NAILSWORTH. Morecambe topped Forest Green Rovers to win 2-1. It was Morecambe to strike first with a goal of Michael Mellon at the 26′. Then Jordan Slew scored again for Morecambe in the 48′ minute. Eventually, Tyrese Omotoye reduced the distance for Forest Green Rovers (84′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Forest Green Rovers lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

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 Adam Herczeg with the collaboration of Simon Shaw and Christopher Wade. The 4th official was Mark Derrien. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.7 degrees Celsius or 60.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Forest Green Rovers

1 - 2

Morecambe

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 13 Total 14
  • 2 On Target 11
  • 4 Off Target 3
  • 7 Shots blocked 0
  • 112 Attack 101
  • 76 Dangerous attack 49
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 8 Total 6
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Forest Green Rovers had a strong ball possession 59% while Morecambe was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Forest Green Rovers was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Morecambe was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Forest Green Rovers shot 13 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Morecambe shot 14 times, 11 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Forest Green Rovers received 3 yellow cards (Jamie Robson, Ryan Inniss and Reece Brown). Talking about the opposition, Morecambe received 2 yellow cards (Jacob Bedeau and Donald Love).

Match Timeline

5'
Donald Love - Yellow
Ryan Inniss- Yellow
12'
Reece Brown- Yellow
23'
26'
Jamie Robson- Yellow
45'
Harvey Bunker- sub ->Charlie McCann
46'
Tyrese Omotoye- sub ->Jamie Robson
46'
48'
Jordan Slew(goal)Tom Bloxham
61'
Jacob Davenport- sub ->Jake Taylor
62'
David Tutonda- sub ->Donald Love
72'
73'
74'
73'
76'
79'
Farrend Rawson- sub ->Michael Mellon
Tyrese Omotoye(goal)Troy Deeney
84'
90'
Jacob Bedeau- Yellow

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 to hold in the 22nd place. On the opposite side, Morecambe will have 14 points like Milton Keynes Dons and Walsall to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

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

Morecambe will play away agasint AFC Wimbledon on the 17th of February with a 4-4 head to head statistic.

Forest Green Rovers – Formation

Forest Green Rovers
G
James Belshaw 31.England
9.1
D
Dominic Bernard 3.England
7.1
D
Ryan Inniss 5.England
7.1
12'
D
Jamie Robson 17.Scotland
6.8
46' 45'
D
Reece Welch 22.England
6.8
M
Charlie McCann 8.Republic of Ireland
6.4
46'
M
Reece Brown 29.England
7.0
76' 23'
M
Kyle McAllister 7.Scotland
6.8
M
Marcel Lavinier 2.England
6.8
74'
F
Troy Deeney 14.England
7.5
F
Mathew Stevens 9.England
6.3
73'
Substitutes
G
Jamie Searle 20.New Zealand
D
Sean Robertson 19.England
M
Harvey Bunker 27.England
7.0
46'
M
Teddy Jenks 6.England
6.7
76'
F
Callum Morton 39.England
6.8
73'
F
Tyrese Omotoye 23.Belgium
7.3
46' 84'
F
Matty Taylor 10.England
6.7
74'

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

The manager David Horseman decided to play with the following team: James Belshaw (9.1), Dominic Bernard (7.1), Ryan Inniss (7.1), Reece Welch (6.8), Jamie Robson (6.8), Kyle McAllister (6.8), Reece Brown (7.0), Charlie McCann (6.4), Marcel Lavinier (6.8), Mathew Stevens (6.3) and Troy Deeney (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Harvey Bunker (7.0), Tyrese Omotoye (7.3), Sean Robertson, Jamie Searle, Teddy Jenks (6.7), Matty Taylor (6.7) and Callum Morton (6.8).

Substitutions

Forest Green Rovers made 5 changes: Jamie Robson for Tyrese Omotoye (46′), Reece Brown for Teddy Jenks (76′), Mathew Stevens for Callum Morton (73′), Marcel Lavinier for Matty Taylor (74′) and Charlie McCann for Harvey Bunker (46′).

Best player: James Belshaw​

The player that probably impressed the most for Forest Green Rovers was the goalkeeper: James Belshaw. His rating is 9.08. He performed 9 saves.

Morecambe – Formation

Morecambe
G
Stuart Moore 1.England
7.0
D
Donald Love 2.Scotland
7.3
62' 5'
D
Joel Senior 12.England
7.1
D
J. Connolly 22.Wales
7.3
D
Jacob Bedeau 4.Grenada
7.0
90'
M
Tom Bloxham 7.England
8.2
72'
M
JJ McKiernan 10.England
7.7
M
Jordan Slew 14.England
8.2
73' 48'
M
E. King 8.Wales
7.3
M
Jake Taylor 18.England
7.0
61'
F
M. Mellon 9.Scotland
7.5
79' 26'
Substitutes
G
Adam Smith 21.England
D
David Tutonda 3.DR Congo
6.7
62'
D
Farrend Rawson 5.England
7.0
79'
M
Jacob Davenport 16.England
7.0
61'
F
Cammy Smith 17.Scotland
F
Adam Mayor 11.England
6.6
73'
F
Ethan Walker 19.England
7.0
72'

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

Derek Adams played with: Stuart Moore (7.0), Donald Love (7.3), James Connolly (7.3), Jacob Bedeau (7.0), Joel Senior (7.1), Jake Taylor (7.0), Eli King (7.3), Tom Bloxham (8.2), John Joshua Mckiernan (7.7), Jordan Slew (8.2) and Michael Mellon (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Jacob Davenport (7.0), Farrend Rawson (7.0), Adam Smith, Ethan Walker (7.0), Cammy Smith, Adam Mayor (6.6) and David Tutonda (6.7).

Substitutions

Morecambe made 5 changes: Michael Mellon for Farrend Rawson (79′), Jordan Slew for Adam Mayor (73′), Jake Taylor for Jacob Davenport (61′), Donald Love for David Tutonda (62′) and Tom Bloxham for Ethan Walker (72′).

Best player: Tom Bloxham​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Morecambe was Tom Bloxham even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.2) with 25 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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