BRISTOL. Fleetwood Town had a surprising win over Bristol Rovers with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Coughlan (20′) and a goal from J. Stockley (52′). Bristol Rovers was truly superior in terms of ball possession (66%).
The match was played at the Memorial Stadium stadium in Bristol on Tuesday and it started at 1:45 pm local time. In front of 7,385 spectators. The referee was Charles Breakspear assisted by Grant Taylor and Richard Morris. The 4th official was Declan O’Shea. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.6 degrees Celsius or 43.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 11 Total 7
- 5 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 125 Attack 83
- 40 Dangerous attack 31
- 32 Ball safe 32
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 4
Fouls
- 5 Total 6
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Bristol Rovers was in firm control of the ball 66% while Fleetwood Town was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bristol Rovers had a more offensive attitude with 40 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Fleetwood Town managed to find the solution to win this match.
Bristol Rovers shot 11 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Fleetwood Town shot 7 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Bristol Rovers received 4 yellow cards (C. Martin, Brandon Aguilera, J. Marquis and Elkan Baggott). On the other side, Fleetwood Town received 3 yellow cards (Gavin Kilkenny, Ryan Broom and Elijah Campbell).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Bristol Rovers stays with 40 points like Northampton Town to remain in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Fleetwood Town will has 25 points to sit in the 22nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Bristol Rovers will host Burton Albion on the 10th of February with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of Burton Albion (3 draws).
Fleetwood Town will play away against Lincoln City on the 10th of February with a 3-3 head to head stats.
Bristol Rovers – Formation
Bristol Rovers
62'
27'
Bristol Rovers adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Matthew Taylor decided to play with the following team: J. Ward , J. Wilson , T. Crama , Elkan Baggott , J. Hunt , Kamil Conteh , Brandon Aguilera , H. Vale , A. Evans , C. Martin and Harry Vaughan .
The home team had on the bench: L. Gordon , J. Grant , J. Marquis , L. Thomas , J. Brown, G. Friend and M. Hall.
Bristol Rovers could not rely on the presence of L. Thomas (injured).
Substitutions
Bristol Rovers made 5 changes: J. Hunt for L. Thomas (25′), J. Wilson for J. Grant (62′), Harry Vaughan for L. Gordon (62′), Kamil Conteh for J. Marquis (74′) and H. Vale for G. Friend (87′).
Player of the match: A. Evans
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bristol Rovers was A. Evans.
His rating is with 41 passes (71% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 8 crosses.
Fleetwood Town – Formation
Fleetwood Town
52'
Also Fleetwood Town adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Charlie Adam played with: Jay Lynch , Brendan Wiredu , Ben Heneghan , Elijah Campbell , Ryan Broom , Bosun Lawal , Gavin Kilkenny , Carl Johnston , Promise Omochere , Jayden Stockley and Ronan Coughlan .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Imari Samuels, Tom Lonergan, Armando Quitirna, Harrison Holgate, Ryan Graydon , Stephen McMullan and Phoenix Patterson .
Substitutions
Fleetwood Town made 3 changes: Promise Omochere for Ryan Graydon (53′), Jayden Stockley for Phoenix Patterson (68′) and Ryan Broom for Harrison Holgate (89′).
Player of the match: Jay Lynch
The most impressive player for Fleetwood Town was the goalkeeper: Jay Lynch. His rating is 8.16. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Stevenage – Reading – 0-1
- Port Vale – Leyton Orient – 0-1
- Exeter City – Peterborough United – 2-1
- Cambridge United – Bolton Wanderers – 0-0
- Bristol Rovers – Fleetwood Town – 0-2
