Forest Green v Doncaster result

Full-time · Forest Green 1–2 Doncaster

League Two · Sat, 16 Sep 2023 15:00 BST · The Bolt New Lawn

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Forest Green · Doncaster

Forest Green 1–2 Doncaster — Doncaster won this League Two match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Doncaster won 2–1 at The Bolt New Lawn in League Two on Saturday 16 September.

The goals

Doncaster led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Doncaster: Harrison Biggins (35’, assisted by George Broadbent) and B. Close (90’, assisted by T. Nixon); Forest Green: J. Moore-Taylor (84’, assisted by M. Lavinier).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Forest Green 0.00, Doncaster 0.00, from 28 shots to 15 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

J. Miles showed six yellow cards — against 4.2 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Forest Green: R. Brown (25’), J. Moore-Taylor (51’), R. Inniss (71’) and Charlie McCann (79’); Doncaster: Joseph Olowu (70’) and Thomas Anderson (90+5’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, J. Moore-Taylor (Forest Green) 9.5, T. Nixon (Doncaster) 6.8 and R. Brown (Forest Green) 5.9 led the match.

Next up

Forest Green next travel to Barrow on 24 October 2026.

Doncaster next host Sheffield Wednesday on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Forest Green: Barrow v Forest Green, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Doncaster: Doncaster v Sheffield Wednesday, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Forest Green 1–2 Doncaster · League Two
Venue: The Bolt New Lawn · Nailsworth, Gloucestershire
Referee: J. Miles
Recent form: Forest Green 1W 1D 3L · Doncaster 0W 1D 4L

Forest Green 1–2 Doncaster (League Two): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 1

Goals

against 1.88 / 2 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.6 / 4.33

Corners

against 6 / 5.33 · 3 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

3.6 / 3.33

Shots on target

against 4.6 / 5.67 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

3.2 / 3.5

Cards

against 1.6 / 2.67 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 9 September 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 9 September 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Forest Green for / against	Line	Doncaster for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.6 for · 6 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	4.33 for · 5.33 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	12.2 for · 12 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	10.83 for · 14.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	3.6 for · 4.6 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	3.33 for · 5.67 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.8 for · 9.2 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	11.33 for · 11.83 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	3.2 for · 1.6 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	3.5 for · 2.67 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: J. Miles.

Forest Green

Forest Green — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. Omotoye n 8	59	2.7 5/4	1.7 6/2	—
J. Maddox n 8	33.3	2.4 6/1	2 6/0	—
Callum Jones n 8	24.9	2.3 4/1	0 0/0	—
D. Kadji n 8	35.1	1.9 4/1	2.9 5/3	—
M. Taylor n 8	44.9	1.8 6/1	0.8 2/1	—

Forest Green — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Taylor n 8	44.9	2.5 6/3	1.8 4/3
H. Bunker n 8	67.9	1.7 6/3	0.8 3/2
T. Omotoye n 8	59	1.7 5/4	0.8 3/1
R. Brown n 8	43.8	1.5 4/2	1 4/0
M. Stevens n 8	57.5	1.4 6/1	0.6 3/0

Forest Green — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Brown n 8	43.8	0.8 3/0	0 0/0
T. Deeney n 8	41.4	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
T. Omotoye n 8	59	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
M. Stevens n 8	57.5	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
T. Jenks n 8	57.5	0 0/0	0.4 2/0

Forest Green — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. McCann n 8	75.4	3.9 7/7
J. Maddox n 8	33.3	3.7 6/2
D. Kadji n 8	35.1	3.2 6/3
Callum Jones n 8	24.9	3.2 3/2
S. Dabo n 8	31.1	2.9 4/2

Doncaster

Doncaster — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. Nixon n 3	69.3	2.6 2/2	1.3 2/1	—
J. Ironside n 8	76.8	2.2 7/5	1 4/1	—
G. Miller n 8	57	2.2 6/5	0.6 3/0	—
T. Anderson n 8	74.5	1.7 5/4	0.5 3/0	—
T. Rowe n 8	63.6	1.6 5/3	0.5 3/0	—

Doncaster — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Faal n 8	49.9	2.5 4/2	1.6 4/2
K. Hurst n 8	37.8	1.8 4/2	0.6 2/0
D. Sotona n 8	37.3	1.8 4/2	0.9 2/1
T. Rowe n 8	63.6	1.6 6/3	0.7 3/1
G. Miller n 8	57	1.6 4/1	1 3/1

Doncaster — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
G. Miller n 8	57	0.8 3/1	0 0/0
K. Hurst n 8	37.8	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
J. Ironside n 8	76.8	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
T. Nixon n 3	69.3	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
T. Rowe n 8	63.6	0 0/0	0.4 2/0

Doncaster — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Roberts n 8	37.5	3 4/4
J. Senior n 8	81.6	2.9 8/5
T. Rowe n 8	63.6	2.3 6/3
J. Maxwell n 8	67.1	2.2 6/5
J. Olowu n 8	80.9	1.9 7/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Forest Green		Doncaster
51%	Possession	49%
28	Shots	15
3	Shots on target	7
16	Shots off target	4
9	Blocked shots	4
22	Shots inside the box	5
10	Corners	12
2	Offsides	3
8	Fouls	10
4	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	3
436	Passes	428
72%	Pass accuracy	71%

Forest Green player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Daniels	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
R. Inniss	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.9
K. McAllister	90	0	0	5	1	7	1	0	8
C. McCann	90	0	0	3	0	1	1	Y	6.7
T. Deeney	90	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	7.3
J. Moore-Taylor	89	1	0	2	1	1	6	Y	8.3
J. Robson	77	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
R. Brown	77	0	0	1	0	4	4	Y	7.7
T. Jenks	60	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7
M. Stevens	60	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.9
S. Dabo	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Bernard sub	81	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
T. Omotoye sub	30	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
M. Taylor sub	30	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	6.9
M. Lavinier sub	13	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	7.5
H. Bunker sub	13	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.2

Doncaster player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Jones	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
T. Nixon	90	0	1	2	1	1	3	0	7.3
O. Bailey	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
J. Olowu	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7.7
T. Anderson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
L. Molyneux	90	0	0	3	2	1	2	0	7
G. Broadbent	90	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	7.3
Z. Westbrooke	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.2
J. Ironside	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
H. Biggins	78	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	7.7
M. Faal	65	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.7
L. Marsh sub	25	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.6
B. Close sub	12	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Forest Green v Doncaster — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Forest GreenLLDWL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.8 scored / 2 conceded per game

DoncasterLLLDL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.8 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Forest Green#24 pos42 pts46 pl-34 GD

Doncaster#5 pos71 pts46 pl+5 GD

Goals per game

Forest Green scored0.96

Doncaster scored1.59

Forest Green conceded1.7

Doncaster conceded1.48

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