NAILSWORTH. Accrington Stanley prevails over Forest Green Rovers 1-0 after J. Nolan scored a penalty (22′). Forest Green Rovers lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the The New Lawn stadium in Nailsworth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Adam Herczeg who was helped by Justin Amey and Samuel Ogles. The 4th official was Thomas Harty. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.27 degrees Celsius or 45.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 12 Total 9
- 2 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 122 Attack 97
- 61 Dangerous attack 42
- 84 Ball safe 82
- 0 Penalties 1
- 6 Corners 1
Fouls
- 0 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Forest Green Rovers was in firm control of the ball 56% while Accrington Stanley was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Forest Green Rovers was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Accrington Stanley was able to find the solution to win this match.
Forest Green Rovers shot 12 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Accrington Stanley shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Forest Green Rovers received 1 yellow card (Ryan Inniss ). On the opposite side, Accrington Stanley received 5 yellow cards (Dan Martin, Benjamin Woods, Jay Bagueloc’rich, Brad Hills and Seamus Conneely).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Forest Green Rovers stays with 19 points to remain in the 24th place. On the opposite side, Accrington Stanley will has 41 points to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Forest Green Rovers will play away with Colchester United on the 3rd of February with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Forest Green Rovers (0 draws).
Accrington Stanley will host Grimsby Town on the 3rd of February with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Accrington Stanley (2 draws).
Forest Green Rovers – Formation
Forest Green Rovers
69'
21'
Forest Green Rovers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Steve Cotterill decided to play with the following team: Luke Daniels , Dominic Bernard , Ryan Inniss , Jordan Moore-Taylor , Jamie Robson , Callum Jones , Charlie McCann , Emmanuel Osadebe , Fankaty Dabo , Mathew Stevens and Dominic Thompson .
The home team had on the bench: Darnell Johnson, Matty Taylor, Maxi Oyedele , Tyrese Omotoye, Harvey Bunker, Reece Brown and Tommy Simkim.
Substitutions
Forest Green Rovers made 3 changes: Callum Jones for Reece Brown (69′), Dominic Bernard for Maxi Oyedele (69′) and Emmanuel Osadebe for Matty Taylor (88′).
Player of the match: Mathew Stevens
The player that probably impressed the most for Forest Green Rovers was Mathew Stevens.
His rating is with 24 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 14 duels out of 23.
Accrington Stanley – Formation
Accrington Stanley
22'
Accrington Stanley started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
John Coleman played with: Radek Vítek , Connor O’Brien , Brad Hills , Joseph Gubbins , Lewis Shipley , Benjamin Woods , Dan Martin , Jack Nolan , Alex Henderson , Joe Pritchard and Josh Woods .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jay Bagueloc’rich , Kelvin Mellor, Seb Quirk, Leslie Adekoya, Lewis Trickett, Seamus Conneely and Jack McIntyre.
Substitutions
Accrington Stanley made 2 changes: Alex Henderson for Seamus Conneely (53′) and Jack Nolan for Jay Bagueloc’rich (53′).
Player of the match: Brad Hills
The player that probably impressed the most for Accrington Stanley was Brad Hills even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 31 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Walsall – Sutton United – 1-1
- Swindon Town – Bradford City – 2-0
- Notts County – Barrow – 1-1
- Morecambe – Colchester United – 0-1
- Milton Keynes Dons – Gillingham – 2-1
- Grimsby Town – Tranmere Rovers – 1-2
- Forest Green Rovers – Accrington Stanley – 0-1
- Doncaster Rovers – Stockport County – 1-5
- Crewe Alexandra – Salford City – 2-3
- AFC Wimbledon – Mansfield Town – 2-1
