 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 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.25 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.63 · 5 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.86 / 2.8

Corners

against 4.71 / 4.8 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

3.57 / 2.6

Shots on target

against 2.71 / 5.4 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.71 / 2.4

Cards

against 1 / 1 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 August 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 August 2021. 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	2.25 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.86 for · 4.71 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	2.8 for · 4.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	11.29 for · 9.71 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	8.4 for · 13 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	3.57 for · 2.71 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	2.6 for · 5.4 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.29 for · 11.43 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.6 for · 11.4 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.71 for · 1 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.4 for · 1 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: L. Doughty.

Forest Green

Forest Green — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. 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	70.1	2.7 8/4	0.5 3/0	—
E. Adams n 8	86.5	2.1 8/5	2.3 7/6	J. Powell
M. Stevens n 8	35.4	1.9 4/2	1.6 3/2	A. Nadesan
S. Wagstaff n 8	73.3	1.7 5/4	0.6 2/1	—
O. Bailey n 8	68	1.7 6/3	1 4/2	—

Forest Green — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Stevens n 8	35.4	2.5 4/2	1.6 3/1
J. Richardson n 8	42.3	1.9 4/1	0.8 1/1
J. Matt n 8	70.1	1.8 5/5	0.8 5/0
A. Collins n 8	79.5	1.7 7/4	0.8 4/2
E. Adams n 8	86.5	1.6 6/3	0.5 4/0

Forest Green — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. 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	35.4	1.3 3/1	0 0/0
J. Matt n 8	70.1	0.6 4/0	0.3 2/0
A. Collins n 8	79.5	0.6 3/1	0.1 1/0
N. Cadden n 8	73.4	0.2 1/0	0.5 3/0
R. Hendry n 4	90	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0

Forest Green — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Adams n 8	86.5	3.6 8/7
B. Stevenson n 8	59	2.7 6/3
T. Allen n 8	31.1	2.5 3/2
Sadou Diallo n 8	62.6	2.3 7/3
R. Hendry n 4	90	1.8 4/2

Forest Green — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Thomas n 8	90	2.1 4/2
L. McGee n 8	93.8	1.4 2/2

Crawley Town

Crawley Town — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. 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
S. Ashford n 8	26.8	2.9 5/2	2.9 3/2	—
S. Matthews n 8	59.9	2.3 6/4	0.6 3/0	—
A. Nadesan n 8	87.8	1.7 6/4	0.8 2/2	M. Stevens
J. Powell n 8	70.8	1.7 6/4	1.1 5/1	E. Adams
T. Dallison-Lisbon n 8	62.5	1.4 5/3	0.5 3/0	—

Crawley Town — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Rodari n 8	15.1	2.2 3/0	2.2 3/0
S. Ashford n 8	26.8	1.7 2/1	0.8 1/1
J. Maguire-Drew n 8	53.8	1.5 5/2	0.6 3/0
T. Frost n 8	44	1.5 3/2	0 0/0
T. Nichols n 8	89.9	1.4 6/2	0.6 4/1

Crawley Town — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Rodari n 8	15.1	0.7 1/0	0 0/0
G. Francomb n 8	76.9	0.1 1/0	0.4 2/1
J. Powell n 8	70.8	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
W. Ferry n 3	69.7	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
J. Maguire-Drew n 8	53.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Crawley Town — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Powell n 8	70.8	2.9 6/5
J. Hessenthaler n 8	90	2.6 8/6
J. McNerney n 8	78.5	2.3 7/5
G. Francomb n 8	76.9	2.2 6/4
A. Davies n 8	48.5	2.1 5/3

Crawley Town — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
G. Morris n 8	90	3.8 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
65%	Possession	35%
19	Shots	10
11	Shots on target	4
7	Shots off target	4
1	Blocked shots	2
13	Shots inside the box	8
7	Corners	4
0	Offsides	3
6	Fouls	12
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	5
527	Passes	292
81%	Pass accuracy	66%

Forest Green player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. McGee	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
D. Bernard	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
D. Sweeney	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
B. Cargill	90	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	6.6
K. Wilson	90	0	1	0	0	5	2	0	7.3
B. Stevenson	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
N. Cadden	90	3	0	6	4	2	0	0	9.7
E. Adams	90	0	0	1	0	2	0	Y	6.9
J. Matt	77	1	2	3	2	2	0	0	8.7
R. Hendry	74	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
M. Stevens	68	1	0	4	3	0	1	0	6.6
J. Aitchison sub	22	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
Sadou Diallo sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
J. Young sub	13	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	6.9

Crawley Town player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
G. Morris	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
G. Francomb	90	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	6
T. Craig	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	5.7
T. Dallison-Lisbon	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
W. Ferry	90	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	6.9
J. Payne	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.2
J. Hessenthaler	90	2	0	2	2	0	3	0	7.3
J. Powell	90	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	6.6
A. Nadesan	86	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	6.7
T. Frost	64	0	2	1	0	2	2	0	7.9
L. Francillette	38	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
J. Tilley sub	52	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.3
K. Appiah sub	26	1	0	1	1	0	0	Y	7
A. Davies sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7

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 GreenWWDWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 2.6 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Crawley TownDLLDW

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.6 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Forest Green 3 · 2 draws · Crawley Town 1 · 2.17 goals/game

2021-04-24 Crawley Town 0–0 Forest Green
2020-12-29 Forest Green 1–2 Crawley Town
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

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Forest Green#1 pos84 pts46 pl+31 GD

Crawley Town#12 pos61 pts46 pl-10 GD

Goals per game

Forest Green scored1.63

Crawley Town scored1.22

Forest Green conceded0.96

Crawley Town conceded1.43

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What is the head-to-head record between Forest Green and Crawley Town?: In their last 6 meetings, Forest Green won 3, Crawley Town won 1 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Forest Green and Crawley Town?: Recent form — Forest Green 4W 1D 0L; Crawley Town 1W 2D 2L.

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