Forest Green Rovers vs Walsall

9 March 2024 · League Two · 2023/24 · Referee Thomas Kirk

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Emmanuel Osadebe 63’
  • Kyle McAllister 81’ (pen)

Match summary

Forest Green Rovers beat Walsall 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Emmanuel Osadebe put Forest Green Rovers ahead in the 63rd minute and Kyle McAllister made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 81st minute.

Shots finished 17-5 to Walsall, with 3 on target for Forest Green Rovers and 4 for Walsall. Isaac Hutchinson had a penalty saved for Walsall. Walsall had a player sent off.

Match stats

Forest Green Rovers Walsall
5 Shots 17
3 Shots on Target 4
0 Corners 7
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1

Key events

Forest Green Rovers Walsall
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Emmanuel Osadebe1-0 (Forest Green Rovers)
63’
Kyle McAllister
Penalty
2-0 (Forest Green Rovers)
81’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Forest Green Rovers
  • Jordan Moore-Taylor
  • Dominic Thompson
  • Tyrese Omotoye
Walsall
  • David Okagbue
  • Jamille Matt

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Walsall attacking Forest Green Rovers attacking 
21’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), open play, saved 27’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, blocked 28’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), from a corner, off target 31’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 32’ Jack Earing (Walsall), open play, off target 43’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, off target 43’ Josh Gordon (Walsall), open play, saved 47’ Jack Earing (Walsall), open play, blocked 49’ Josh Gordon (Walsall), open play, saved 51’ Jack Earing (Walsall), open play, off target 53’ Emmanuel Adegboyega (Walsall), open play, off target 56’ Mo Faal (Walsall), open play, saved 63’ Emmanuel Osadebe (Forest Green Rovers), open play, goal 63’ Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers), open play, hit the woodwork 63’ Jack Earing (Walsall), open play, blocked 63’ Mo Faal (Walsall), from a corner, blocked 69’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), direct free kick, blocked 71’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), set piece, off target 71’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), penalty, saved 76’ Brandon Comley (Walsall), open play, blocked 81’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), penalty, goal 90+1’ Taylor Allen (Walsall), open play, off target 21’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), open play, saved 27’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, blocked 28’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), from a corner, off target 31’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 32’ Jack Earing (Walsall), open play, off target 43’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, off target 43’ Josh Gordon (Walsall), open play, saved 47’ Jack Earing (Walsall), open play, blocked 49’ Josh Gordon (Walsall), open play, saved 51’ Jack Earing (Walsall), open play, off target 53’ Emmanuel Adegboyega (Walsall), open play, off target 56’ Mo Faal (Walsall), open play, saved 63’ Emmanuel Osadebe (Forest Green Rovers), open play, goal 63’ Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers), open play, hit the woodwork 63’ Jack Earing (Walsall), open play, blocked 63’ Mo Faal (Walsall), from a corner, blocked 69’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), direct free kick, blocked 71’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), set piece, off target 71’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), penalty, saved 76’ Brandon Comley (Walsall), open play, blocked 81’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), penalty, goal 90+1’ Taylor Allen (Walsall), open play, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Richard Keogh Taken off
80′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Harvey Bunker Taken off
58′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ 1 – 2 – – – –
Tyrese Omotoye Came on as a substitute
32′ – – – – – –
Dominic Bernard Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
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 29% Avg odds 3.29
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.36
Walsall win 43% Avg odds 2.16

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

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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.