SHREWSBURY. Bristol Rovers beats Shrewsbury Town with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Marquis (73′) and a goal from A. Collins (90′). Bristol Rovers was truly superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Montgomery Waters Meadow stadium in Shrewsbury on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 6,070 spectators. The referee was Tom Reeves with the help of Johnathon Bickerdike and Mark Cunliffe. The 4th official was Connor Brown. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.58 degrees Celsius or 65.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
- 12 Total 8
- 4 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 0
- 5 Shots blocked 4
- 99 Attack 97
- 38 Dangerous attack 29
- 130 Ball safe 126
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Bristol Rovers had a superior ball possession 64% while Shrewsbury Town was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Shrewsbury Town was putting more pressure with 38 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Bristol Rovers succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Shrewsbury Town shot 12 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Bristol Rovers shot 8 times, 4 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Shrewsbury Town received 2 yellow cards (Cheyenne Dunkley and Carl Winchester). On the other side, Bristol Rovers received 3 yellow cards (Jack Hunt, Antony Evans and John Marquis).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Shrewsbury Town will stay with 9 points like Bristol Rovers and Blackpool to hold in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Bristol Rovers will have 9 points like Blackpool and Shrewsbury Town to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Shrewsbury Town will play away against Lincoln City on the 6th of January with a 8-6 head to head in favor of Shrewsbury Town (8 draws).
Bristol Rovers will host Cambridge United on the 6th of January with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Bristol Rovers (0 draws).
Shrewsbury Town – Formation
Shrewsbury Town started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Matthew Taylor decided to play with the following team: Marko Maroši , Morgan Feeney , Cheyenne Dunkley , Joseph Anderson , Carl Winchester , Elliott Bennett , Taylor Perry , Ryan Finnigan , Malvind Benning , Daniel Udoh and Max Mata .
The home team had on the bench: Tom Bayliss , Tunmise Sobowale , Tom Flanagan, Brandon Fleming , Harry Burgoyne, Kieran Phillips and Ryan Bowman .
Substitutions
Shrewsbury Town made 5 changes: Carl Winchester for Tom Bayliss (67′), Max Mata for Kieran Phillips (67′), Daniel Udoh for Ryan Bowman (76′), Malvind Benning for Brandon Fleming (76′) and Ryan Finnigan for Tunmise Sobowale (82′).
Best player: Malvind Benning
The most impressive player for Shrewsbury Town was Malvind Benning.
His rating is with 29 passes (66% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.
Bristol Rovers – Formation
Bristol Rovers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Joey Barton played with: Matthew Cox , Jack Hunt , Connor Taylor , James Wilson , George Friend, Lamare Bogarde , Ryan Woods , Antony Evans , Luke Thomas , John Marquis and Aaron Collins .
They had on the bench: Josh Grant , Harvey Vale, Jevani Brown , Luke McCormick , Tristan Crama, James Belshaw and Sam Finley .
Bristol Rovers could not rely on the presence of Josh Grant (injured) and Sam Finley (injured).
Substitutions
Bristol Rovers made 4 changes: George Friend for Josh Grant (7′), Luke Thomas for Jevani Brown (68′), Ryan Woods for Luke McCormick (68′) and Antony Evans for Sam Finley (83′).
Best player: Connor Taylor
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bristol Rovers was Connor Taylor even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 82 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 16 duels out of 16.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Blackpool – 2-0
- Wigan Athletic – Cambridge United – 2-1
- Stevenage – Charlton Athletic – 1-1
- Shrewsbury Town – Bristol Rovers – 0-2
- Reading – Bolton Wanderers – 2-1
- Port Vale – Northampton Town – 1-0
- Peterborough United – Leyton Orient – 1-1
- Lincoln City – Carlisle United – 1-1
- Fleetwood Town – Oxford United – 0-3
- Exeter City – Cheltenham Town – 1-0
- Derby County – Portsmouth – 1-1
- Barnsley – Burton Albion – 2-0