NAILSWORTH. Forest Green Rovers had a surprising win over Colchester United with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Matt (15′) and a goal from J. March (90′). Forest Green Rovers was vastly better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
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 Ben Speedie who was helped by Alex James and Samuel Ogles. The 4th official was Brett Huxtable. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.2 degrees Celsius or 41.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 15 Total 9
- 4 On Target 5
- 11 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 113 Attack 93
- 66 Dangerous attack 30
- 134 Ball safe 120
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Forest Green Rovers had a strong ball possession 64% while Colchester United was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Forest Green Rovers was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Forest Green Rovers won the match.
Forest Green Rovers shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Colchester United shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Forest Green Rovers received 1 yellow card (B. Stevenson). Regarding the opposition, Colchester United received 1 yellow card (B. Wiredu).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Forest Green Rovers will have 51 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Colchester United will stay with 22 points to hold in the 22nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Forest Green Rovers will host Mansfield Town on the 18th of January with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of Mansfield Town (5 draws).
Colchester United will host Hartlepool United on the 22nd of February with a 7-3 head to head statistic in favor of Colchester United (4 draws).
Forest Green Rovers – Formation
Forest Green Rovers
79'
44'
15'
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 , Udoka Godwin-Malife , Jordan Moore-Taylor , Dominic Bernard , Kane Wilson , Ben Stevenson , Regan Hendry , Nicky Cadden , Jack Aitchison , Jamille Matt and Mathew Stevens .
The home team had on the bench: Josh March , Dan Sweeney , L. Thomas, Jake Young , O. Edwards, B. Cargill and S. Diallo.
Substitutions
Forest Green Rovers made 3 changes: J. Aitchison for J. Young (79′), R. Hendry for D. Sweeney (79′) and M. Stevens for J. March (87′).
Best player: Jordan Moore-Taylor
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Forest Green Rovers was Jordan Moore-Taylor even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 46 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
Colchester United – Formation
Colchester United
Colchester United started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Hayden Mullins played with: Jake Turner , Tom Eastman , Luke Chambers , Tommy Smith , Junior Tchamadeu , Cole Skuse , Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu , Cameron Coxe , Alan Judge , Noah Chilvers and Corie Andrews .
These were the players on the bench: Samson Tovide , Charlie Daniels , C. Cooper, T. Dallison-Lisbon, G. Kennedy, Luke Hannant and D. Gerken.
Substitutions
Colchester United made 3 changes: J. Tchamadeu for C. Daniels (69′), N. Chilvers for L. Hannant (69′) and A. Judge for S. Tovide (80′).
Best player: Tom Eastman
The most impressive player for Colchester United was Tom Eastman.
His rating is with 45 passes (53% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Forest Green Rovers – Colchester United – 2-0
- Salford City – Tranmere Rovers – 1-1
- Mansfield Town – Swindon Town – 3-2
