Forest Green Rovers vs Ebbsfleet United

22 October 2024 · National League · 2024/25 · Referee W Davis

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Kyle McAllister 7’
  • Jamie Robson 47’
  • Tom Knowles 52’
  • Wesley Fonguck 71’

Match summary

Forest Green Rovers beat Ebbsfleet United 3-1. Forest Green Rovers led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Kyle McAllister put Forest Green Rovers ahead from a corner in the 7th minute. In the second half, Jamie Robson made it 2-0 in the 47th minute, Tom Knowles made it 3-0 in the 52nd minute, and Wesley Fonguck pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 71st minute.

The chances backed that up: Forest Green Rovers created 1.58 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Ebbsfleet United's 0.60 from 7.

Match stats

Forest Green Rovers Ebbsfleet United
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.57 xG 0.60
1.57 Non-penalty xG 0.60

Key events

Forest Green Rovers Ebbsfleet United
Kick-off
Kyle McAllister1-0 (Forest Green Rovers)
7’
Half-time1-0
Jamie Robson2-0 (Forest Green Rovers)
47’
Tom Knowles3-0 (Forest Green Rovers)
52’
71’
Wesley Fonguck3-1 (Ebbsfleet United)
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Forest Green Rovers
  • Tom Knowles
Ebbsfleet United
  • Pape Souaré

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 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.58 0.60 7’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), 1-0 7’ 47’ Jamie Robson (Forest Green Rovers), 2-0 47’ 52’ Tom Knowles (Forest Green Rovers), 3-0 52’ 71’ Wesley Fonguck (Ebbsfleet United), 3-1 71’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.58 0.60 7’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), 1-0 McAllister 7’ 47’ Jamie Robson (Forest Green Rovers), 2-0 Robson 47’ 52’ Tom Knowles (Forest Green Rovers), 3-0 Knowles 52’ 71’ Wesley Fonguck (Ebbsfleet United), 3-1 Fonguck 71’
Forest Green Rovers 1.58 xGEbbsfleet United 0.60 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Ebbsfleet United attacking Forest Green Rovers attacking 
47’ Jamie Robson (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.72 xG, goal 67’ Wesley Fonguck (Ebbsfleet United), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 10’ Emmanuel Osadebe (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 11’ Louis John (Ebbsfleet United), from a corner, 0.19 xG, blocked 46’ Liam Sercombe (Forest Green Rovers), direct free kick, 0.15 xG, saved 52’ Tom Knowles (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 88’ Tom Knowles (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 41’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 57’ Adam May (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 7’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 62’ Craig Tanner (Ebbsfleet United), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 14’ Adam May (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Dominic Poleon (Ebbsfleet United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 71’ Wesley Fonguck (Ebbsfleet United), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 2’ Ben Chapman (Ebbsfleet United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 31’ Adam May (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 90+5’ Craig Tanner (Ebbsfleet United), direct free kick, 0.00 xG, off target 47’ Jamie Robson (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.72 xG, goal 67’ Wesley Fonguck (Ebbsfleet United), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 10’ Emmanuel Osadebe (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 11’ Louis John (Ebbsfleet United), from a corner, 0.19 xG, blocked 46’ Liam Sercombe (Forest Green Rovers), direct free kick, 0.15 xG, saved 52’ Tom Knowles (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 41’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 57’ Adam May (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 88’ Tom Knowles (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 7’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 62’ Craig Tanner (Ebbsfleet United), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 14’ Adam May (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ Wesley Fonguck (Ebbsfleet United), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 46’ Dominic Poleon (Ebbsfleet United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ Ben Chapman (Ebbsfleet United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 31’ Adam May (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 90+5’ Craig Tanner (Ebbsfleet United), direct free kick, 0.00 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Sean Long
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Jamie Robson Taken off
90′ 1 – 1 0.72 – – –
Liam Sercombe Taken off
69′ – – 1 0.15 – – –
Adam May
90′ – – 3 0.13 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
Kyle McAllister Taken off
38′ 1 – 1 0.05 – – –
Christian Doidge Taken off
78′ – – – – – – –
Emmanuel Osadebe Taken off
90′ – – 1 0.19 – – –
Tom Knowles Came on as a substitute
52′ 1 – 2 0.24 – –
Harvey Bunker Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – –
Joe Quigley Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
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 71% Avg odds 1.30
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.13
Ebbsfleet United win 11% Avg odds 8.41

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.