Forest Green Rovers desperately need points on Saturday, Jan 2 at 4:00 PM in the National League. With the team sitting in the bottom three, this is quickly becoming a must-win situation.

Forest Green Rovers come into this fixture out of form (0W 2L recently). Barrow, meanwhile, arrive in red-hot form (5W from last 5) — actually the better-performing side in recent weeks. Forest Green Rovers head into this on the back of a defeat, while Barrow arrive off a win — momentum clearly with the visitors.

Head-to-head records offer little separation — Forest Green Rovers and Barrow have split their 10 meetings almost evenly (4W–3D–3W). Their last encounter ended in Barrow won 1–2. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 2.6 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: Barrow's quality should tell even on the road. Forest Green Rovers will push, but the visitors have too much class. Barrow to win.