CHELTENHAM. Bristol Rovers had a easy win over Cheltenham Town. The hero of the match was A. Collins who scored in the 15th and 45th minute. Bristol Rovers was just to good to grab a decisive 4-0 lead with A. Collins (15′), A. Evans (23′), B. Thomas (42′) and A. Collins (45′). Cheltenham Town reduced the distance with a penalty (54′) by L. Sercombe, but there was not much to do for them.
The match was played at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium stadium in Cheltenham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Samuel Barrott with the assistance of Steve Rushton and Danny Gratton. The 4th official was Ian Smedley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.8 degrees Celsius or 58.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 10 Total 5
- 3 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 75 Attack 93
- 43 Dangerous attack 30
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 6
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Cheltenham Town was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Bristol Rovers that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Cheltenham Town was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Bristol Rovers succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Cheltenham Town shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Bristol Rovers shot 5 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Cheltenham Town didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Bristol Rovers received 1 yellow card (L. Gibson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Cheltenham Town will stay with 14 points like Oxford United to remain in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Bristol Rovers will have 18 points like Exeter City to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Cheltenham Town will host Charlton Athletic on the 6th of May with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Cheltenham Town (1 draw).
Bristol Rovers will host Bolton Wanderers on the 6th of May with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Bolton Wanderers (2 draws).
Cheltenham Town – Formation
Cheltenham Town
54'
81'
Cheltenham Town started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Wade Elliott decided to play with the following team: Luke Southwood, Ryan Jackson, Sean Long, Benjamin Williams, Lewis Freestone, Liam Sercombe, Ryan Broom, Taylor Perry, Elliott Bonds, Caleb Taylor and Dan Nlundulu.
The home team had on the bench: Ellis Chapman, Christian Norton, Thomas Bradbury, Charlie Brown, James Olayinka, Daniel Adshead and Shaun MacDonald.
Substitutions
Cheltenham Town made 2 changes: T. Perry for C. Norton (81′) and D. N’Lundulu for J. Olayinka (82′).
Bristol Rovers – Formation
Bristol Rovers
71'
Bristol Rovers started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Joey Barton played with: James Belshaw, James Gibbons, Lewis Jack Gibson, Lewis Gordon, Bobby Thomas, Paul Coutts, Sam Finley, Jordan Rossiter, Anthony Evans, Aaron Collins and Ryan Loft.
These were the players on the bench: Anssi Jaakkola, Harry Anderson, Trevor Clarke, Luke McCormick, Luca Hoole, Sylvester Jasper and Josh Coburn.
Substitutions
Bristol Rovers made 5 changes: J. Rossiter for H. Anderson (70′), R. Loft for J. Coburn (70′), S. Finley for L. McCormick (80′), L. Gibson for L. Hoole (90′) and A. Collins for T. Clarke (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Accrington Stanley – Derby County – 0-3
- Wycombe Wanderers – Peterborough United – 3-1
- Port Vale – Forest Green Rovers – 2-2
- Milton Keynes Dons – Plymouth Argyle – 1-4
- Ipswich Town – Lincoln City – 0-1
- Fleetwood Town – Shrewsbury Town – 0-1
- Exeter City – Oxford United – 2-4
- Cheltenham Town – Bristol Rovers – 1-4
- Cambridge United – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-2
- Burton Albion – Morecambe – 1-1
- Bolton Wanderers – Barnsley – 0-0