Forest Green Rovers vs Boston United

14 December 2024 · National League · 2024/25 · Referee G Rollason

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Harvey Bunker 36’

Match summary

Forest Green Rovers saw off Boston United 1-0. Forest Green Rovers led 1-0 at half-time.

Harvey Bunker put Forest Green Rovers ahead in the 36th minute.

The chances backed that up: Forest Green Rovers created 1.28 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Boston United's 0.37 from 7.

Match stats

Forest Green Rovers Boston United
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.28 xG 0.36
1.28 Non-penalty xG 0.36

Key events

Forest Green Rovers Boston United
Kick-off
Harvey Bunker1-0 (Forest Green Rovers)
36’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Forest Green Rovers
  • Adam May
  • Harvey Bunker

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.28 0.37 36’ Harvey Bunker (Forest Green Rovers), 1-0 36’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.28 0.37 36’ Harvey Bunker (Forest Green Rovers), 1-0 Bunker 36’
Forest Green Rovers 1.28 xGBoston United 0.37 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Boston United attacking Forest Green Rovers attacking 
31’ Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, 0.32 xG, blocked 60’ Harvey Bunker (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 24’ Harvey Bunker (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 32’ Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 64’ Pemi Aderoju (Boston United), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 36’ Harvey Bunker (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, 0.14 xG, goal 21’ Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 88’ Adam Marriott (Boston United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+3’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 31’ Harvey Bunker (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 58’ Pemi Aderoju (Boston United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ Frankie Maguire (Boston United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ Jai Rowe (Boston United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Jai Rowe (Boston United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ Adam May (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 31’ Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, 0.32 xG, blocked 60’ Harvey Bunker (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 24’ Harvey Bunker (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 32’ Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 64’ Pemi Aderoju (Boston United), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 36’ Harvey Bunker (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, 0.14 xG, goal 21’ Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 88’ Adam Marriott (Boston United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+3’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 31’ Harvey Bunker (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 40’ Frankie Maguire (Boston United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Pemi Aderoju (Boston United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Jai Rowe (Boston United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Jai Rowe (Boston United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ Adam May (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Sean Long
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Adam May
90′ – – 1 0.01 – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 4 0.67 – –
Tom Knowles Taken off
77′ – – – – – – –
Christian Doidge Taken off
75′ – – 3 0.60 – – –
Harry Cardwell Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – –
Teddy Jenks Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
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

Forest Green Rovers win 69% Avg odds 1.34
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.79
Boston United win 11% Avg odds 8.19

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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.