ROCHDALE. Exeter City and Rochdale draw 1-1. G. Ray scored the first goal (59′) for Exeter City. M. Taylor made it even (69′).
The match was played at the Crown Oil Arena stadium in Rochdale on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Haines who was helped by Declan Ford and Wayne Grunnill. The 4th official was Billy Smallwood. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 1.6 degrees Celsius or 34.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 15 Total 11
- 3 On Target 7
- 12 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 103 Attack 126
- 54 Dangerous attack 38
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 6 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 0 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Rochdale was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Exeter City that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Rochdale was was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Rochdale to win the match.
Rochdale shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Exeter City shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Rochdale didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Exeter City didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Rochdale will have 24 points like Salford City, Bradford City and Walsall to hold in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Exeter City will have 33 points like Swindon Town to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Rochdale will play away with Hartlepool United on the 8th of December with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Rochdale (3 draws).
Exeter City will host Northampton Town on the 7th of December with a 8-3 head to head stats in favor of Northampton Town (2 draws).
Rochdale – Formation
Rochdale
69'
Rochdale started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Robbie Stockdale decided to play with the following team: Jay Lynch , Max Taylor , Eoghan O’Connell , Jeriel Dorsett , Corey O’Keeffe , Aaron Morley , Liam Kelly , Abraham Odoh , Jake Beesley , Josh Andrews and Conor Grant .
The home team had on the bench: G. Broadbent, M. Done, D. Cashman, S. Dooley, J. Scanlon, J. Coleman and E. Brierley.
Substitutions
Rochdale decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.
Best player: Liam Kelly
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rochdale was Liam Kelly.
His rating is with 53 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 7 crosses.
Exeter City – Formation
Exeter City
82'
88'Exeter City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Matthew Taylor played with: Scott P. Brown , Pierce Sweeney , George Ray , Alex Hartridge , Josh Key , Timothée Dieng , Archie Collins , Jake Caprice , Matt Jay , Jevani Brown and Sam Nombe .
They had on the bench: Jack Sparkes , Pádraig Amond , O. Edwards, H. Kite, J. Coley, J. Grounds and H. Lee.
Substitutions
Exeter City made 2 changes: J. Brown for P. Amond (78′) and J. Key for J. Sparkes (83′).
Best player: George Ray
The most impressive player for Exeter City was George Ray.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Carlisle United – Walsall – 1-0
- Crawley Town – Mansfield Town – 1-2
- Forest Green Rovers – Bristol Rovers – 2-0
- Northampton Town – Leyton Orient – 1-0
- Port Vale – Hartlepool United – 2-0
- Rochdale – Exeter City – 1-1
- Salford City – Oldham Athletic – 2-0
- Scunthorpe United – Bradford City – 1-1
- Sutton United – Barrow – 1-0
- Swindon Town – Harrogate Town – 1-1
