NAILSWORTH. Forest Green Rovers defeats Barrow 2-0 after M. Stevens scores a double.
The match was played at the The New Lawn stadium in Nailsworth on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Chris Sarginson with the collaboration of Thomas Harty and Matthew Smith. The 4th official was Darren Wilding. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7 degrees Celsius or 44.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 14 Total 10
- 4 On Target 2
- 10 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 111 Attack 94
- 48 Dangerous attack 42
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 5
Fouls
- 8 Total 6
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 1
Ball possession
Forest Green Rovers had a strong ball possession 57% while Barrow was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Forest Green Rovers was has a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Forest Green Rovers won the match.
Forest Green Rovers shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Barrow shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Forest Green Rovers didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Barrow received 2 yellow cards (P. Brough and J. Kay).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Forest Green Rovers will have 37 points to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Barrow will stay with 19 points to remain in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Forest Green Rovers will host Bristol Rovers on the 27th of November with a 4-0 head to head statistic in favor of Forest Green Rovers (1 draw).
Barrow will play away agasint Sutton United on the 27th of November with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Barrow (4 draws).
Forest Green Rovers – Formation
Forest Green Rovers
65'
61', 83'
Forest Green Rovers started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Rob Edwards decided to play with the following team: Luke McGee , Dominic Bernard , Jordan Moore-Taylor , Baily Cargill , Kane Wilson , Ben Stevenson , Regan Hendry , Nicky Cadden , Ebou Adams , Jamille Matt and Mathew Stevens .
The home team had on the bench: D. Sweeney, Udoka Godwin-Malife , S. Diallo, J. Young, L. Thomas, Jack Aitchison and J. March.
Forest Green Rovers could not rely on the presence of U. Godwin-Malife (injured).
Substitutions
Forest Green Rovers made 3 changes: K. Wilson for U. Godwin-Malife (65′), R. Hendry for J. Aitchison (76′) and M. Stevens for D. Sweeney (90′).
Best player: Mathew Stevens
The most impressive player for Forest Green Rovers was Mathew Stevens.
His rating is with 2 goals, 18 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes.
Barrow – Formation
Barrow
57'
Barrow started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Mark Cooper played with: C. Brown, Paul Farman , James Jones , Matthew Platt , Joe Grayson , Remeao Hutton , Ollie Banks , Robbie Gotts , Patrick Brough , Josh Gordon and Offrande Zanzala , Josh Kay .
These were the players on the bench: J. Taylor, M. Jones, T. White, J. Lillis and Festus Arthur .
Substitutions
Barrow made only 1 change substituting R. Gotts for F. Arthur (87′).
Best player: Joe Grayson
The most impressive player for Barrow was Joe Grayson.
His rating is with 43 passes (65% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Carlisle United – Harrogate Town – 0-2
- Colchester United – Exeter City – 3-1
- Crawley Town – Newport County – 1-1
- Forest Green Rovers – Barrow – 2-0
- Northampton Town – Oldham Athletic – 2-1
- Port Vale – Walsall – 0-1
- Rochdale – Stevenage – 2-2
- Salford City – Bristol Rovers – 1-1
- Scunthorpe United – Leyton Orient – 1-1
- Sutton United – Mansfield Town – 2-0
- Swindon Town – Hartlepool United – 3-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Bradford City – 2-1
