Accrington Stanley vs Forest Green Rovers

7 October 2023 · League Two · 2023/24 · Referee B Atkinson

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Josh Andrews 18’, 51’
  • Mathew Stevens 83’

Match summary

Accrington Stanley won 2-1 at home to Forest Green Rovers. Accrington Stanley led 1-0 at half-time.

Josh Andrews put Accrington Stanley ahead with a header in the 18th minute, Andrews made it 2-0 with a header in the 51st minute, and Mathew Stevens pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 83rd minute.

Shots finished 16-15 to Accrington Stanley, with 4 on target for Accrington Stanley and 5 for Forest Green Rovers.

Match stats

Accrington Stanley Forest Green Rovers
16 Shots 15
4 Shots on Target 5
4 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Accrington Stanley Forest Green Rovers
Kick-off
Josh Andrews1-0 (Accrington Stanley)
18’
Half-time1-0
Josh Andrews2-0 (Accrington Stanley)
51’
83’
Mathew Stevens2-1 (Forest Green Rovers)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Accrington Stanley
  • Brad Hills
Forest Green Rovers
  • Reece Welch
  • Charlie McCann

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Forest Green Rovers attacking Accrington Stanley attacking 
2’ Benjamin Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 3’ Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 11’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), open play, blocked 14’ Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 16’ Sean Robertson (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, blocked 16’ Ryan Inniss (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, blocked 18’ Josh Andrews (Accrington Stanley), set piece, goal 22’ Josh Andrews (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 23’ Jack Nolan (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 25’ Jack Nolan (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, blocked 25’ Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 28’ Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 37’ Jack Nolan (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 38’ Josh Andrews (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 40’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), open play, saved 48’ Troy Deeney (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 49’ Rosaire Longelo (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 51’ Josh Andrews (Accrington Stanley), set piece, goal 55’ Benjamin Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 57’ Matty Taylor (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 57’ Ryan Inniss (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, off target 57’ Callum Morton (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, off target 62’ Matty Taylor (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, saved 64’ Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 64’ Jack Nolan (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 67’ Jack Nolan (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 69’ Jacob Maddox (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 71’ Callum Morton (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 77’ Reece Welch (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, saved 80’ Mathew Stevens (Forest Green Rovers), open play, saved 82’ Jacob Maddox (Forest Green Rovers), open play, blocked 83’ Mathew Stevens (Forest Green Rovers), open play, goal 83’ Callum Morton (Forest Green Rovers), open play, saved 90+4’ Reece Welch (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, off target 2’ Benjamin Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 3’ Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 11’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), open play, blocked 14’ Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 16’ Sean Robertson (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, blocked 16’ Ryan Inniss (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, blocked 18’ Josh Andrews (Accrington Stanley), set piece, goal 22’ Josh Andrews (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 23’ Jack Nolan (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 25’ Jack Nolan (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, blocked 25’ Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 28’ Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 37’ Jack Nolan (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 38’ Josh Andrews (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 40’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), open play, saved 48’ Troy Deeney (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 49’ Rosaire Longelo (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 51’ Josh Andrews (Accrington Stanley), set piece, goal 55’ Benjamin Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 57’ Matty Taylor (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 57’ Ryan Inniss (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, off target 57’ Callum Morton (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, off target 62’ Matty Taylor (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, saved 64’ Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 64’ Jack Nolan (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 67’ Jack Nolan (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 69’ Jacob Maddox (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 71’ Callum Morton (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 77’ Reece Welch (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, saved 80’ Mathew Stevens (Forest Green Rovers), open play, saved 82’ Jacob Maddox (Forest Green Rovers), open play, blocked 83’ Mathew Stevens (Forest Green Rovers), open play, goal 83’ Callum Morton (Forest Green Rovers), open play, saved 90+4’ Reece Welch (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Matt Lowe
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Dan Martin
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
90′ – – 5 – – – –
Joe Pritchard
90′ – – 2 – – – –
Shaun Whalley Taken off
81′ – – 3 – – – –
Josh Andrews Taken off
81′ 2 – 4 – – – –
Korede Adedoyin Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
Josh Woods Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Accrington Stanley win 44% Avg odds 2.14
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.74
Forest Green Rovers win 31% Avg odds 3.00

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.