NAILSWORTH. Portsmouth overcomes Forest Green Rovers 1-0 after S. Raggett scored just 1 goal (17′).
The match was played at the The New Lawn stadium in Nailsworth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Will Finnie with the help of Thomas Harty and Adam Ricketts. The 4th official was Jack Clench. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.8 degrees Celsius or 60.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 10 Total 16
- 1 On Target 4
- 9 Off Target 12
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 88 Attack 90
- 51 Dangerous attack 47
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 7
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Forest Green Rovers was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Portsmouth that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Forest Green Rovers was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Portsmouth managed to find the solution to win this match.
Forest Green Rovers shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Portsmouth shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Forest Green Rovers received 3 yellow cards (R. Hendry, A. Little and B. Cargill). On the other side, Portsmouth received 2 yellow cards (R. Tunnicliffe and D. Scarlett).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Forest Green Rovers will stay with 12 points like Burton Albion to sit in the 22nd place. Talking about the opposition, Portsmouth will have 25 points like Peterborough United to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Forest Green Rovers will play away with Cambridge United on the 6th of May with a 10-5 head to head stats in favor of Forest Green Rovers (10 draws).
Portsmouth will host Wycombe Wanderers on the 6th of May with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of Portsmouth (6 draws).
Forest Green Rovers – Formation
Forest Green Rovers started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Ian Burchnall decided to play with the following team: Luke McGee, Baily Cargill, Corey O’Keeffe, Harry Boyes, Christian Marques, Regan Hendry, Ben Edward Stevenson, Armani Little, Myles Peart-Harris, Harvey Bunker and Connor Wickham.
The home team had on the bench: Bryan Fiabema, Lewis Thomas, Josh March, Jamille Matt, Kyle McAllister, Dominic Bernard and Oliver Casey.
Substitutions
Forest Green Rovers made 4 changes: R. Hendry for J. March (62′), C. Wickham for J. Matt (74′), A. Little for K. McAllister (75′) and H. Boyes for B. Fiabema (87′).
Portsmouth – Formation
Portsmouth started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Danny Cowley played with: Joshua Griffiths, Clark Robertson, Sean Raggett, Connor Ogilvie, Ryan Tunnicliffe, Zak Swanson, Jade Jay Mingi, Joe Pigott, Colby Bishop, Ronan Curtis and Owen Dale.
These were the players on the bench: Denver Hume, Joseff Morrell, Josh Oluwayemi, Dane Scarlett, Michael Morrison, Josh Koroma and Recco Hackett-Fairchild.
Substitutions
Portsmouth made 4 changes: J. Pigott for D. Scarlett (58′), O. Dale for R. Hackett-Fairchild (62′), R. Curtis for J. Koroma (62′) and J. J. Mingi for M. Morrison (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Lincoln City – Sheffield Wednesday – 1-1
- Shrewsbury Town – Charlton Athletic – 0-1
- Oxford United – Peterborough United – 1-2
- Forest Green Rovers – Portsmouth – 0-1
- Exeter City – Fleetwood Town – 2-1
- Morecambe – Barnsley – 1-0
- Milton Keynes Dons – Wycombe Wanderers – 0-1
- Cambridge United – Port Vale – 0-1
- Burton Albion – Cheltenham Town – 1-0
- Bristol Rovers – Plymouth Argyle – 2-2
- Accrington Stanley – Bolton Wanderers – 2-3