GILLINGHAM. Gillingham and Forest Green Rovers draw 1-1. O. Hawkins scored the first goal (67′) for Gillingham. C. Jones equalized (75′). Gillingham was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the MEMS Priestfield Stadium stadium in Gillingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 6,282 spectators. The referee was Craig Hicks assisted by Daniel Cook and Dean Treleaven. The 4th official was Adrian Tranter. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 4.54 degrees Celsius or 40.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 13 Total 11
- 3 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 105 Attack 116
- 66 Dangerous attack 51
- 122 Ball safe 94
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 0
Fouls
- 6 Total 11
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Gillingham had a superior ball possession 57% while Forest Green Rovers was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Gillingham was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Gillingham to win the match.
Gillingham shot 13 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Forest Green Rovers shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Gillingham received 4 yellow cards (Max Ehmer, Ethan Coleman, Remeao Hutton and Shadrach Ogie). On the other side, Forest Green Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Fankaty Dabo and Dominic Thompson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Gillingham has 42 points like Milton Keynes Dons to sit in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Forest Green Rovers will has 19 points like Sutton United to sit in the 23rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Gillingham will host Stockport County on the 6th of January with a 5-0 head to head stats in favor of Gillingham (4 draws).
Forest Green Rovers will host Accrington Stanley on the 27th of January with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Accrington Stanley (1 draw).
Gillingham – Formation
Gillingham
86'
78'
67'
Gillingham started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Stephen Clemence decided to play with the following team: Jake Turner , Remeao Hutton , Max Ehmer , Conor Masterson , Shadrach Ogie , Scott Malone , Connor Mahoney , Ethan Coleman , George Lapslie , Macauley Bonne and Oliver Hawkins .
The home team had on the bench: Glenn Morris, Max Clark, Jonathan Williams , Tom Nichols, Ashley Nadesan , Robbie McKenzie and Timothée Dieng.
Substitutions
Gillingham made 2 changes: Macauley Bonne for Ashley Nadesan (78′) and George Lapslie for Jonathan Williams (78′).
Player of the match: Conor Masterson
The player that probably impressed the most for Gillingham was Conor Masterson.
His rating is with 78 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 15.
Forest Green Rovers – Formation
Forest Green Rovers
Forest Green Rovers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Troy Deeney played with: Luke Daniels , Dominic Bernard , Jordan Moore-Taylor , Ryan Inniss , Jamie Robson , Callum Jones , Charlie McCann , Emmanuel Osadebe , Kyle McAllister , Mathew Stevens and Dominic Thompson .
They had on the bench: Darnell Johnson, Matty Taylor, Maxi Oyedele , Tyrese Omotoye, Fankaty Dabo , Harvey Bunker and Tommy Simkim.
Forest Green Rovers could not rely on the presence of Harvey Bunker (injured).
Substitutions
Forest Green Rovers made 3 changes: Dominic Thompson for Fankaty Dabo (80′), Callum Jones for Maxi Oyedele (84′) and Emmanuel Osadebe for Harvey Bunker (90′).
Player of the match: Jordan Moore-Taylor
The player that probably impressed the most for Forest Green Rovers was Jordan Moore-Taylor.
His rating is with 30 passes (47% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Newport County – Wrexham – 1-0
- Milton Keynes Dons – Morecambe – 1-2
- Gillingham – Forest Green Rovers – 1-1
- Barrow – Crewe Alexandra – 1-3
