Forest Green Rovers desperately need points on Tuesday, Nov 24 at 8:45 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). Southend United, meanwhile, arrive in good form (3W 1D 1L recently) — actually the better-performing side in recent weeks. Forest Green Rovers head into this on the back of a defeat, while Southend United arrive off a win — momentum clearly with the visitors.

Head-to-head records offer little separation — Forest Green Rovers and Southend United have split their 7 meetings almost evenly (2W–3D–2W). Their last encounter ended in Forest Green Rovers won 0–2. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.4 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Forest Green Rovers a slight edge, but Southend United are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.