NAILSWORTH. Barrow had a surprising win over Forest Green Rovers with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Foley (4′) and a goal from D. Telford (18′). Forest Green Rovers was decisively better in terms of ball possession (65%).​

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 Tom Reeves who had the assistance of Andrew Aylott and Jacob Lehane. The 4th official was Gareth Viccars. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 12.63 degrees Celsius or 54.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Forest Green Rovers

0 - 2

Barrow

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 17 Total 12
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 8 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 111 Attack 92
  • 54 Dangerous attack 60
  • 76 Ball safe 69
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 11 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Forest Green Rovers had a strong ball possession 65% while Barrow was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Barrow was more pushing with 60 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Barrow won the match.​

Forest Green Rovers shot 17 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Barrow shot 12 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Forest Green Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Jamie Robson and Tyrese Omotoye). On the opposite side, Barrow received 1 yellow card (George Ray).

Match Timeline

4'
Sam Foley(goal)Kian Spence
18'
Dom Telford(goal)
46'
Tom White- sub ->Dean Campbell
49'
George Ray- Yellow
Tyrese Omotoye- Yellow
58'
Charlie McCann- sub ->Jacob Maddox
59'
Jamie Robson- sub ->Marcel Lavinier
59'
Mathew Stevens- sub ->Tyrese Omotoye
59'
64'
Emile Acquah- sub ->Luca Stephenson
71'
71'
Robbie Gotts- sub ->Sam Foley
83'
Mazeed Ogungbo- sub ->Elliot Newby
Jamie Robson- Yellow
90'

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 encounter, Forest Green Rovers will stay with 10 points like Tranmere Rovers to hold in the 23rd place. On the other side, Barrow will have 21 points like Crawley Town to hold in the 11th 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 stats in favor of Forest Green Rovers (5 draws).

Barrow will play away agasint Salford City on the 17th of February with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Salford City (3 draws).

Forest Green Rovers – Formation

Forest Green Rovers
G
James Belshaw 31.England
6.4
D
Marcel Lavinier 2.England
6.6
59'
D
Dominic Bernard 3.England
6.4
D
Reece Welch 22.England
7.0
D
Fankaty Dabo 25.England
7.0
M
Kyle McAllister 7.Scotland
7.9
M
Jacob Maddox 18.England
6.8
59'
M
Tyrese Omotoye 23.Belgium
6.6
59' 58'
M
Harvey Bunker 27.England
7.9
F
Troy Deeney 14.England
7.0
F
Callum Morton 39.England
6.3
Substitutes
G
Jamie Searle 20.New Zealand
D
Jamie Robson 17.Scotland
7.0
59' 90'
D
Sean Robertson 19.England
M
Teddy Jenks 6.England
M
Charlie McCann 8.Republic of Ireland
7.3
59'
M
Alfie Bendle 12.England
F
Mathew Stevens 9.England
6.7
59'

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 (6.4), Fankaty Dabo (7.0), Dominic Bernard (6.4), Reece Welch (7.0), Marcel Lavinier (6.6), Kyle McAllister (7.9), Jacob Maddox (6.8), Harvey Bunker (7.9), Tyrese Omotoye (6.6), Callum Morton (6.3) and Troy Deeney (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Teddy Jenks, Charlie McCann (7.3), Mathew Stevens (6.7), Alfie Bendle, Jamie Robson (7.0), Sean Robertson and Jamie Searle.

Substitutions

Forest Green Rovers made 3 changes: Marcel Lavinier for Jamie Robson (59′), Tyrese Omotoye for Mathew Stevens (59′) and Jacob Maddox for Charlie McCann (59′).

Best player: Kyle McAllister​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Forest Green Rovers was Kyle McAllister.

His rating is (7.9) with 48 passes (79% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 9 crosses.

Barrow – Formation

Barrow
G
Paul Farman 1.England
8.9
D
George Ray 5.Wales
7.8
49'
D
Niall Canavan 6.Republic of Ireland
7.0
D
James Chester 17.Wales
7.3
M
Dean Campbell 4.Scotland
6.4
46'
M
David Worrall 7.England
7.0
M
Kian Spence 8.England
7.5
M
Elliot Newby 11.England
7.5
83'
M
Sam Foley 16.Republic of Ireland
8.1
71' 4'
F
Luca Stephenson 18.England
7.1
64'
F
Dom Telford 19.England
7.5
71' 18'
Substitutes
G
Josh Lillis 12.England
D
Mazeed Ogungbo 3.England
6.4
83'
M
Tom White 13.England
6.7
46'
M
Robbie Gotts 15.England
6.8
71'
F
Gerard Garner 10.England
6.8
71'
F
Emile Acquah 20.England
7.0
64'

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

Peter Wild played with: Paul Farman (8.9), James Chester (7.3), George Ray (7.8), Niall Canavan (7.0), David Worrall (7.0), Kian Spence (7.5), Dean Campbell (6.4), Sam Foley (8.1), Elliot Newby (7.5), Luca Stephenson (7.1) and Dom Telford (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Mazeed Ogungbo (6.4), Gerard Garner (6.8), Josh Lillis, Tom White (6.7), Robbie Gotts (6.8) and Emile Acquah (7.0).

Substitutions

Barrow made 5 changes: Dean Campbell for Tom White (46′), Elliot Newby for Mazeed Ogungbo (83′), Luca Stephenson for Emile Acquah (64′), Dom Telford for Gerard Garner (71′) and Sam Foley for Robbie Gotts (71′).

Best player: Paul Farman​

The most impressive player for Barrow was the goalkeeper: Paul Farman. His rating is 8.87. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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