NAILSWORTH. Doncaster Rovers topped Forest Green Rovers to win 2-1. A goal from B. Close was decisive in the 90min. It was Doncaster Rovers to strike first with a goal of Harrison Biggins at the 35′. Then it was a goal in the 84′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Ben Close gave the win to Doncaster Rovers in the 90′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the The New Lawn stadium in Nailsworth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jacob Miles who had the assistance of Thomas Harty and Sian Massey. The 4th official was Daniel Flynn. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 20.99 degrees Celsius or 69.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.​

Match Statistics​

Forest Green Rovers

1 - 2

Doncaster Rovers

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 26 Total 11
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 15 Off Target 3
  • 8 Shots blocked 3
  • 112 Attack 130
  • 60 Dangerous attack 46
  • 98 Ball safe 98
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 12
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 8 Total 10
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 7 Substitutions 3

The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Forest Green Rovers was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Doncaster Rovers that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Forest Green Rovers was more pushing with 60 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Doncaster Rovers managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Forest Green Rovers shot 26 times, 4 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, Doncaster Rovers shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Forest Green Rovers received 4 yellow cards (Charlie McCann, Ryan Inniss, Jordan Moore-Taylor and Reece Brown). Talking about the opposition, Doncaster Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Joseph Olowu and Tom Anderson).

Match Timeline

Dominic Bernard - sub ->Fankaty Dabo
9'
Reece Brown- Yellow
25'
35'
Harrison Biggins(goal)George Broadbent
Jordan Moore-Taylor- Yellow
51'
Tyrese Omotoye- sub ->Teddy Jenks
60'
60'
65'
70'
Joseph Olowu- Yellow
Ryan Inniss- Yellow
71'
Charlie McCann- Yellow
79'
Harvey Bunker- sub ->Reece Brown
77'
78'
Ben Close- sub ->Harrison Biggins
Marcel Lavinier- sub ->Jamie Robson
77'
Jordan Moore-Taylor(goal)Marcel Lavinier
84'
90'
Tom Anderson- Yellow
90'
Ben Close(goal)

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
92
46
Wrexham
88
46
Mansfield Town
86
46
Milton Keynes Dons
78
46
Doncaster Rovers
71
46
Crewe Alexandra
71
46
Crawley Town
70
46
Barrow
69
46
Bradford City
69
46
AFC Wimbledon
65
46
Walsall
65
46
Gillingham
64
46
Harrogate Town
63
46
Notts County
61
46
Morecambe
58
46
Tranmere Rovers
57
46
Accrington Stanley
57
46
Newport County
55
46
Swindon Town
54
46
Salford City
51
46
Grimsby Town
49
46
Colchester United
45
46
Sutton United
42
46
Forest Green Rovers
42
46

After playing this match, Forest Green Rovers will stay with 7 points like Colchester United, Salford City and Harrogate Town to hold in the 21st place. On the opposite side, Doncaster Rovers will have 5 points to hold in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Forest Green Rovers will play away against Crawley Town on the 17th of February with a 9-8 head to head statistic in favor of Forest Green Rovers (5 draws).

Doncaster Rovers will play away agasint Grimsby Town on the 17th of February with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Grimsby Town (0 draws).

Forest Green Rovers – Formation

Forest Green Rovers
G
Luke Daniels 1.England
7.3
D
Jordan Moore-Taylor 15.England
8.5
51' 84'
D
Jamie Robson 17.Scotland
7.0
77'
D
Ryan Inniss 5.England
7.0
71'
D
Fankaty Dabo 25.England
6.4
9'
M
Reece Brown 29.England
7.9
77' 25'
M
Charlie McCann 8.Republic of Ireland
7.0
79'
M
Teddy Jenks 6.England
7.1
60'
M
Kyle McAllister 7.Scotland
8.2
F
Troy Deeney 14.England
7.5
F
Mathew Stevens 9.England
7.0
60'
Substitutes
G
Jamie Searle 20.New Zealand
D
Dominic Bernard 3.England
7.0
9'
D
Marcel Lavinier 2.England
7.9
77'
D
Reece Welch 22.England
M
Harvey Bunker 27.England
6.3
77'
F
Tyrese Omotoye 23.Belgium
6.7
60'
F
Matty Taylor 10.England
6.8
60'

Forest Green Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager David Horseman decided to play with the following team: Luke Daniels (7.3), Fankaty Dabo (6.4), Ryan Inniss (7.0), Jordan Moore-Taylor (8.5), Jamie Robson (7.0), Kyle McAllister (8.2), Reece Brown (7.9), Charlie McCann (7.0), Teddy Jenks (7.1), Troy Deeney (7.5) and Mathew Stevens (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Jamie Searle, Dominic Bernard (7.0), Tyrese Omotoye (6.7), Matty Taylor (6.8), Marcel Lavinier (7.9), Reece Welch and Harvey Bunker (6.3).

Forest Green Rovers could not rely on the presence of Dominic Bernard (injured) and Harvey Bunker (injured).

Substitutions

Forest Green Rovers made 5 changes: Fankaty Dabo for Dominic Bernard (9′), Teddy Jenks for Tyrese Omotoye (60′), Mathew Stevens for Matty Taylor (60′), Jamie Robson for Marcel Lavinier (77′) and Reece Brown for Harvey Bunker (77′).

Best player: Jordan Moore-Taylor​

The player that probably impressed the most for Forest Green Rovers was Jordan Moore-Taylor.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 40 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13.

Doncaster Rovers – Formation

Doncaster Rovers
G
Louis Jones 12.England
7.1
D
Luke Molyneux 7.England
7.0
D
Joseph Olowu 5.England
7.9
70'
D
Owen Bailey 17.England
6.8
D
Tom Nixon 16.England
6.7
D
Tom Anderson 4.England
6.3
90'
M
George Broadbent 8.England
7.3
M
Zain Westbrooke 24.England
7.5
M
Harrison Biggins 14.England
7.9
78' 35'
F
Joe Ironside 20.England
6.3
F
Mo Faal 36.Gambia
6.8
65'
Substitutes
G
B. Bottomley 32.England
D
Bobby Faulkner 28.England
M
Ben Close 33.England
6.8
78' 90'
F
Tyler Roberts 22.Jamaica
F
Jack Goodman 35.England
F
Louie Marsh 34.England
6.7
65'
F
Ayodeji Sotona 18.England

Doncaster Rovers started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Grant McCann played with: Louis Jones (7.1), Thomas Nixon (6.7), Owen Bailey (6.8), Joseph Olowu (7.9), Tom Anderson (6.3), Luke Molyneux (7.0), George Broadbent (7.3), Harrison Biggins (7.9), Zain Westbrooke (7.5), Mo Faal (6.8) and Joe Ironside (6.3).

They had on the bench: Tyler Roberts, Jack Goodman, Ben Bottomley, Bobby Faulkner, Louie Marsh (6.7), Ben Close (6.8) and Ayodeji Sotona.

Substitutions

Doncaster Rovers made 2 changes: Mo Faal for Louie Marsh (65′) and Harrison Biggins for Ben Close (78′).

Best player: Harrison Biggins​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Doncaster Rovers was Harrison Biggins.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 39 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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