PLYMOUTH. Plymouth Argyle had a surprising win over Forest Green Rovers with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Bolton (5′) and a goal from B. Mumba (47′). Plymouth Argyle was truly better in terms of ball possession (75%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Home Park stadium in Plymouth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ben Speedie with the support of Declan O’Shea and Kevin Morris. The 4th official was James Durkin. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- ! 75 Ball Possession 25
Shots
- 8 Total 5
- 2 On Target 1
- 1 Off Target 1
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 138 Attack 85
- 58 Dangerous attack 31
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 3
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Plymouth Argyle had a strong ball possession 75% while Forest Green Rovers was struggling with a 25% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Plymouth Argyle was more pushing with 58 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Plymouth Argyle won the match.
Plymouth Argyle shot 8 times, 2 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Forest Green Rovers shot 5 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Plymouth Argyle didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Forest Green Rovers received 1 yellow card (Corey O’Keeffe).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Plymouth Argyle will have 77 points to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Forest Green Rovers will stay with 23 points to sit in the 24th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Plymouth Argyle will play away against Port Vale on the 6th of May with a 7-0 head to head stats in favor of Port Vale (1 draw).
Forest Green Rovers will play away agasint Cambridge United on the 6th of May with a 11-5 head to head record in favor of Forest Green Rovers (10 draws).
Plymouth Argyle – Formation
Plymouth Argyle
89'
47'
Plymouth Argyle started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Steven Schumacher decided to play with the following team: Bali Mumba, Callum Burton, James Wilson, Danny Mayor, Joe Edwards, Jordan Houghton, James Bolton, Matt Butcher, Macaulay Gillesphey, Finn Azaz and Niall Ennis.
The home team had on the bench: Callum Wright, Ben Waine, Jay Matete, Adam Parkes, Saxon Earley, Dan Scarr and Ryan Hardie.
Substitutions
Plymouth Argyle made 5 changes: Joe Edwards for Callum Wright (46′), Jordan Houghton for Jay Matete (70′), Niall Ennis for Ben Waine (70′), Danny Mayor for Ryan Hardie (86′) and Bali Mumba for Saxon Earley (89′).
Forest Green Rovers – Formation
Forest Green Rovers
60'
Forest Green Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Duncan Ferguson played with: Lewis Thomas, Corey O’Keeffe, Jamie Robson, Brandon Cooper, Udoka Godwin-Malife, Dominic Bernard, Dylan McGeouch, Kyle McAllister, Myles Peart-Harris, Charlie Savage and Harvey Bunker.
They had on the bench: Tyrese Omotoye, Jordan Garrick, Zachariah McKenzie, Ross Doohan, Amadou Bakayoko and Sean O’Brien.
Substitutions
Forest Green Rovers made 4 changes: Charlie Savage for Jordan Garrick (59′), Dylan McGeouch for Tyrese Omotoye (78′), Kyle McAllister for Sean O’Brien (86′) and Corey O’Keeffe for Amadou Bakayoko (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Barnsley – 0-1
- Port Vale – Burton Albion – 2-3
- Plymouth Argyle – Forest Green Rovers – 2-0
- Morecambe – Oxford United – 1-1
- Lincoln City – Peterborough United – 0-3
- Ipswich Town – Shrewsbury Town – 2-0
- Derby County – Fleetwood Town – 0-2
- Cheltenham Town – Exeter City – 3-1
- Cambridge United – Charlton Athletic – 1-2
- Bristol Rovers – Portsmouth – 0-2
- Accrington Stanley – Milton Keynes Dons – 0-1