SALFORD. Salford City and Forest Green Rovers draw 1-1. M. Smith scored the first goal (7′) for Salford City. M. Stevens settled the score (53′). Forest Green Rovers was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%)

The match was played at the The Peninsula Stadium stadium in Salford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Declan Bourne with the assistance of Christopher Ward and Hristo Karaivanov. The 4th official was Declan Ford. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.5 degrees Celsius or 45.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

Salford City

1 - 1

Forest Green Rovers

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 6 Total 8
  • 2 On Target 2
  • 4 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 87 Attack 116
  • 30 Dangerous attack 53
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 10
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 16
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Forest Green Rovers had a strong ball possession 58% while Salford City was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Forest Green Rovers was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Forest Green Rovers to win the match​.

Salford City shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Forest Green Rovers shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Salford City received 2 yellow cards (T. Vassell and J. Turnbull). Regarding the opposition, Forest Green Rovers received 2 yellow cards (J. Matt and E. Adams).

Match Timeline

Matt Smith(goal)J. Lowe
7'
Conor McAleny- sub ->A. Hunter
46'
Theo Vassell- Yellow
48'
53'
Mathew Stevens(goal)K. Wilson
63'
63'
64'
69'
71'
78'
80'
Matty Lund- sub ->L. Shephard
84'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Forest Green Rovers
84
46
Exeter City
84
46
Bristol Rovers
80
46
Northampton Town
80
46
Port Vale
78
46
Swindon Town
77
46
Mansfield Town
77
46
Sutton United
76
46
Tranmere Rovers
75
46
Salford City
70
46
Newport County
69
46
Crawley Town
61
46
Leyton Orient
58
46
Bradford City
58
46
Colchester United
55
46
Walsall
54
46
Hartlepool United
54
46
Rochdale
53
46
Harrogate Town
53
46
Carlisle United
53
46
Stevenage
47
46
Barrow
44
46
Oldham Athletic
38
46
Scunthorpe United
26
46

After playing this match, Salford City will have 48 points to hold in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Forest Green Rovers will have 68 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Salford City will play away with Exeter City on the 12th of March with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Exeter City (1 draw).

Forest Green Rovers will play away agasint Colchester United on the 21st of March with a 4-4 head to head.

Salford City – Formation

Salford City
G
Tom King 1.Wales
6.9
D
Jordan Turnbull 16.England
7.4
63'
D
Theo Vassell 42.England
6.9
48'
D
Jason Lowe 4.England
7.4
D
Corrie Ndaba 6.Republic of Ireland
7.3
M
Liam Shephard 32.Wales
6.3
84'
M
Ryan Watson 7.England
6.4
M
A. Hunter 10.England
6.5
46'
M
Stephen Kelly 17.Scotland
7.1
F
Matt Smith 19.England
7.5
7'
F
Brandon Thomas-Asante 37.England
6.5
Substitutes
G
Joel Torrance 31.England
D
Ibou Touray 3.Gambia
D
Donald Love 2.Scotland
M
L. Loughlin 33.England
M
Matty Lund 8.Northern Ireland
6.8
84'
M
Luke Bolton 24.England
6.8
64'
F
Conor McAleny 18.England
6.3
46'

Salford City started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Gary Bowyer decided to play with the following team: Tom King (6.9), Jason Lowe (7.4), Theo Vassell (6.9), Jordan Turnbull (7.4), Corrie Ndaba (7.3), Liam Shephard (6.3), Stephen Kelly (7.1), Ryan Watson (6.4), Ashley Hunter (6.5), Brandon Thomas-Asante (6.5) and Matt Smith (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: I. Touray, D. Love, L. Loughlan, Matthew Lund (6.8), Luke Bolton (6.8), J. Torrance and Conor McAleny (6.3).

Salford City could not rely on the presence of L. Bolton (injured).

Substitutions

Salford City made 3 changes: A. Hunter for C. McAleny (46′), C. McAleny for L. Bolton (64′) and L. Shephard for M. Lund (84′).

Best player: Matt Smith​

The player that probably impressed the most for Salford City was Matt Smith.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 29 passes (41% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 20 duels out of 33.

Forest Green Rovers – Formation

Forest Green Rovers
G
Luke McGee 1.England
6.3
D
Udoka Godwin-Malife 22.England
6.8
D
Dominic Bernard 3.England
6.8
80'
D
Dan Sweeney 4.England
6.5
M
Kane Wilson 2.England
6.5
M
Nicky Cadden 11.Scotland
7.6
M
Ebou Adams 8.Gambia
7.7
71'
M
Ben Stevenson 7.England
7.0
F
Jamille Matt 14.Jamaica
6.2
63'
F
Mathew Stevens 9.England
7.3
78' 53'
F
Jack Aitchison 10.Scotland
6.6
69'
Substitutes
G
Lewis Thomas 24.Wales
D
Baily Cargill 6.England
6.2
80'
M
Regan Hendry 21.Scotland
M
K. McAteer 25.England
6.9
69'
M
Sadou Diallo 23.England
F
Josh March 28.England
7.0
78'
F
Jake Young 18.England

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

Rob Edwards played with: Luke McGee (6.3), Udoka Godwin-Malife (6.8), Dan Sweeney (6.5), Dominic Bernard (6.8), Kane Wilson (6.5), Ben Stevenson (7.0), Ebou Adams (7.7), Nicky Cadden (7.6), Jack Aitchison (6.6), Jamille Matt (6.2) and Mathew Stevens (7.3).

They had on the bench: R. Hendry, Baily Cargill (6.2), Kasey McAteer (6.9), S. Diallo, L. Thomas, Josh March (7.0) and J. Young.

Forest Green Rovers could not rely on the presence of B. Cargill (injured).

Substitutions

Forest Green Rovers made 3 changes: J. Aitchison for K. McAteer (69′), M. Stevens for J. March (78′) and D. Bernard for B. Cargill (80′).

Best player: Ebou Adams​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Forest Green Rovers was Ebou Adams.

His rating is (7.7) with 54 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 15 duels out of 29.

Results of the day

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