NAILSWORTH. Forest Green Rovers conquers Bristol Rovers 2-0 after J. Matt scores 2 goals.

Forest Green Rovers remained with 10 players after U. Godwin-Malife received a double yellow card in the 63′. Nevertheless, Forest Green Rovers still was capable to win this contest playing only in 10​.

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 Simon Mather who was helped by Matthew Lee and Marvyn Amphlett. The 4th official was Sunny Sukhvir Gill. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.7 degrees Celsius or 38.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Forest Green Rovers

2 - 0

Bristol Rovers

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 12 Total 11
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 8 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 80 Attack 125
  • 38 Dangerous attack 51
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 8
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 16
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Bristol Rovers had a superior ball possession 57% while Forest Green Rovers was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bristol Rovers was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Forest Green Rovers succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Forest Green Rovers shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Bristol Rovers shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Forest Green Rovers received 2 yellow cards (U. Godwin-Malife and J. Matt). On the other side, Bristol Rovers received 3 yellow cards (N. Anderton, A. Evans and S. Finley).

U. Godwin-Malife (Forest Green Rovers) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (63′).

Match Timeline

20'
28'
41'
63'
66'
72'
75'
L. Thomas- sub ->H. Anderson
77'
78'
78'
A. Evans- Yellow
80'
S. Finley- Yellow
81'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Forest Green Rovers
84
46
Exeter City
84
46
Bristol Rovers
80
46
Northampton Town
80
46
Port Vale
78
46
Swindon Town
77
46
Mansfield Town
77
46
Sutton United
76
46
Tranmere Rovers
75
46
Salford City
70
46
Newport County
69
46
Crawley Town
61
46
Leyton Orient
58
46
Bradford City
58
46
Colchester United
55
46
Walsall
54
46
Hartlepool United
54
46
Rochdale
53
46
Harrogate Town
53
46
Carlisle United
53
46
Stevenage
47
46
Barrow
44
46
Oldham Athletic
38
46
Scunthorpe United
26
46

After this match, Forest Green Rovers will have 40 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Bristol Rovers will stay with 23 points like Mansfield Town and Hartlepool United to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Forest Green Rovers will play away against Harrogate Town on the 7th of December with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Forest Green Rovers (0 draws).

Bristol Rovers will host Port Vale on the 7th of December with a 3-3 head to head record.

Forest Green Rovers – Formation

Forest Green Rovers
G
Luke McGee 1.England
7.5
D
Jordan Moore-Taylor 15.England
6.8
D
Baily Cargill 6.England
7.1
D
Dominic Bernard 3.England
7.2
M
Udoka Godwin-Malife 22.England
6.2
63'
M
Nicky Cadden 11.Scotland
8.4
M
Ebou Adams 8.Gambia
7.0
M
Ben Stevenson 7.England
8.1
F
Jamille Matt 14.Jamaica
8.5
81' 20', 77'
F
Mathew Stevens 9.England
6.0
66'
F
Jack Aitchison 10.Scotland
6.4
90'
Substitutes
G
Lewis Thomas 24.Wales
D
Dan Sweeney 4.England
7.2
66'
M
Regan Hendry 21.Scotland
M
Sadou Diallo 23.England
M
Jack Evans 16.England
F
Jake Young 18.England
F
Josh March 28.England
90'

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 (7.5), Dominic Bernard (7.2), Jordan Moore-Taylor (6.8), Baily Cargill (7.1), Udoka Godwin-Malife (6.2), Ben Stevenson (8.1), Ebou Adams (7.0), Nicky Cadden (8.4), Jack Aitchison (6.4), Jamille Matt (8.5) and Mathew Stevens (6.0).

The home team had on the bench: Dan Sweeney (7.2), J. Young, R. Hendry, S. Diallo, J. Evans, J. March and L. Thomas.

Substitutions

Forest Green Rovers made 2 changes: M. Stevens for D. Sweeney (66′) and J. Aitchison for J. March (90′).

Best player: Jamille Matt​

The most impressive player for Forest Green Rovers was Jamille Matt.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 23 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 18.

Bristol Rovers – Formation

Bristol Rovers
G
James Belshaw 1.England
6.4
D
Cian Harries 25.Wales
6.6
D
J. Grant 4.England
6.4
78'
D
C. Taylor 17.England
7.4
M
Nick Anderton 16.England
6.2
28'
M
Glenn Whelan 26.Republic of Ireland
7.1
72'
M
Paul Coutts 15.Scotland
7.0
M
S. Finley 6.England
7.0
80'
M
Harry Anderson 19.England
6.1
75'
F
A. Evans 21.England
6.4
78'
F
B. Pitman 40.Jersey
6.4
Substitutes
G
J. Ward 35.England
D
Pablo Martinez 18.Wales
M
Trevor Clarke 20.Republic of Ireland
M
Zain Westbrooke 8.England
M
L. Thomas 7.England
6.0
75'
M
Sion Spence 24.Wales
6.2
78'
F
A. Collins 10.Wales
6.2
72'

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

Joey Barton played with: James Belshaw (6.4), Joshua Grant (6.4), Connor Taylor (7.4), Cian Harries (6.6), Harry Anderson (6.1), Glenn Whelan (7.1), Paul Coutts (7.0), Sam Finley (7.0), Nick Anderton (6.2), Antony Evans (6.4) and Brett Pitman (6.4).

They had on the bench: T. Clarke, Z. Westbrooke, J. Ward, Luke Thomas (6.0), P. Martinez, Sion Spence (6.2) and Aaron Collins (6.2).

Bristol Rovers could not rely on the presence of S. Spence (injured).

Substitutions

Bristol Rovers made 3 changes: G. Whelan for A. Collins (72′), H. Anderson for L. Thomas (75′) and J. Grant for S. Spence (78′).

Best player: Connor Taylor​

The most impressive player for Bristol Rovers was Connor Taylor.

His rating is (7.4) with 33 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

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