Stockport County FC vs Forest Green Rovers FC, FA Cup 2024-25 ROUND 1
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Overview
Match Preview
Stockport County FC vs Forest Green Rovers FC — FA Cup at Edgeley Park.
- Stockport County FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Forest Green Rovers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Scott Tallis (England)
- Assistant 1 Thomas Harty
- Assistant 2 Jack Forder (England)
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Nov Forest Green Rovers FC H 2–1 W 29 Oct Reading FC H 4–1 W 26 Oct Lincoln City FC A 1–2 L 22 Oct Northampton Town FC H 1–1 D 19 Oct Charlton Athletic FC A 1–1 D 05 Oct Wigan Athletic FC H 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Nov Stockport County FC A 1–2 L 19 Dec Blackpool FC A 0–3 L 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 Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Stockport County FC this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Stockport County FC is hosting Forest Green Rovers FC for another epic battle.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Stockport County FC that had 114 games and scored 113 goals.
- 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 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' It’s high time Dave Challinor made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 30' Forest Green Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Forest Green Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 32' Stockport County FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lewis Bate is hanging Michael Mellon on the field on 32 minute.
- 37' 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.
- 42' Forest Green Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
- 47' Harvey Bunker needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 52' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 57' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 57 minutes.
- 62' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Michael Mellon made 98 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 64' What a strike from Fraser Horsfall! The score is 1-0.
- 69' It looks surprising Forest Green Rovers FC does not make any changes. Adam May has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 70' The whistle greets Ben Tozer as he departs to be replaced by Harry Cardwell.
- 75' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tyler Onyango suffering a number of foals already.
- 76' Kyle Wootton is replacing Tyler Onyango for the Stockport County FC side.
- 77' Ibou Touray has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jack Diamond on 77 minute.
- 81' The Forest Green Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Joe Quigley departs to be replaced by Christian Doidge.
- 82' GOAL! Christian Doidge scores on 82.
- 87' The referee calls foul for Ibou Touray. He receives a card.
- 90' It’s a booking for Forest Green Rovers FC player. Kyle McAllister gets a card.
- The final score is 2-1.
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Lineups
Stockport County FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Jack Diamond ↓ Ibou Touray 77'
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Tyler Onyango ↓ Kyle Wootton 76'
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Michael Mellon ↓ Lewis Bate 32'
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Bench
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- 34
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Kyle Wootton ↑ 76'
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Ibou Touray ↑ 77'
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Lewis Bate ↑ 32'
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Coach Dave ChallinorForest Green Rovers FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Kyle McAllister ↓ Tyrese Omotoye 120'
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Tom Knowles ↓ Marcel Lavinier 119'
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Sean Long ↓ Teddy Jenks 116'
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Ben Tozer ↓ Harry Cardwell 70'
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Joe Quigley ↓ Christian Doidge 81'
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Bench
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Christian Doidge ↑ 81'
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23
Harry Cardwell ↑ 70'
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Teddy Jenks ↑ 116'
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Tyrese Omotoye ↑ 120'
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Marcel Lavinier ↑ 119'
Coach Steve Cotterill -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kyle Wootton 1 Fraser Horsfall 1 Christian Doidge 1 Stockport County FC Form
2024-11-02 Stockport County FC 2–1 Forest Green Rovers FC W 2024-10-29 Stockport County FC 4–1 Reading FC W 2024-10-26 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Stockport County FC L 2024-10-22 Stockport County FC 1–1 Northampton Town FC D 2024-10-19 Charlton Athletic FC 1–1 Stockport County FC D 2024-10-05 Stockport County FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC DForest Green Rovers FC Form
2024-11-02 Stockport County FC 2–1 Forest Green Rovers FC L 2023-12-19 Blackpool FC 3–0 Forest Green Rovers FC L 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 -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.7 Stockport County FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.06 Forest Green Rovers FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Stockport County FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.76Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 51% 49% ± 3.5 30% 70% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Stockport County FC or Draw 78%Draw or Forest Green Rovers FC 47%Stockport County FC or Forest Green Rovers FC 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.3%1 – 0 9.9%2 – 1 Actual2 – 0 9%0 – 0 8.2%1 – 2 5.8%0 – 1 5.7%3 – 1 5.3%3 – 0 5%2 – 2 5%0 – 2 3.5%3 – 2 2.9%Asian Handicap — Stockport County FC
Handicap Stockport County FC covers Push Forest Green Rovers FC covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 16% 72% -1.5 28% — 72% -1 28% 23% 49% -0.5 51% — 49% +0.5 78% — 22% +1 78% 14% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 6% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Stockport County FC keeps clean sheet 35% ✓Forest Green Rovers FC keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

