Match summary
Before kickoff, Forest Green Rovers were 23rd in the table but 12th on points from the last five league games.
Port Vale trailed 0-1 at half-time and won 3-1. Port Vale's winning goal came in the 90th minute (Ellis Harrison).
Forest Green Rovers vs Port ValeResult, Lineups & H2H
The New Lawn
Forest Green Rovers vs Port Vale in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Forest Green Rovers2W 0D 3L
Forest Green RoversPort Vale
6Pointsof 156
4Goals scored3
8Goals conceded4
1Clean sheets2
1Scored in a row0
3Without a win1
3Conceded in a row1
Head to head12 meetings · Nov 2012 – Oct 2022
- Forest Green Rovers wins
- 2
- Draws
- 6
- Port Vale wins
- 4
2.67goals per meeting
75%both teams scored
33%3+ goals
17%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsForest Green Rovers 0W 4D 1L · 2.4 goals per game
Meetings
- League OnePort Vale2-2Forest Green Rovers
- League TwoPort Vale1-1Forest Green Rovers
- League TwoForest Green Rovers0-2Port Vale
- League TwoForest Green Rovers1-1Port Vale
- League TwoPort Vale1-1Forest Green Rovers
Show all 12 meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 277 earlier results
Forest Green RoversPort Vale
#23Position#9
20Points24 v 23 games32
-26Goal difference-7
0.83Scored per gameleague avg 1.251.04
1.92Conceded per game1.35
#12Form table position#4
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Forest Green RoversPort Vale
- Yellow Card · Forest Green Rovers · Oliver Casey90+15'
- 90+12'Goal · Port Vale · Dennis Politic1-3
- 90+8'Penalty · Port Vale · Ellis Harrison1-2 · Penalty
- Substitution · Forest Green Rovers · Armani Little · InOut: Ben Stevenson90+3'
- Substitution · Forest Green Rovers · Mathew Stevens · InOut: Josh March90+3'
- 86'Goal · Port Vale · M. Odubeko1-1
- Substitution · Forest Green Rovers · Dominic Bernard · InOut: Kyle McAllister83'
- 83'Substitution · Port Vale · Funso Ojo · InOut: Lewis Cass
- 70'Substitution · Port Vale · M. Odubeko · InOut: Daniel Butterworth
- 70'Yellow Card · Port Vale · Mal Benning
- 66'Substitution · Port Vale · Lewis Cass · InOut: Will Forrester
- Substitution · Forest Green Rovers · Jamille Matt · InOut: Myles Peart-Harris64'
- 61'Substitution · Port Vale · Dennis Politic · InOut: Rory Holden
- 55'Yellow Card · Port Vale · Gavin Massey
- Yellow Card · Forest Green Rovers · Baily Cargill43'
- Yellow Card · Forest Green Rovers · Corey O'Keeffe27'
- 25'Yellow Card · Port Vale · Tom Pett
- Goal · Forest Green Rovers · Kyle McAllister1-02'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Forest Green RoversPort Vale
40%Ball Possession60%
10Shots Total19
1Shots On Target5
2Corners8
12Fouls15
3Yellow Cards3
0Offsides1
2Saves0
366Passes539
5Shots Off Target8
88Attacks145
40Dangerous Attacks75
8Shots Inside Box14
2Shots Outside Box5
1Goals3
5Free Kicks6
4Shots Blocked6
4Substitutions4
0Hit Woodwork0
14Tackles12
0Assists2
263Accurate Passes413
0Red Cards0
12Total Crosses25
3Accurate Crosses8
10Interceptions10
50Duels Won61
Team Lineups
Lineups
3-4-2-1 · 3-4-1-2
Manager: Ian Burchnall
Starting XI
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LM
Luke McGee6.0
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UG
Udoka Godwin-Malife6.7
-
CO
Corey O'Keeffe6.4
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BS
Ben Stevenson7.2
-
JM
Josh March7.1
Substitutes
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DB
Dominic Bernard6.1
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AL
Armani Little6.5
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HB
Harry Boyes-
HB
Harvey BunkerManager: Darrell Clarke
Starting XI
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JS
Jack Stevens6.5
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WF
Will Forrester6.7
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NS
Nathan Smith6.6
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CH
Connor Hall6.9
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BG
Ben Garrity7.3
Substitutes
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AS
Aidan Stone-
LC
Lewis Cass6.6
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BW
Brad WalkerPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.3 | 83' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 19(74%) | - | 2/8 | |
Ben Stevenson MF | 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 27(68%) | 3 | 3/7 |
Josh March FW | 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/3 | 18(78%) | 2 | 6/13 |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 62(75%) | 2 | 4/8 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 56(82%) | 3 | 4/11 | |
Udoka Godwin-Malife DF | 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 35(71%) | 2 | 7/12 |
| 6.7 | 64' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 15(79%) | - | 4/9 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 35(66%) | - | 8/13 | |
Armani Little MF | 6.5 | 15' | 0 | 0 | - | 6(86%) | - | 1/2 |
| 6.5 | 26' | 0 | 0 | - | 9(71%) | 2 | 4/7 | |
Corey O'Keeffe MF | 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 22(55%) | - | 3/10 |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 21(67%) | 1 | 4/9 | |
Dominic Bernard DF | 6.1 | 7' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(100%) | - | 0/1 |
| 6.1 | 15' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | - | - | 0/1 | |
Luke McGee GK | 6.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 37(61%) | - | - |
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