Forest Green Rovers vs Eastleigh

28 October 2026 · National League · 2026/27 · Referee Harrison Blair

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Will Grigg 28’
  • Filozofe Mabete 75’

Match summary

Forest Green Rovers beat Eastleigh 2-0. Forest Green Rovers led 1-0 at half-time.

Will Grigg put Forest Green Rovers ahead in the 28th minute and Filozofe Mabete made it 2-0 from a corner in the 75th minute.

The chances backed that up: Forest Green Rovers created 2.05 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Eastleigh's 0.86 from 6.

Match stats

52% Possession 48%
16 Shots 6
8 Shots on target 2
6 Corners 3
85 Attacks 87
49 Dangerous attacks 38
367 Passes 364
74.4% Pass accuracy 73.4%
0 Tackles 2
8 Fouls 11
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
5 Offsides 0

Key events

Forest Green Rovers Eastleigh
Kick-off
Will GriggShot on target
2’
Kyle KellyShot on target
4’
15’
Harry Sidwell
Neil Kengni KuemoFreddie Sass
24’
Will GriggRight foot shot1-0 (Forest Green Rovers)
28’
Kyle KellyShot on target
28’
Half-time1-0
46’
Reece JohnsonAli Koiki
46’
Jonathan WilliamsHady Ghandour
46’
Dion RankineJake Caprice
Second half underway
Kyle McAllisterShot on target
54’
Sean Etaluku
60’
D'Mani MellorWill Grigg
63’
64’
Max DickovShot on target
Filozofe Mabete
65’
66’
Temi Eweka
Sean EtalukuShot on target
68’
71’
Jonathan WilliamsShot on target
Filozofe MabeteRight foot shot2-0 (Forest Green Rovers)
75’
Nicolas HaughtonKyle Kelly
78’
B. IfeanyiSean Etaluku
78’
78’
Barney StoneWill Randall
83’
Oliver HawkinsHarry Sidwell
Jayden ClarkeShot on target
90’
Full-time2-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.05 0.86 28’ Will Grigg (Forest Green Rovers), 1-0 28’ 75’ Filozofe Mabete (Forest Green Rovers), 2-0 75’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.05 0.86 28’ Will Grigg (Forest Green Rovers), 1-0 Grigg 28’ 75’ Filozofe Mabete (Forest Green Rovers), 2-0 Mabete 75’
Forest Green Rovers 2.05 xGEastleigh 0.86 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Eastleigh attacking Forest Green Rovers attacking 
28’ Will Grigg (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.69 xG, goal 68’ Sean Etaluku (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, 0.38 xG, saved 58’ Jonathan Williams (Eastleigh), set piece, 0.32 xG, blocked 58’ Jonathan Williams (Eastleigh), set piece, 0.22 xG, blocked 58’ Aaron Blair (Eastleigh), set piece, 0.22 xG, blocked 75’ Filozofe Mabete (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, 0.21 xG, goal 69’ Tate Campbell (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 68’ Jayden Clarke (Forest Green Rovers), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 4’ Kyle Kelly (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90’ Jayden Clarke (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 40’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+1’ Nicolas Haughton (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 88’ Max Dickov (Eastleigh), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 2’ Will Grigg (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ Jonathan Williams (Eastleigh), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 28’ Kyle Kelly (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 64’ Max Dickov (Eastleigh), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Freddie Sass (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 21’ Sean Etaluku (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 18’ Kelvin Abrefa (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 45’ Jayden Clarke (Forest Green Rovers), direct free kick, 0.00 xG, off target 28’ Will Grigg (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.69 xG, goal 68’ Sean Etaluku (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, 0.38 xG, saved 58’ Jonathan Williams (Eastleigh), set piece, 0.32 xG, blocked 58’ Jonathan Williams (Eastleigh), set piece, 0.22 xG, blocked 58’ Aaron Blair (Eastleigh), set piece, 0.22 xG, blocked 75’ Filozofe Mabete (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, 0.21 xG, goal 69’ Tate Campbell (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 68’ Jayden Clarke (Forest Green Rovers), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 4’ Kyle Kelly (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90’ Jayden Clarke (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 40’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+1’ Nicolas Haughton (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 2’ Will Grigg (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 88’ Max Dickov (Eastleigh), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 71’ Jonathan Williams (Eastleigh), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 28’ Kyle Kelly (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 64’ Max Dickov (Eastleigh), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Freddie Sass (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 21’ Sean Etaluku (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 18’ Kelvin Abrefa (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 45’ Jayden Clarke (Forest Green Rovers), direct free kick, 0.00 xG, off target
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Lineups

Forest Green Rovers 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
McNicholas
Sass 24’
McIntyre
Mabete
Abrefa
Campbell
Kelly 78’
Clarke
McAllister
Etaluku 78’
Grigg 63’
Eastleigh 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Townsend
Koiki 46’
Eweka
Dobson-Ventura
Caprice 46’
Sidwell 83’
Cousins
Randall 78’
Dickov
Ghandour 46’
Blair

Player stats

Players15 players
Luke McNicholas
90′ – – – – – – –
Kelvin Abrefa
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Tom McIntyre
90′ – – – – – – –
Filozofe Mabete
90′ 1 – 1 0.21 – –
Freddie Sass Taken off
24′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Jayden Clarke
90′ – – 3 0.22 – – –
Tate Campbell
90′ – – 1 0.15 – – –
Kyle McAllister
90′ – – 2 0.12 – – –
Kyle Kelly Taken off
78′ – – 2 0.13 – – –
Sean Etaluku
78′ – – 2 0.39 – –
Will Grigg Taken off
63′ 1 – 2 0.74 – – –
Neil Kengni Kuemo Came on as a substitute
66′ – – – – – – –
D'Mani Mellor Came on as a substitute
27′ – – – – – – –
Nicolas Haughton Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
Brian Ifeanyi Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Forest Green Rovers win 60% Avg odds 1.51
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.21
Eastleigh win 18% Avg odds 5.00

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Eastleigh 2-4 Forest Green Rovers, 28 Mar 26 Next meeting: Eastleigh vs Forest Green Rovers, 09 Jan 27 (upcoming)  All Forest Green Rovers vs Eastleigh meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.