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Forest Green Rovers FC vs Morecambe FC, League One 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2022-23
Forest Green Rovers FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Morecambe FC
Sat 17 Sep 2022 · 14:00 UTC New Lawn Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Corey O'Keeffe 27' Y
Y 52' Ryan Cooney
Connor Wickham 63' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Forest Green Rovers FC vs Morecambe FC — League One at New Lawn Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Forest Green Rovers FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Morecambe FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-09-17 Forest Green Rovers FC 1–2 Morecambe FC

Recent Form

Forest Green Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep Morecambe FC H 1–2 L
13 Sep Charlton Athletic FC A 1–1 D
06 Sep Accrington Stanley FC H 2–1 W
03 Sep Shrewsbury Town FC H 0–2 L
27 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–5 L
20 Aug Plymouth Argyle FC H 0–3 L
Morecambe FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep Forest Green Rovers FC A 2–1 W
13 Sep Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–3 L
03 Sep Bristol Rovers FC A 2–2 D
27 Aug Milton Keynes Dons FC H 0–4 L
20 Aug Oxford United FC A 1–1 D
16 Aug Bolton Wanderers FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Forest Green Rovers FC vs Morecambe FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The -year-old Bryan Solhaug Fiabema has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jacob Bedeau made 355 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Morecambe FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Ryan Delaney has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 140 appearances.
  • 27' The referee has no hesitation. Corey O'Keeffe is booked for Forest Green Rovers FC — Yellow card on 27.
  • 30' What composure from Connor Wickham! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 35' Morecambe FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 39' A tactical swap from Morecambe FC — Ryan Cooney on, Liam Gibson off on 39 minutes.
  • 44' What a moment for Kieran Phillips! That strike on 44 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 49' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 52' It’s a booking for Morecambe FC player. Ryan Cooney gets a Yellow card.
  • 57' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Forest Green Rovers FC. David Davis is replaced by Armani Little.
  • 63' Connor Wickham is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
  • 66' Time for substitution for Morecambe FC. Jake Taylor is replaced by Arthur Gnahoua.
  • 71' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 74' Reece Brown is ready to make an impact after coming on for Myles Peart-Harris at the 74 minute mark.
  • 79' It’s high time Derek Adams made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 80' Forest Green Rovers FC ring the changes. Regan Hendry has done his job and it is now time for Ben Stevenson to step up.
  • 85' It looks surprising Forest Green Rovers FC does not make any changes. Ben Stevenson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Morecambe FC take all three points.

Lineups

Forest Green Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ian Burchnall

Morecambe FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek Adams

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Connor Wickham 1
Kieran Phillips 1
Jahmari Clarke 1
Cole Stockton 1

Head to Head

2022-09-17 Forest Green Rovers FC 1–2 Morecambe FC

Forest Green Rovers FC Form

2022-09-17 Forest Green Rovers FC 1–2 Morecambe FC L 2022-09-13 Charlton Athletic FC 1–1 Forest Green Rovers FC D 2022-09-06 Forest Green Rovers FC 2–1 Accrington Stanley FC W 2022-09-03 Forest Green Rovers FC 0–2 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2022-08-27 Sheffield Wednesday FC 5–0 Forest Green Rovers FC L 2022-08-20 Forest Green Rovers FC 0–3 Plymouth Argyle FC L

Morecambe FC Form

2022-09-17 Forest Green Rovers FC 1–2 Morecambe FC W 2022-09-13 Morecambe FC 0–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2022-09-03 Bristol Rovers FC 2–2 Morecambe FC D 2022-08-27 Morecambe FC 0–4 Milton Keynes Dons FC L 2022-08-20 Oxford United FC 1–1 Morecambe FC D 2022-08-16 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Morecambe FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.19 Forest Green Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 Morecambe FC xG
I would bet for: Forest Green Rovers FC or Morecambe FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Forest Green Rovers FC31% Draw29% Morecambe FC40%
Actual: Morecambe FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Forest Green Rovers FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Morecambe FC
69%
Forest Green Rovers FC or Morecambe FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Forest Green Rovers FC22% Draw47% Morecambe FC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 1
9.3%
0 – 0
9%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
7.4%
1 – 0
7.3%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 2
5.2%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.3%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Forest Green Rovers FC

Handicap Forest Green Rovers FC covers Push Morecambe FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 17% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 21% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Forest Green Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Morecambe FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.