BRACKLEY. Bristol Rovers tops Exeter City 1-0 after B. Aguilera scored just 1 goal (15′). Exeter City lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the St. James’ Park stadium in Brackley on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Will Finnie with the assistance of Christopher Wade and Chris Husband. The 4th official was . The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.24 degrees Celsius or 55.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 11 Total 6
- 6 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 112 Attack 94
- 56 Dangerous attack 45
- 94 Ball safe 99
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Exeter City had a strong ball possession 58% while Bristol Rovers was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Exeter City had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Bristol Rovers was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Exeter City shot 11 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Bristol Rovers shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Exeter City received 1 yellow card (Cheick Diabaté). Talking about the opposition, Bristol Rovers received 3 yellow cards (J. Wilson, T. Crama and J. Hunt).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Exeter City stays with 33 points like Shrewsbury Town to remain in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Bristol Rovers will has 40 points like Northampton Town to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Exeter City will host Peterborough United on the 6th of February with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Peterborough United (1 draw).
Bristol Rovers will host Fleetwood Town on the 6th of February with a 5-5 head to head statistic.
Exeter City – Formation
Exeter City
45'
79'
Exeter City adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Gary Caldwell decided to play with the following team: Viljami Sinisalo , Pierce Sweeney , Cheick Diabaté , Zak Jules , Ilmari Niskanen , Reece Cole , Tom Carroll , Vincent Harper , Jack Aitchison , Dion Rankine and Sonny Cox .
The home team had on the bench: Alex Hartridge, Yanic Wildschut , Harry Kite, Luke Harris , Jack Fitzwater, Mo Eisa and Shaun MacDonald.
Substitutions
Exeter City made 3 changes: Dion Rankine for Yanic Wildschut (79′), Vincent Harper for Luke Harris (72′) and Sonny Cox for Mo Eisa (72′).
Player of the match: Vincent Harper
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Exeter City was Vincent Harper.
His rating is with 23 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Bristol Rovers – Formation
Bristol Rovers
15'
Also Bristol Rovers adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Matthew Taylor played with: J. Ward , J. Wilson , T. Crama , G. Friend , J. Hunt , Kamil Conteh , Brandon Aguilera , H. Vale , A. Evans , C. Martin and L. Thomas .
They had on the bench: James Connolly, L. Gordon , J. Marquis, J. Brown, Elkan Baggott, M. Hall and Harry Vaughan .
Substitutions
Bristol Rovers made 4 changes: L. Thomas for L. Gordon (79′), G. Friend for Harry Vaughan (79′), C. Martin for J. Marquis (90′) and Kamil Conteh for Elkan Baggott (90′).
Player of the match: J. Ward
The player that probably impressed the most for Bristol Rovers was the goalkeeper: J. Ward. His rating is 8.67. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Stevenage – Blackpool – 1-0
- Shrewsbury Town – Cambridge United – 1-2
- Portsmouth – Northampton Town – 4-1
- Peterborough United – Wigan Athletic – 2-3
- Oxford United – Reading – 1-1
- Leyton Orient – Carlisle United – 3-2
- Fleetwood Town – Port Vale – 3-0
- Exeter City – Bristol Rovers – 0-1
- Cheltenham Town – Wycombe Wanderers – 1-3
- Charlton Athletic – Derby County – 0-1
- Burton Albion – Lincoln City – 0-1
- Bolton Wanderers – Barnsley – 1-1
