CHECK out our preview as City play the first of three straight home games.
Kick-off: Tuesday, March 12 (7.45pm)
Venue: Valley Parade
Possible line-ups
BRADFORD CITY
GK Sam Walker, CH Jon Tomkinson, CH Ciaran Kelly, CH Liam Ridehalgh, RWB Brad Halliday, CM Alex Gilliead, CM Richie Smallwood, LWB Lewis Richards, RW Tyreik Wright, CF Andy Cook, LW Clarke Oduor.
Substitutes: Kavanagh, Walker, Smith, Chapman, Oyegoke, McDonald, Doyle.
Leading scorer: Andy Cook, 16
League position: 12th
Last four matches: Accrington (a) W3-0, Doncaster (h) D1-1, Wycombe (h) L0-1, Sutton (h) W1-0.
Team news: City will check on Tyreik Wright after he came off early in the second half at Accrington following that whack from a heavy tackle. Sam Stubbs will also be monitored after missing the weekend win but may sit it out again with concussion protocols.
FOREST GREEN ROVERS
GK Vicente Reyes, CH Ryan Inniss, CH Richard Keogh, CH Jordan Moore-Taylor, RWB Dominic Thompson, CM Charlie McCann, CM Harvey Bunker, LWB Jamie Robson, AM Emmanuel Osadebe, F Christian Doidge, F Kyle McAllister.
Substitutes: Omotoye, Bernard, Johnson, Lavinier, Maddox, Jones, Searle.
Leading scorer: Matty Stevens, 11.
League position: 23rd
Last four matches: Walsall (h) W2-0, Grimsby (a) L0-1, Wrexham (h) D1-1, Tranmere (h) W1-0, Crawley (a) L0-2.
Team news: Injured top scorer Matty Stevens is expected to miss the rest of the season. Centre half Ryan Inniss is delaying a likely pelvic operation until the summer.
Referee: Simon Mather, from Manchester, also officiated the reverse fixture at the New Lawn - as well as City's play-off defeat at Carlisle last season.
Match odds: City 7/10, Forest Green 15/4, Draw 27/10.
Last time sides met: City won 3-0 at Forest Green in November.
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