EXETER. Exeter City defeated Oldham Athletic to win 2-1. It was Exeter City to strike first with a goal of M. Jay at the 17′. Then J. Brown scored again for Exeter City in the 50′ minute with a goal. Eventually, J. Bowden reduced the distance for Oldham Athletic with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.​ Oldham Athletic lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the St James Park stadium in Exeter on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Declan Bourne with the collaboration of Simon Shaw and Justin Amey. The 4th official was Michael Begley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.2 degrees Celsius or 54.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Oldham Athletic was in firm control of the ball 60% while Exeter City was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Oldham Athletic was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Exeter City found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Exeter City shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Oldham Athletic shot 10 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Exeter City received 3 yellow cards (N. Atangana, P. Sweeney and J. Key). Regarding the opposition, Oldham Athletic received 1 yellow card (J. Bowden).

Standings

After playing this contest, Exeter City will have 29 points like Port Vale to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Oldham Athletic will stay with 12 points like Scunthorpe United to sit in the 23rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Exeter City will host Carlisle United on the 20th of November with a 9-6 head to head statistic in favor of Exeter City (6 draws).

Oldham Athletic will host Port Vale on the 20th of November with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of Port Vale (9 draws).

Exeter City – Formation

Exeter City adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Matthew Taylor decided to play with the following team: Cameron Dawson (6.6), Pierce Sweeney (6.4), George Ray (6.9), Alex Hartridge (7.0), Josh Key (6.9), Archie Collins (7.2), Harry Kite (7.1), Jake Caprice (6.6), Matt Jay (7.4), Jevani Brown (6.9) and Sam Nombe (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: S. Brown, C. Daniel, J. Grounds, O. Edwards, Nigel Atangana (6.6), J. Coley and Pádraig Amond (7.1).

Substitutions

Exeter City made 2 changes: J. Brown for P. Amond (80′) and M. Jay for N. Atangana (80′).

Best player: Matt Jay​

The most impressive player for Exeter City was Matt Jay.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 23 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

Oldham Athletic – Formation

Also Oldham Athletic adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Keith Curle played with: Jayson Leutwiler (6.4), Jordan Clarke (5.8), Carl Piergianni (7.5), Harrison McGahey (7.0), Nicky Adams (6.8), Jamie Bowden (7.7), Callum Whelan (7.1), Benny Couto (6.6), Davis Keillor-Dunn (6.6), Hallam Hope (6.6) and Dylan Bahamboula (6.5).

They had on the bench: L. Southerington, O. Cissé, Jack Stobbs (6.8), Jamie Hopcutt (6.2), Zachary Dearnley (6.2), R. Diarra and D. Fage.

Substitutions

Oldham Athletic made 3 changes: B. Couto for J. Stobbs (59′), D. Bahamboula for Z. Dearnley (60′) and D. Keillor-Dunn for J. Hopcutt (61′).

Best player: Jamie Bowden​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Oldham Athletic was Jamie Bowden.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 46 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​

• Rochdale – Leyton Orient – 2-2
• Scunthorpe United – Salford City – 1-1
• Stevenage – Mansfield Town – 1-2
• Tranmere Rovers – Sutton United – 0-1
• Walsall – Harrogate Town – 1-3
• Bristol Rovers – Northampton Town – 2-1
• Carlisle United – Barrow – 0-0
• Exeter City – Oldham Athletic – 2-1
• Port Vale – Bradford City – 1-1