York City (home)
- York are undefeated in their last five (4 wins, 1 draw), while Forest Green Rovers are in a slump with two defeats in their last outings.
- York City are the strongest team in the National League 2025/2026 in form (65 points from 29 games).
- York City FC are the in-form team in the National League 2025/2026, with 13 goals scored in their last five games.
- Ollie Pearce is the talisman for York, leading the National League 2025/2026 scoring charts with 26 goals in 29 games, including five in his last five appearances.
- York City play a high-tempo, high-intensity 4-2-3-1 or 4-4-2 system, pressing high up the field and looking to attack quickly down the wings, where their players have pace in abundance.
- York score an average of 3.13 goals per game at home, and they concede just 1.00 per game on average on home turf.
Forest Green Rovers (away)
- Forest Green Rovers are in poor form, with just one win in their last five (1 win, 2 draws, 2 losses), losing their last two games in a row.
- Forest Green Rovers rank 6th (55 points from 29 games).
- Daniel Connor took over as Forest Green Rovers manager in January 2024 and the club have had mixed results under his leadership, but Rovers need to get back to their winning ways after two defeats in a row.
- Forest Green Rovers sit sixth in the National League 2025/2026, averaging 1.57 goals scored and 1.21 conceded per away game.
Head-to-Head
Rovers have ten fewer points on the board than York, but they have won one of the last three meetings between the sides in all competitions, with York failing to win and the two teams drawing 1-1 in this fixture four months ago .
Key Players
- Ollie Pearce is the talisman for York, leading the National League 2025/2026 scoring charts with 26 goals in 29 games, including five in his last five appearances.
- Rovers can win the ball back quickly and the movement of Kyle McAllister - with eight goals in 25 National League 2025/2026 games this term - can unlock defences all over the pitch.
Betting Insights
- There is a large gap between the odds for York City (1.73) and Forest Green Rovers (4.01), and the tie at 3.68.
- With both teams looking to take the game to each other, the Over 2.5 goals market at 1.49 looks favorable, as York score an average of 3.13 per home game this term.
Prediction
However, with York in red-hot form, strong at home and full of firepower, we’re backing them to keep the streak going .
