Doncaster Rovers defeats Forest Green Rovers 2-0 on Saturday

DONCASTER. Doncaster Rovers overcomes Forest Green Rovers with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Molyneux (62') and an own goal from R. Keogh (86').

By
David Brown
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Doncaster Rovers defeats Forest Green Rovers 2-0 on Saturday

DONCASTER. Doncaster Rovers tops Forest Green Rovers with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Molyneux (62′) and an own goal from R. Keogh (86′). Doncaster Rovers was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the The Keepmoat Stadium stadium in Doncaster on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 7,024 spectators.​ The referee was Anthony Backhouse with the collaboration of Robert Hyde and Craig Taylor. The 4th official was Scott Jackson.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Doncaster Rovers

2 - 0

Team 1

Forest Green Rovers

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 14 Total 3
  • 6 On Target 0
  • 4 Off Target 2
  • 4 Shots blocked 1
  • 104 Attack 97
  • 69 Dangerous attack 38
  • 108 Ball safe 88
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 0
  • 1 Off Sides 6
Fouls
  • 10 Total 14
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Doncaster Rovers was in firm control of the ball 66% while Forest Green Rovers was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Doncaster Rovers had a more offensive attitude with 69 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Doncaster Rovers won the match​.

Doncaster Rovers shot 14 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Forest Green Rovers shot 3 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Doncaster Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Joe Ironside and Tom Anderson). On the opposite side, Forest Green Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Dominic Thompson and Alex Gorrin).

Match Timeline

45'
Alex Gorrin- Yellow
Tom Anderson- Yellow
48'
Luke Molyneux(goal)
62'
Tommy Rowe- sub ->Harrison Biggins
63'
Joe Ironside- Yellow
68'
72'
Dominic Thompson- Yellow
Maxime Biamou- sub ->Joe Ironside
73'
73'
Reece Brown- sub ->Harvey Bunker
74'
Fankaty Dabo- sub ->Jordan Moore-Taylor
74'
Jordon Garrick- sub ->Emmanuel Osadebe
86'
Richard Keogh(own-goal)
Kyle Hurst- sub ->Hakeeb Adelakun
87'
George Broadbent- sub ->Owen Bailey
88'
Zain Westbrooke- sub ->Matthew Craig
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
92
46
Wrexham
88
46
Mansfield Town
86
46
Milton Keynes Dons
78
46
Doncaster Rovers
71
46
Crewe Alexandra
71
46
Crawley Town
70
46
Barrow
69
46
Bradford City
69
46
AFC Wimbledon
65
46
Walsall
65
46
Gillingham
64
46
Harrogate Town
63
46
Notts County
61
46
Morecambe
58
46
Tranmere Rovers
57
46
Accrington Stanley
57
46
Newport County
55
46
Swindon Town
54
46
Salford City
51
46
Grimsby Town
49
46
Colchester United
45
46
Sutton United
42
46
Forest Green Rovers
42
46

After playing this match, Doncaster Rovers has 49 points to sit in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Forest Green Rovers will stays with 33 points like Sutton United to hold in the 24th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Doncaster Rovers will play away against Crawley Town on the 29th of March with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Doncaster Rovers (5 draws).

Forest Green Rovers will host Stockport County on the 29th of March with a 2-2 head to head statistic.

Doncaster Rovers – Formation

Doncaster Rovers
G
T. Lo-Tutala 15.France
7.0
D
Jamie Sterry 2.England
7.3
D
James Maxwell 3.Scotland
7.5
D
Tom Anderson 4.England
6.4
48'
D
Richard Wood  6.England
7.5
M
Luke Molyneux 7.England
8.4
Goals62'
M
Harrison Biggins 14.England
7.0
63'
M
Owen Bailey 17.England
7.0
88'
M
Matthew Craig 37.Scotland
7.0
88'
M
Hakeeb Adelakun 47.England
7.8
87'
F
Joe Ironside 20.England
6.8
73' 68'
Substitutes
G
Louis Jones 12.England
D
Joseph Olowu 5.England
M
George Broadbent 8.England
6.8
88'
M
Tommy Rowe 10.England
6.7
63'
M
Zain Westbrooke 24.England
6.4
88'
F
Kyle Hurst 21.England
6.8
87'
F
Maxime Biamou 36.France
7.1
73'

Doncaster Rovers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Grant McCann decided to play with the following team: Thimothee Lo-Tutala (7.0), Jamie Sterry (7.3), Tom Anderson (6.4), Richard Wood (7.5), James Maxwell (7.5), Owen Bailey (7.0), Matthew Craig (7.0), Luke Molyneux (8.4), Harrison Biggins (7.0), Hakeeb Adelakun (7.8) and Joe Ironside (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Joseph Olowu, George Broadbent (6.8), Tommy Rowe (6.7), Louis Jones, Kyle Hurst (6.8), Zain Westbrooke (6.4) and Maxime Biamou (7.1).

Substitutions

Doncaster Rovers made 5 changes: Joe Ironside for Maxime Biamou (73′), Harrison Biggins for Tommy Rowe (63′), Matthew Craig for Zain Westbrooke (88′), Owen Bailey for George Broadbent (88′) and Hakeeb Adelakun for Kyle Hurst (87′).

Player of the match: Luke Molyneux​

The most impressive player for Doncaster Rovers was Luke Molyneux.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 27 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 18. He performed 10 crosses.

Forest Green Rovers – Formation

Forest Green Rovers
G
Vicente Reyes 39.Chile
7.1
D
Ryan Inniss 5.England
6.6
D
Jordan Moore-Taylor 15.England
7.0
74'
D
Richard Keogh 36.Republic of Ireland
6.3
M
Kyle McAllister 7.Scotland
6.6
M
Dominic Thompson 16.England
6.8
72'
M
Jamie Robson 17.Scotland
6.4
M
Alex Gorrin 21.Spain
6.6
46' 45'
M
Harvey Bunker 27.England
7.0
73'
M
Emmanuel Osadebe 46.Republic of Ireland
6.6
74'
F
Christian Doidge 10.Wales
6.7
Substitutes
G
Jamie Searle 20.New Zealand
D
Fankaty Dabo 25.England
6.7
74'
M
Jacob Maddox 18.England
M
Reece Brown 29.England
6.6
73'
F
Jordon Garrick 11.England
6.7
74'
F
Tyrese Omotoye 23.Belgium

Forest Green Rovers started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Steve Cotterill played with: Vicente Reyes (7.1), Ryan Inniss  (6.6), Richard Keogh (6.3), Jordan Moore-Taylor (7.0), Dominic Thompson (6.8), Harvey Bunker (7.0), Alex Gorrin (6.6), Jamie Robson (6.4), Emmanuel Osadebe (6.6), Kyle McAllister (6.6) and Christian Doidge (6.7).

They had on the bench: Jordon Garrick (6.7), Jacob Maddox , Jamie Searle, Tyrese Omotoye, Fankaty Dabo (6.7), Callum Jones (6.6) and Reece Brown (6.6).

Substitutions

Forest Green Rovers made 3 changes: Emmanuel Osadebe for Jordon Garrick (74′), Harvey Bunker for Reece Brown (73′) and Jordan Moore-Taylor for Fankaty Dabo (74′).

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 7.14. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​