BRISTOL. Bristol Rovers and Barnsley didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..

The match was played at the Memorial Stadium stadium in Bristol on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Parsons with the assistance of Joseph Stokes and Andy Laver. The 4th official was Steven Plane. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 1.9 degrees Celsius or 35.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 7 Total 10
  • 2 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 2
  • 0 Shots blocked 5
  • 78 Attack 90
  • 23 Dangerous attack 56
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 7
  • 5 Off Sides 6
Fouls
  • 8 Total 14
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Bristol Rovers was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Barnsley that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Barnsley was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Barnsley to win the match​.

Bristol Rovers shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Barnsley shot 10 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Bristol Rovers received 3 yellow cards (Sam Finley, John Marquis and Lewis Gordon). On the opposite side, Barnsley received 2 yellow cards (Jon Russell and Mads Juel Andersen).

Match Timeline

S. Finley- Yellow
10'
J. Marquis- Yellow
12'
37'
Jon Russell- Yellow
40'
73'
74'
Josh Benson- sub ->Jon Russell
L. Thomas- sub ->Herbie Kane
74'
74'
Max Watters- sub ->Devante Cole
83'
88'
88'
L. Gordon- Yellow
89'

Standings

After this encounter, Bristol Rovers will have 42 points like Fleetwood Town to sit in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Barnsley will have 60 points to hold in the 6th 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 record in favor of Bolton Wanderers (3 draws).

Barnsley will host Peterborough United on the 6th of May with a 8-5 head to head statistic in favor of Barnsley (3 draws).

Bristol Rovers – Formation

Bristol Rovers
G
James Belshaw 1.England
D
Lewis Gibson 17.England
D
L. Gordon 3.Scotland
89'
D
Jarell Quansah 5.England
D
L. Hoole 30.Wales
M
L. Bogarde 22.Netherlands
M
S. Finley 6.England
10'
M
G. Ward 8.England
F
S. Sinclair 7.England
88'
F
J. Marquis 9.England
83' 12'
F
A. Collins 10.Wales
88'
Substitutes
G
Ellery Balcombe 35.England
D
J. Connolly 2.Wales
D
James Gibbons 28.England
88'
M
L. McCormick 23.England
M
A. Evans 21.England
F
Josh Coburn 40.England
83'
F
Ryan Loft 18.England
88'

Bristol Rovers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Joey Barton decided to play with the following team: James Belshaw, Lewis Jack Gibson, Lewis Gordon, Jarell Quansah, Lamar Bogarde, Scott Sinclair, Sam Finley, Grant Ward, Luca Hoole, John Marquis and Aaron Collins.

The home team had on the bench: Ellery Balcombe, Luke McCormick, Anthony Evans, James Connolly, Josh Coburn, James Gibbons and Ryan Loft.

Substitutions

Bristol Rovers made 3 changes: John Marquis for Josh Coburn (83′), Scott Sinclair for James Gibbons (88′) and Aaron Collins for Ryan Loft (88′).

Barnsley – Formation

Barnsley
G
Harry Isted 1.England
D
Mads Andersen 6.Denmark
40'
D
Jordan Williams 2.England
D
Liam Kitching 5.England
D
Bobby Thomas 12.England
M
Nicky Cadden 7.Scotland
M
Adam Phillips 30.England
M
Herbie Kane 8.England
74'
M
Jon Russell 3.Jamaica
74' 37'
F
James Norwood 9.England
73'
F
Devante Cole 44.England
74'
Substitutes
G
Jamie Searle 20.New Zealand
D
Ziyad Larkeche 26.France
D
Barry Cotter 17.Republic of Ireland
M
Josh Benson 10.England
74'
F
L. Thomas 16.England
74'
F
Slobodan Tedić 31.Serbia
73'
F
Max Watters 47.England
74'

Barnsley started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

Michael Duff played with: Harvey Isted, Mads Juel Andersen, Jordan Williams, Liam Kitching, Bobby Thomas, Nicky Cadden, Adam Phillips, Herbie Kane, Jonathan Russell, James Norwood and Devante Cole.

They had on the bench: Josh Benson, Ziyad Larkeche, Barry Cotter, Luke Thomas, Jamie Searle, Slobodan Tedić and Max Watters.

Substitutions

Barnsley made 4 changes: James Norwood for Slobodan Tedić (73′), Jon Russell for Josh Benson (74′), Herbie Kane for Luke Thomas (74′) and Devante Cole for Max Watters (74′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​