BRISTOL. Bristol Rovers tops Hartlepool United with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Collins (87′) and a goal from A. Evans (90′).

The match was played at the Memorial Stadium stadium in Bristol on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Carl Brook who was helped by Louis Marks and Christopher Kidd. The 4th official was Chris Husband. The weather was clear. The temperature was freezing at -10.3 degrees Celsius or 13.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 35%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Hartlepool United had a superior ball possession 55% while Bristol Rovers was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hartlepool United was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Bristol Rovers managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Bristol Rovers shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Hartlepool United shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Bristol Rovers received 2 yellow cards (C. Harries and A. Evans). On the other side, Hartlepool United received 4 yellow cards (G. Liddle, D. Ferguson, T. Odusina and N. Byrne).

Also, Hartlepool United didn’t finish the match with 11 players after J. Sterry (Hartlepool United) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).

Standings

After this encounter, Bristol Rovers will have 29 points like Walsall to hold in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Hartlepool United will stay with 28 points to sit in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Bristol Rovers will play away with Swindon Town on the 22nd of January with a 8-6 head to head stats in favor of Swindon Town (3 draws).

Hartlepool United will host Stevenage on the 22nd of January with a 9-1 head to head in favor of Stevenage (2 draws).

Bristol Rovers – Formation

Bristol Rovers started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

The manager Joey Barton decided to play with the following team: James Belshaw (7.6), Alfie Kilgour (6.7), Connor Taylor (7.7), Cian Harries (6.8), Paul Coutts (6.9), Harry Anderson (6.7), Antony Evans (7.6), Sam Nicholson (6.7), Joshua Grant (6.5), Aaron Collins (7.5) and Ryan Loft (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: T. Clarke, N. Anderton, B. Pitman, L. Thomas, A. Jaakkola, J. Connolly and G. Whelan.

Substitutions

Bristol Rovers made 3 changes: R. Loft for B. Pitman (90′), H. Anderson for G. Whelan (90′) and S. Nicholson for N. Anderton (90′).

Best player: Connor Taylor​

The most impressive player for Bristol Rovers was Connor Taylor even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 35 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.

Hartlepool United – Formation

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

Graeme Lee played with: Ben Killip (6.4), Jamie Sterry (7.0), Neill Byrne (6.2), Gary Liddle (6.8), Timi Odusina (7.1), David Ferguson (7.4), Tom Crawford (7.1), Nicky Featherstone (6.8), Gavan Holohan (6.8), Luke Molyneux (6.8) and Markus Carver (7.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: J. Hull, M. Shelton, Mark Cullen (6.6), R. Ogle, M. Daly, P. Boyes and Joe Grey.

Substitutions

Hartlepool United made 3 changes: M. Carver for M. Cullen (67′), T. Crawford for J. Grey (89′) and G. Liddle for J. Hull (90′).

Best player: David Ferguson​

The player that probably impressed the most for Hartlepool United was David Ferguson.

His rating is (7.4) with 40 passes (62% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 16 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Bradford City – Salford City – 2-1
• Bristol Rovers – Hartlepool United – 2-0
• Carlisle United – Crawley Town – 1-1
• Colchester United – Barrow – 0-2
• Exeter City – Scunthorpe United – 2-0
• Mansfield Town – Walsall – 2-0
• Newport County – Harrogate Town – 4-0
• Northampton Town – Forest Green Rovers – 1-1
• Port Vale – Swindon Town – 1-3
• Stevenage – Sutton United – 3-3
• Tranmere Rovers – Rochdale – 2-0