NAILSWORTH. Wrexham was capable to capture a draw against Forest Green Rovers with a late goal from P. Mullin scored in the (90′) after Forest Green Rovers got a lead with a goal from E. Osadebe (3′). Wrexham was much better in terms of ball possession (74%)
The match was played at the The New Lawn stadium in Nailsworth on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 4,412 spectators. The referee was Declan Bourne who had the assistance of Christopher Ward and Michael Webb. The 4th official was Jacob Lehane. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.71 degrees Celsius or 44.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.
Match Statistics
- ! 26 Ball Possession 74
Shots
- 6 Total 19
- 2 On Target 5
- 1 Off Target 9
- 3 Shots blocked 5
- 67 Attack 158
- 27 Dangerous attack 76
- 91 Ball safe 103
- 0 Penalties 1
- 3 Corners 6
Fouls
- 7 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Wrexham was in firm control of the ball 74% while Forest Green Rovers was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Wrexham was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Wrexham to win the encounter.
Forest Green Rovers shot 6 times, 2 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Wrexham shot 19 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Forest Green Rovers received 1 yellow card (Jamie Robson). On the opposite side, Wrexham didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Forest Green Rovers has 27 points to remain in the 23rd place. On the opposite side, Wrexham will has 60 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Forest Green Rovers will play away with Grimsby Town on the 2nd of March with a 9-7 head to head in favor of Grimsby Town (5 draws).
Wrexham will host Accrington Stanley on the 2nd of March with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Accrington Stanley (0 draws).
Forest Green Rovers – Formation
Forest Green Rovers
90'
61'
3'
Forest Green Rovers started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Steve Cotterill decided to play with the following team: Vicente Reyes , Harvey Bunker , Richard Keogh , Jordan Moore-Taylor , Dominic Thompson , Alex Gorrin , Charlie McCann , Jamie Robson , Emmanuel Osadebe , Christian Doidge and Kyle McAllister .
The home team had on the bench: Marcel Lavinier, Dominic Bernard , Darnell Johnson, Sean Robertson, Jamie Searle, Tyrese Omotoye and Nathan Holland.
Substitutions
Forest Green Rovers made 2 changes: Alex Gorrin for Dominic Bernard (61′) and Kyle McAllister for Tyrese Omotoye (71′).
Player of the match: Vicente Reyes
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Forest Green Rovers was the goalkeeper: Vicente Reyes. His rating is 7.45. He performed 5 saves.
Wrexham – Formation
Wrexham
Wrexham started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Phil Parkinson played with: Arthur Okonkwo , Ryan Barnett , Aaron Hayden , Eoghan O’Connell , Max Cleworth , James McClean , Andy Cannon , Luke Young , Elliot Lee , Paul Mullin and Steven Fletcher .
They had on the bench: Ben Tozer , Jordan Davies , Ollie Palmer , Jack Marriott , Luke Bolton , Jacob Mendy and Mark Howard.
Wrexham could not rely on the presence of Ben Tozer (injured).
Substitutions
Wrexham made 5 changes: Aaron Hayden for Jordan Davies (60′), Eoghan O’Connell for Ben Tozer (63′), Ryan Barnett for Luke Bolton (72′), Luke Young for Jack Marriott (73′) and Steven Fletcher for Ollie Palmer (73′).
Player of the match: Paul Mullin
The most impressive player for Wrexham was Paul Mullin.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Harrogate Town – Newport County – 1-4
- Walsall – Accrington Stanley – 2-1
- Swindon Town – Tranmere Rovers – 3-1
- Salford City – Colchester United – 1-1
- Notts County – Sutton United – 3-4
- Forest Green Rovers – Wrexham – 1-1
