Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

FA Cup · 2023-24
Scarborough Athletic FC
2 – 4
Full Time
Forest Green Rovers FC
Tue 12 Dec 2023 · 19:45 UTC The New Lawn HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Fankaty Dabo
Kieran Weledji 75' Y
Curtis Durose 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Scarborough Athletic FC vs Forest Green Rovers FC — FA Cup at The New Lawn.

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Howard
  • Assistant 1 Steven Plane
  • Assistant 2 Jack Clench (England)

Head-to-Head

1
1
Scarborough Athletic FC 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals Forest Green Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-12 Scarborough Athletic FC 2–4 Forest Green Rovers FC 2023-11-04 Scarborough Athletic FC 1–1 Forest Green Rovers FC

Recent Form

Scarborough Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec Forest Green Rovers FC H 2–4 L
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
Forest Green Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec Scarborough Athletic FC A 4–2 W
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

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Scarborough Athletic FC to score. At the same time, Forest Green Rovers FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Jordan Moore-Taylor has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 177 appearances.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lewis Maloney, as he is very good at scoring at The New Lawn with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' Fankaty Dabo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 15.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Luca Colville needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 40' Scarborough Athletic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Forest Green Rovers FC backline.
  • 45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 46' Another substitution for Scarborough Athletic FC to replace Ryan Qualter by Curtis Durose on 46 minute.
  • 51' Olly Sully is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Forest Green Rovers FC so far.
  • 56' Fresh legs for Forest Green Rovers FC! Sean Robertson comes on to replace Fankaty Dabo.
  • 57' Forest Green Rovers FC ring the changes. Jordan Moore-Taylor has done his job and it is now time for Tyrese Omotoye to step up.
  • 62' Another change for Forest Green Rovers FC made on 62 minute. Callum Jones leaves to be changed by Reece Welch.
  • 67' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 72' Forest Green Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 75' Kieran Weledji catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 75.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Forest Green Rovers FC — Alfie Bendle on, Teddy Jenks off on 77 minutes.
  • 81' Dominic Tear is replacing Alex Brown for the Scarborough Athletic FC side.
  • 86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
  • 90' Curtis Durose catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • It finishes all square. Scarborough Athletic FC and Forest Green Rovers FC share the spoils 2-4.

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

2023-12-12 Scarborough Athletic FC 2–4 Forest Green Rovers FC 2023-11-04 Scarborough Athletic FC 1–1 Forest Green Rovers FC

Scarborough Athletic FC Form

2023-12-12 Scarborough Athletic FC 2–4 Forest Green Rovers FC L 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

Forest Green Rovers FC Form

2023-12-12 Scarborough Athletic FC 2–4 Forest Green Rovers FC W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.44 Scarborough Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 Forest Green Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Scarborough Athletic FC or Forest Green Rovers FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Scarborough Athletic FC33% Draw27% Forest Green Rovers FC40%
Actual: Forest Green Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Scarborough Athletic FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Forest Green Rovers FC
67%
Scarborough Athletic FC or Forest Green Rovers FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Scarborough Athletic FC26% Draw44% Forest Green Rovers FC30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted
2 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
11.9%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
7.6%
0 – 1
6.8%
0 – 0
6.4%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 0
6%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 1
3.6%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Scarborough Athletic FC

Handicap Scarborough Athletic FC covers Push Forest Green Rovers FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 17% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 20% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Scarborough Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Forest Green Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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