BRISTOL. Bristol Rovers topped Cheltenham Town to win 2-1. It was Bristol Rovers to strike first with a goal of Aaron Collins at the 25′. Then Josh Coburn scored again for Bristol Rovers in the 39′ minute. Eventually, Alfie May reduced the distance for Cheltenham Town (48′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Bristol Rovers was surely better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Memorial Stadium stadium in Bristol on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Oliver Yates who was helped by Steven Plane and Gareth Viccars. The 4th official was Gary Parsons. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.5 degrees Celsius or 52.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 11 Total 18
- 4 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 13
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 103 Attack 89
- 78 Dangerous attack 59
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 6
Fouls
- 9 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Bristol Rovers was in firm control of the ball 62% while Cheltenham Town was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bristol Rovers had a more offensive attitude with 78 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bristol Rovers won the match.
Bristol Rovers shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Cheltenham Town shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Bristol Rovers received 1 yellow card (Ryan Loft). On the opposite side, Cheltenham Town received 1 yellow card (Will Ferry).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Bristol Rovers will have 34 points like Exeter City to hold in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Cheltenham Town will stay with 28 points like Charlton Athletic and Lincoln City to remain in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Bristol Rovers will host Bolton Wanderers on the 6th of May with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Bolton Wanderers (3 draws).
Cheltenham Town will host Charlton Athletic on the 6th of May with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Cheltenham Town (1 draw).
Bristol Rovers – Formation
Bristol Rovers
58'
25'
90'Bristol Rovers adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Joey Barton decided to play with the following team: James Belshaw, Lewis Jack Gibson, Bobby Thomas, Scott Sinclair, Paul Coutts, Sam Finley, Harry Anderson, Anthony Evans, James Connolly, Aaron Collins and Josh Coburn.
The home team had on the bench: Luke McCormick, Anssi Jaakkola, Glenn Whelan, John Marquis, Luca Hoole, Ryan Loft and James Gibbons.
Substitutions
Bristol Rovers made 5 changes: Lewis Gibson for Luca Hoole (58′), Josh Coburn for Ryan Loft (69′), Harry Anderson for James Gibbons (69′), Sam Finley for Luke McCormick (81′) and Antony Evans for Glenn Whelan (81′).
Cheltenham Town – Formation
Cheltenham Town
Also Cheltenham Town adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Wade Elliott played with: Luke Southwood, Sean Long, Benjamin Williams, Lewis Freestone, Liam Sercombe, Ryan Broom, James Olayinka, Taylor Perry, Caleb Taylor, Alfie May and Dan Nlundulu.
They had on the bench: Thomas Bradbury, Elliott Bonds, Will Ferry, Christian Norton, Shaun MacDonald, Charlie Brown and Ryan Jackson.
Substitutions
Cheltenham Town made 5 changes: James Olayinka for Elliot Bonds (46′), Ben Williams for Will Ferry (46′), Taylor Perry for Ryan Jackson (46′), Sean Long for Charlie Brown (78′) and Lewis Freestone for Christian Norton (89′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Shrewsbury Town – Fleetwood Town – 0-3
- Portsmouth – Charlton Athletic – 1-3
- Plymouth Argyle – Milton Keynes Dons – 3-1
- Peterborough United – Wycombe Wanderers – 0-3
- Oxford United – Exeter City – 0-1
- Morecambe – Burton Albion – 5-0
- Forest Green Rovers – Port Vale – 1-3
- Bristol Rovers – Cheltenham Town – 2-1
