BRISTOL. Exeter City had a narrow win over Bristol Rovers. The hero of the match was S. Nombe who scored in the 13th and 90th minute. Bristol Rovers lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Memorial Stadium stadium in Bristol on Thursday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Simon Mather who had the assistance of Darren Wilding and James Vallance. The 4th official was Steve Durnall. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7 degrees Celsius or 44.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 11 Total 15
- 6 On Target 8
- 5 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 113 Attack 63
- 65 Dangerous attack 42
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 8
- 1 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 9 Total 20
- 1 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Bristol Rovers had a superior ball possession 60% while Exeter City was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bristol Rovers was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, Exeter City succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Bristol Rovers shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Exeter City shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Bristol Rovers received 1 yellow card (Aaron Collins). Talking about the opposition, Exeter City received 6 yellow cards (Cheick Diabaté, Jake Caprice, Jevani Brown, Jack Sparkes, Archie Collins and Sam Nombe).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Bristol Rovers will stay with 31 points like Portsmouth and Exeter City to sit in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Exeter City will have 31 points like Portsmouth and Bristol Rovers to hold in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Bristol Rovers will host Bolton Wanderers on the 6th of May with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Bolton Wanderers (3 draws).
Exeter City will host Morecambe on the 6th of May with a 9-5 head to head statistic in favor of Exeter City (11 draws).
Bristol Rovers – Formation
Bristol Rovers
46'
25'
58'
Bristol Rovers started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Joey Barton decided to play with the following team: James Belshaw, Lewis Jack Gibson, Lewis Gordon, Bobby Thomas, Paul Coutts, Sam Finley, Anthony Evans, Luca Hoole, Aaron Collins, Ryan Loft and Josh Coburn.
The home team had on the bench: Glenn Whelan, James Connolly, John Marquis, Scott Sinclair, Harry Anderson, James Gibbons and Anssi Jaakkola.
Substitutions
Bristol Rovers made 4 changes: L. Gordon for Harry Anderson (46′), Luca Hoole for James Connolly (46′), Antony Evans for Scott Sinclair (46′) and Ryan Loft for John Marquis (64′).
Exeter City – Formation
Exeter City
Exeter City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Gary Caldwell played with: Jamal Blackman, Pierce Sweeney, Jake Caprice, Alex Hartridge, Cheick Diabate, Jevani Brown, Archie Collins, Jack Sparkes, Harry Kite, Matt Jay and Sam Nombe.
They had on the bench: Kgagelo Chauke, Harry Lee, Rekeem Harper, Jay Stansfield, Jonathan Grounds, Timothee Dieng and Josh Key.
Substitutions
Exeter City made 3 changes: Matt Jay for Jay Stansfield (60′), Jake Caprice for Josh Key (67′) and Cheick Diabaté for Timothée Dieng (80′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Forest Green Rovers – Burton Albion – 1-2
- Bristol Rovers – Exeter City – 3-4
- Shrewsbury Town – Cheltenham Town – 0-1
- Sheffield Wednesday – Port Vale – 2-0
- Portsmouth – Ipswich Town – 2-2
- Plymouth Argyle – Wycombe Wanderers – 1-0
- Peterborough United – Milton Keynes Dons – 2-0
- Oxford United – Charlton Athletic – 3-1
- Morecambe – Accrington Stanley – 2-0
- Barnsley – Fleetwood Town – 2-1
