Forest Green vs Boston United

Forest Green

2 - 3

Boston United

🕒 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 35 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 35

Regular Season Table

Forest Green 6 · Boston United 12

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Forest Green (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-5-3

Goals For / Against

49 / 22

Avg: 2.13 / 0.96

Points

Avg: 2.17

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Boston United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-8-7

Goals For / Against

38 / 35

Avg: 1.65 / 1.52

Points

Avg: 1.39

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this National League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.17

PPG

1.39

2.13

1.65

0.96

1.52

57%

O2.5

57%

65%

BTTS

70%

57%

Score 1st

30%

League-position context

Forest Green rank6th

Boston United rank12th

Forest Green points81

Boston United points59

Forest Green: #6 · 81 pts · GD +30

25 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 39 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Boston United: #12 · 59 pts · GD -4

47 pts off the top 2. 11 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.

22-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Forest Green last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals16-2

Record5-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Boston United last 5 away

W D D L L

Points5/15

Weighted index49

Goals7-9

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Forest Green trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 9%

Boston United trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS70%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Forest Green score at home96%

Forest Green clean sheet at home30%

Boston United score away78%

Boston United clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Forest Green score first57%

Forest Green win after scoring first85%

Boston United score first30%

Boston United win after scoring first71%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Forest Green 67% · Boston United 50%

Avg first goal minute: Forest Green 33.3' · Boston United 26.4'

Vs league average

Forest Green score at home2.13 vs 1.59

Forest Green concede at home0.96 vs 1.34

Boston United score away1.65 vs 1.34

Boston United concede away1.52 vs 1.59

Forest Green score 34% above league average, while Boston United score 24% above league average.

Defensive side: Forest Green are 28% below league average at home, and Boston United are 4% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals2.50

BTTS25%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Forest Green goal timing (home)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

61-75 11

0-15 6

16-30 6

31-45 6

46-60 6

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

31-45 5

16-30 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

Boston United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

31-45 8

46-60 8

16-30 6

0-15 3

61-75 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

46-60 7

16-30 5

61-75 5

31-45 4

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

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Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

12' ⚽

⚽

12' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

F. Maguire

Penalty

29' ⚽

⚽

29' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

J. Grimes

Normal Goal · Assist: F. Maguire

31' ↑↓

↑↓

31' ⇄ Abraham Kanu

1st substitution · For: H. Bunker

37'

37' R. Lovett

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

Tom Cursons

Normal Goal · Assist: O. Gallagher

41'

41' M. Carson

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Ahmed

2nd substitution · For: E. Morrison

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ G. Kircough

3rd substitution · For: N. Haughton

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ C. Doidge

4th substitution · For: T. Knowles

52' ↑↓

↑↓

52' ⇄ T. Campbell

5th substitution · For: J. Clarke

58'

58' E. Morrison

71' ⚽

⚽

71' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

H. Bunker

Normal Goal

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ J. Hiwula

1st substitution · For: L. McCarron

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Tom Cursons

2nd substitution · For: K. Donnelly

79'

79' C. Nwoko

84'

84' J. Buyabu

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ F. Maguire

3rd substitution · For: M. Lavinier

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ M. Carson

4th substitution · For: A. Lankshear

90+1' ⚽

⚽

90+1' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

T. Knowles

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Haughton

Forest Green vs Boston United 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Boston United beat Forest Green 3-2 on Tuesday, 24 February 2026 in National League.

First half: Boston United took the lead at 12' when F. Maguire scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. Boston United extended the lead at 29' when J. Grimes scored, with the assist credited to F. Maguire, making the score 0-2. Forest Green made their 1st substitution at 31', with Abraham Kanu replacing H. Bunker. R. Lovett received a yellow card for Boston United at 37'. Boston United extended the lead at 38' when Tom Cursons scored, with the assist credited to O. Gallagher, making the score 0-3. M. Carson received a yellow card for Boston United at 41'.

Second half: Forest Green made their 2nd substitution at 46', with A. Ahmed replacing E. Morrison. Forest Green made their 3rd substitution at 46', with G. Kircough replacing N. Haughton. Forest Green made their 4th substitution at 46', with C. Doidge replacing T. Knowles. Forest Green made their 5th substitution at 52', with T. Campbell replacing J. Clarke. E. Morrison received a yellow card for Forest Green at 58'. Forest Green reduced the deficit at 71' when H. Bunker scored, making the score 1-3. Boston United made their 1st substitution at 72', with J. Hiwula replacing L. McCarron. Boston United made their 2nd substitution at 77', with Tom Cursons replacing K. Donnelly. C. Nwoko received a yellow card for Forest Green at 79'. J. Buyabu received a yellow card for Forest Green at 84'. Boston United made their 3rd substitution at 90', with F. Maguire replacing M. Lavinier. Boston United made their 4th substitution at 90', with M. Carson replacing A. Lankshear. Forest Green scored late to reduce the deficit at 90+1' when T. Knowles scored, with the assist credited to N. Haughton, making the score 2-3.

Forest Green used 5 substitutions while Boston United used 4 substitutions. Forest Green got 3 yellow cards, while Boston United got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (50.0%)
BTTS	1 (25.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	1 (50.0%)

Forest Green vs Boston United Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

24 Feb 2026 Forest Green vs Boston United 2 - 3 01 Oct 2025 Boston United vs Forest Green 0 - 0

2024-2025 Season

14 Dec 2024 Forest Green vs Boston United 1 - 0 17 Aug 2024 Boston United vs Forest Green 0 - 4