HARROGATE. Bristol Rovers tops Harrogate Town 1-0 after N. Anderton scored just 1 goal (64′). Harrogate Town lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the CNG Stadium stadium in Harrogate on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Peter Wright with the help of Paul Graham and Graeme Fyvie. The 4th official was Peter Gooch. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11 degrees Celsius or 51.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 9 Total 6
- 4 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 130 Attack 86
- 49 Dangerous attack 21
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 10 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Harrogate Town was in firm control of the ball 56% while Bristol Rovers was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Harrogate Town was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Bristol Rovers was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Harrogate Town shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bristol Rovers shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Harrogate Town received 2 yellow cards (W. Smith and A. Martin). Talking about the opposition, Bristol Rovers received 4 yellow cards (G. Whelan, P. Coutts, A. Evans and J. Brown).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Harrogate Town will stay with 23 points like Leyton Orient, Newport County, Sutton United and Hartlepool United to stay in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Bristol Rovers will have 18 points like Barrow to stay in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Harrogate Town will play away with Walsall on the 13th of November with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Bristol Rovers will host Northampton Town on the 13th of November with a 9-4 head to head record in favor of Bristol Rovers (7 draws).
Harrogate Town – Formation
Harrogate Town
13'
69'
Harrogate Town started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Simon Weaver decided to play with the following team: M. Oxley, C. Hall, L. Page, W. Smith, W. Burrell, J. Falkingham, G. Thomson, A. Pattison, J. Muldoon, L. Armstrong and J. Diamond.
The home team had on the bench: N. Sheron, S. Power, A. Martin, D. Orsi, J. Cracknell and L. Kerry.
Harrogate Town could not rely on the presence of A. Martin (injured).
Substitutions
Harrogate Town made 3 changes: G. Thomson for D. Orsi-Dadomo (69′), J. Muldoon for S. Power (69′) and L. Armstrong for A. Martin (72′).
Bristol Rovers – Formation
Bristol Rovers
64'Bristol Rovers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Joey Barton played with: J. Belshaw, J. Brown, C. Harries, C. Taylor, G. Whelan, P. Coutts, S. Nicholson, H. Anderson, L. Thomas, A. Evans and B. Pitman.
They had on the bench: J. Ward, A. Collins, A. Kilgour, N. Anderton, J. Langlais, Z. Westbrooke and P. Martinez.
Bristol Rovers could not rely on the presence of A. Kilgour (injured).
Substitutions
Bristol Rovers made 3 changes: B. Pitman for A. Kilgour (10′), J. Brown for N. Anderton (46′) and L. Thomas for A. Collins (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Northampton Town – Carlisle United – 3-0
- Barrow – Rochdale – 1-2
- Bradford City – Forest Green Rovers – 1-1
- Colchester United – Scunthorpe United – 2-1
- Crawley Town – Port Vale – 1-4
- Harrogate Town – Bristol Rovers – 0-1
- Leyton Orient – Hartlepool United – 5-0
- Mansfield Town – Tranmere Rovers – 2-0
- Newport County – Stevenage – 5-0
- Oldham Athletic – Swindon Town – 1-3
- Salford City – Exeter City – 1-2
- Sutton United – Walsall – 0-1
