Forest Green Rovers vs Sutton United

11 March 2025 · National League · 2024/25 · Referee R Eley

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Charlie McCann 29’
  • Christian Doidge 36’
  • Will Davies 57’

Match summary

Forest Green Rovers won 2-1 at home to Sutton United. Forest Green Rovers led 2-0 at half-time.

Charlie McCann put Forest Green Rovers ahead in the 29th minute, Christian Doidge made it 2-0 in the 36th minute, and Will Davies pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 57th minute.

The chances backed that up: Forest Green Rovers created 1.25 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Sutton United's 0.85 from 17.

Match stats

Forest Green Rovers Sutton United
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.25 xG 0.83
1.25 Non-penalty xG 0.83

Key events

Forest Green Rovers Sutton United
Kick-off
Charlie McCann1-0 (Forest Green Rovers)
29’
Christian Doidge2-0 (Forest Green Rovers)
36’
Half-time2-0
57’
Will Davies2-1 (Sutton United)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Sutton United
  • Siju Odelusi
  • Nana Boateng

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 1.25 0.85 29’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), 1-0 29’ 36’ Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers), 2-0 36’ 57’ Will Davies (Sutton United), 2-1 57’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.25 0.85 29’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), 1-0 McCann 29’ 36’ Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers), 2-0 Doidge 36’ 57’ Will Davies (Sutton United), 2-1 Davies 57’
Forest Green Rovers 1.25 xGSutton United 0.85 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sutton United attacking Forest Green Rovers attacking 
36’ Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.67 xG, goal 45’ Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 65’ Siju Odelusi (Sutton United), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 2’ Siju Odelusi (Sutton United), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 39’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 11’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 71’ Lewis Simper (Sutton United), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 38’ Jamie Robson (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 89’ Finley Barbrook (Sutton United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 13’ Eduino Vaz (Sutton United), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, saved 4’ Unknown (Sutton United), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 50’ Lewis Simper (Sutton United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 60’ Siju Odelusi (Sutton United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 20’ Lewis Simper (Sutton United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Liam Sercombe (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Will Davies (Sutton United), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 71’ Eduino Vaz (Sutton United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Tom Knowles (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 1’ Jack Wadham (Sutton United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 73’ Eduino Vaz (Sutton United), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+7’ Lewis Simper (Sutton United), direct free kick, 0.01 xG, blocked 1’ Tom Knowles (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 4’ Eduino Vaz (Sutton United), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 90+4’ Will Davies (Sutton United), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 90+5’ Hayden Muller (Sutton United), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 36’ Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.67 xG, goal 45’ Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 65’ Siju Odelusi (Sutton United), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 2’ Siju Odelusi (Sutton United), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 39’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 11’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 71’ Lewis Simper (Sutton United), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 38’ Jamie Robson (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 13’ Eduino Vaz (Sutton United), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, saved 89’ Finley Barbrook (Sutton United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 4’ Unknown (Sutton United), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 50’ Lewis Simper (Sutton United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 60’ Siju Odelusi (Sutton United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 20’ Lewis Simper (Sutton United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Liam Sercombe (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Will Davies (Sutton United), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 71’ Eduino Vaz (Sutton United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 33’ Tom Knowles (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 1’ Jack Wadham (Sutton United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 73’ Eduino Vaz (Sutton United), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+7’ Lewis Simper (Sutton United), direct free kick, 0.01 xG, blocked 1’ Tom Knowles (Forest Green Rovers), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 4’ Eduino Vaz (Sutton United), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 90+4’ Will Davies (Sutton United), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 90+5’ Hayden Muller (Sutton United), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Ben Tozer Taken off
53′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.11 – – –
Liam Sercombe
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Adam May
90′ – – – – – – –
Tom Knowles Taken off
75′ – – 2 0.02 – – –
Charlie McCann Taken off
90′ 1 – 3 0.27 – – –
Jordon Garrick Taken off
90′ – – – – – – –
Christian Doidge Taken off
75′ 1 – 2 0.83 – – –
Harvey Bunker Came on as a substitute
37′ – – – – – – –
Joe Quigley Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – –
Harry Cardwell Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – –
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 49% Avg odds 1.89
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.30
Sutton United win 23% Avg odds 4.05

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.