Exeter City FC vs Bristol Rovers FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Exeter City FC vs Bristol Rovers FC — League One at St. James Park.
- Exeter City FC 46 games · 49 pts (2025/26)
- Bristol Rovers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tom Reeves
- Assistant 1 Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua
- Assistant 2 Steven Plane
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Dec Bristol Rovers FC H 3–1 W 21 Dec Burton Albion FC A 2–1 W 14 Dec Barnsley FC H 1–2 L 07 Dec Stockport County FC A 0–2 L 03 Dec Wycombe Wanderers FC H 2–2 D 30 Nov Chesterfield FC H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Dec Exeter City FC A 1–3 L 21 Dec Wrexham AFC H 1–1 D 14 Dec Birmingham City FC A 0–2 L 03 Dec Leyton Orient FC A 0–3 L 30 Nov Barnsley FC A 4–3 W 26 Nov Blackpool FC H 0–2 L Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Exeter City FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Exeter City FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' It looks surprising Bristol Rovers FC does not make any changes. Connor Taylor has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 13' Exeter City FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 18' Supporters expect more eagerness from Isaac Hutchinson, as he is very good at scoring at St. James Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 23' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 23 minutes.
- 28' It’s high time Matt Taylor made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 30' That looks like a foul for a card for Kamil Conteh.
- 35' Luke McCormick needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 40' The travelling Bristol Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 44' The referee shows Exeter City FC player a card on 44.
- 49' Exeter City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 49.
- 54' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 59' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 61' Promise Omochere puts Bristol Rovers FC on the lead.
- 66' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 67' The supporters are chanting for Kami Doyle. He replaces Kevin McDonald on 67 minute.
- 68' Jamie Lindsay is having his name booked by the referee on 68.
- 72' What a strike from Jack Fitzwater! The score is 1-1.
- 74' Another substitution for Bristol Rovers FC to replace Joel Senior by Taylor Moore on 74 minute.
- 77' The supporters are chanting for Vincent Harper. He replaces Caleb Watts on 77 minute.
- 78' Goal! Millenic Alli scores his 13 goal in 12 matches.
- 81' Another substitution for Bristol Rovers FC to replace Jamie Lindsay by Luke McCormick on 81 minute.
- 82' Time for substitution for Bristol Rovers FC. Shaqai Forde is replaced by Chris Martin.
- 87' Exeter City FC is showing some good football. However, Exeter City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 90' Ben Purrington has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryan Woods on 90 minute.
- Full Time. Exeter City FC beats Bristol Rovers FC
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Exeter City FC
Starting XI-
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Ryan Woods ↓ Ben Purrington 90'
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28
Kevin McDonald ↓ Kami Doyle 67'
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17
Caleb Watts ↓ Vincent Harper 77'
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Bench- 31
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Ben Purrington ↑ 90'
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Kami Doyle ↑ 67'
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Vincent Harper ↑ 77'
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Amani Richards ↑ 67'
Coach Gary CaldwellBristol Rovers FC
Starting XI- 19
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11
Luke Thomas ↓ Scott Sinclair 74'
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29
Jamie Lindsay ↓ Luke McCormick 81'
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Joel Senior ↓ Taylor Moore 74'
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28
Shaqai Forde ↓ Chris Martin 82'
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Bench- 10
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18
Chris Martin ↑ 82'
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4
Taylor Moore ↑ 74'
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7
Scott Sinclair ↑ 74'
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23
Luke McCormick ↑ 81'
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Gatlin O'Donkor ↑ 81'
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Coach Matt Taylor -
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