Thursday , 2 July 2026

Scarborough Athletic FC vs Forest Green Rovers FC, FA Cup 2023-24 ROUND 1

FA Cup · 2023-24
Scarborough Athletic FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Forest Green Rovers FC
Sat 4 Nov 2023 · 15:00 UTC The McCain Stadium 3,209 HT 45' · FT 45'
Alex Wiles 27' 1–0
1–1 90+3' Olly Sully

Overview

Match Preview

Scarborough Athletic FC vs Forest Green Rovers FC — FA Cup at The McCain Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Marc Edwards
  • Assistant 1 Ivan Stankovic
  • Assistant 2 Darren Williams (England)

Head-to-Head

1
1
Scarborough Athletic FC 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals Forest Green Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-04 Scarborough Athletic FC 1–1 Forest Green Rovers FC

Recent Form

Scarborough Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Nov Forest Green Rovers FC H 1–1 D
01 Oct Curzon Ashton FC H 2–2 D
04 Sep Witton Albion FC H 0–0 D
22 Sep Ashton United FC H 0–2 L
21 Sep Southport FC A 2–5 L
10 Sep Marske United FC A 2–1 W
Forest Green Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Nov Scarborough Athletic FC A 1–1 D
07 May Cambridge United FC A 0–2 L
29 Apr Oxford United FC H 0–3 L
22 Apr Cheltenham Town FC A 1–3 L
18 Apr Fleetwood Town FC H 0–0 D
15 Apr Barnsley FC H 1–5 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Scarborough Athletic FC and Forest Green Rovers FC is underway.
  • 5' Forest Green Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jamie Robson made 183 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Scarborough Athletic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Forest Green Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 27' Alex Wiles makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Scarborough Athletic FC are in front.
  • 32' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 37' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 42' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 47' Luca Colville has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 57' Scarborough Athletic FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 62' international Bailey Gooda has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 64' Nathan Holland is replacing Reece Welch for the Forest Green Rovers FC side.
  • 66' A change in the Scarborough Athletic FC ranks — Alex Wiles exits the field as Dominic Tear enters on 66.
  • 71' The 21-year-old Alfie Bendle has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 73' A tactical swap from Scarborough Athletic FC — Michael Coulson on, Euan Mulhern off on 73 minutes.
  • 78' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Forest Green Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Forest Green Rovers FC. Teddy Jenks is replaced by Olly Sully.
  • 87' Jacob Maddox is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Scarborough Athletic FC so far.
  • 90' Alfie Bendle is replacing Callum Jones for the Forest Green Rovers FC side.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Scarborough Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Forest Green Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Horseman

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alex Wiles 1
Olly Sully 1

Head to Head

2023-11-04 Scarborough Athletic FC 1–1 Forest Green Rovers FC

Scarborough Athletic FC Form

2023-11-04 Scarborough Athletic FC 1–1 Forest Green Rovers FC D 2022-10-01 Scarborough Athletic FC 2–2 Curzon Ashton FC D 2021-09-04 Scarborough Athletic FC 0–0 Witton Albion FC D 2020-09-22 Scarborough Athletic FC 0–2 Ashton United FC L 2019-09-21 Southport FC 5–2 Scarborough Athletic FC L 2019-09-10 Marske United FC 1–2 Scarborough Athletic FC W

Forest Green Rovers FC Form

2023-11-04 Scarborough Athletic FC 1–1 Forest Green Rovers FC D 2023-05-07 Cambridge United FC 2–0 Forest Green Rovers FC L 2023-04-29 Forest Green Rovers FC 0–3 Oxford United FC L 2023-04-22 Cheltenham Town FC 3–1 Forest Green Rovers FC L 2023-04-18 Forest Green Rovers FC 0–0 Fleetwood Town FC D 2023-04-15 Forest Green Rovers FC 1–5 Barnsley FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.28 Scarborough Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Forest Green Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Scarborough Athletic FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Scarborough Athletic FC43% Draw29% Forest Green Rovers FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Scarborough Athletic FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Forest Green Rovers FC
57%
Scarborough Athletic FC or Forest Green Rovers FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Scarborough Athletic FC28% Draw51% Forest Green Rovers FC21%
Actual: Scarborough Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.2%
1 – 0
11.5%
0 – 1
9%
2 – 1
8.1%
2 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.5%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Scarborough Athletic FC

Handicap Scarborough Athletic FC covers Push Forest Green Rovers FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 22% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Scarborough Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Forest Green Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.