BRISTOL. Port Vale conquered Bristol Rovers to win 2-1. B. Garrity was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Port Vale to strike first with a goal of B. Garrity at the 31′. Then B. Garrity scored again for Port Vale in the 33′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Eventually, A. Collins reduced the distance for Bristol Rovers with a goal. Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
Also, Bristol Rovers had 2 players sent off: S. Finley (15′ for a red card) and C. Harries (77′ for a red card).
The match was played at the Memorial Stadium stadium in Bristol on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Craig Hicks with the support of Kevin Howick and Alex James. The 4th official was Lee Swabey. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 3.1 degrees Celsius or 37.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 5 Total 14
- 1 On Target 7
- 4 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 72 Attack 103
- 29 Dangerous attack 57
- 125 Ball safe 114
- 0 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 4
Fouls
- 17 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 2 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Bristol Rovers was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Port Vale that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Port Vale was putting more pressure with 57 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Port Vale won the encounter.
Bristol Rovers shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Port Vale shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Bristol Rovers received 2 yellow cards (G. Whelan and B. Pitman). Talking about the opposition, Port Vale received 2 yellow cards (D. Jones and D. Politic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Bristol Rovers will stay with 23 points like Hartlepool United to sit in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Port Vale will have 35 points to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Bristol Rovers will host Rochdale on the 11th of December with a 9-5 head to head stats in favor of Rochdale (5 draws).
Port Vale will play away agasint Newport County on the 11th of December with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Newport County (3 draws).
Bristol Rovers – Formation
Bristol Rovers
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Bristol Rovers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Joey Barton decided to play with the following team: James Belshaw , Harry Anderson , Connor Taylor , Cian Harries , Nick Anderton , Paul Coutts , Glenn Whelan , Sam Finley , Sam Nicholson , Antony Evans and Aaron Collins .
The home team had on the bench: Sion Spence , Z. Westbrooke, P. Martinez, Brett Pitman , L. Thomas, Trevor Clarke and J. Ward.
Substitutions
Bristol Rovers made 3 changes: A. Evans for T. Clarke (46′), S. Nicholson for S. Spence (80′) and P. Coutts for B. Pitman (83′).
Best player: Antony Evans
The most impressive player for Bristol Rovers was Antony Evans.
His rating is with 11 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.
Port Vale – Formation
Port Vale
Port Vale started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Darrell Clarke played with: Aidan Stone , Lewis Cass , Nathan Smith , Daniel Jones , David Worrall , Devante Rodney , Tom Pett , Tom Conlon , James Gibbons , Ben Garrity and Dennis Politic .
They had on the bench: M. Benning, S. Burgess, L. Legge, Brad Walker , D. Amos, Lucas and Aaron Martin .
Port Vale could not rely on the presence of B. Walker (injured).
Substitutions
Port Vale made 3 changes: D. Worrall for A. Martin (46′), D. Rodney for B. Walker (51′) and D. Politic for S. Burgess (90′).
Best player: Ben Garrity
The player that probably impressed the most for Port Vale was Ben Garrity.
His rating is with 2 goals, 13 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Bristol Rovers – Port Vale – 1-2
- Exeter City – Northampton Town – 1-2
- Harrogate Town – Forest Green Rovers – 1-4
- Leyton Orient – Swindon Town – 4-1
- Mansfield Town – Carlisle United – 1-0
- Newport County – Sutton United – 3-2
- Oldham Athletic – Tranmere Rovers – 0-1
- Stevenage – Scunthorpe United – 1-1
- Walsall – Crawley Town – 1-1
