NAILSWORTH. Gillingham didn’t concede much to Forest Green Rovers to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Friday. Gillingham was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the The New Lawn stadium in Nailsworth on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Samuel Allison who had the assistance of G Read and Mark Pottage. The 4th official was Daniel Middleton. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.14 degrees Celsius or 50.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​
Match Statistics​
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 11 Total 11
- 4 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 105 Attack 98
- 45 Dangerous attack 59
- 39 Ball safe 49
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 8
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 4 Total 3
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Gillingham was in firm control of the ball 60% while Forest Green Rovers was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Gillingham was more pushing with 59 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Gillingham to win the match​.
Forest Green Rovers shot 11 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Gillingham shot 11 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Forest Green Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Alfie Bendle and Luke Daniels). On the opposite side, Gillingham received 1 yellow card (Ashley Nadesan).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Forest Green Rovers has 16 points to remain in the 23rd place. On the opposite side, Gillingham will has 32 points like Bradford City to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Forest Green Rovers will play away against Newport County on the 26th of December with a 6-6 head to head statistic.
Gillingham will host Crawley Town on the 26th of December with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Gillingham (3 draws).
Forest Green Rovers – Formation
Forest Green Rovers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Troy Deeney decided to play with the following team: Luke Daniels , Fankaty Dabo , Ryan Inniss , Jordan Moore-Taylor , Jamie Robson , Callum Jones , Charlie McCann , Harvey Bunker , Kyle McAllister , Mathew Stevens and Callum Morton .
The home team had on the bench: Dominic Bernard , Darnell Johnson, Teddy Jenks, Alfie Bendle , Jamie Searle, Tyrese Omotoye and Reece Brown .
Substitutions
Forest Green Rovers made 4 changes: Fankaty Dabo for Dominic Bernard (65′), Mathew Stevens for Tyrese Omotoye (65′), Callum Jones for Reece Brown (78′) and Charlie McCann for Alfie Bendle (85′).
Player of the match: Callum Jones​
The most impressive player for Forest Green Rovers was Callum Jones.
His rating is with 32 passes (59% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Gillingham – Formation
Gillingham started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Stephen Clemence played with: Jake Turner , Robbie McKenzie , Conor Masterson , Max Ehmer , Scott Malone , Ethan Coleman , Timothée Dieng , Connor Mahoney , George Lapslie , Jayden Clarke and Macauley Bonne .
They had on the bench: Glenn Morris, Cheye Alexander , Jonathan Williams , Tom Nichols , Ashley Nadesan , Oliver Hawkins and Shadrach Ogie.
Substitutions
Gillingham made 4 changes: Robbie McKenzie for Cheye Alexander (84′), George Lapslie for Ashley Nadesan (59′), Macauley Bonne for Tom Nichols (59′) and Jayden Clarke for Jonathan Williams (63′).
Player of the match: Ethan Coleman​
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gillingham was Ethan Coleman.
His rating is with 71 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 15 duels out of 22. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.​
- Stockport County – Notts County – 2-1
- Forest Green Rovers – Gillingham – 0-0
- Doncaster Rovers – Bradford City – 1-3
- Crewe Alexandra – Barrow – 1-3
- Crawley Town – AFC Wimbledon – 1-2
- Colchester United – Salford City – 2-1