EXETER. Exeter City recovers against Bolton Wanderers with a goal on the E. Maghoma 33′ and a goal on the E. Toal 87′. Bolton Wanderers was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%)
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 Daniel Middleton who was helped by Samuel Ogles and Richard Morris. The 4th official was James Durkin. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 7.77 degrees Celsius or 45.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 11 Total 13
- 7 On Target 5
- 1 Off Target 7
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 69 Attack 143
- 44 Dangerous attack 57
- 103 Ball safe 105
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 9
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Bolton Wanderers had a strong ball possession 61% while Exeter City was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bolton Wanderers was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Bolton Wanderers to win the match.
Exeter City shot 11 times, 7 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Bolton Wanderers shot 13 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Exeter City received 2 yellow cards (Pierce Sweeney and Jack Aitchison). Regarding the opposition, Bolton Wanderers didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Exeter City has 41 points like Shrewsbury Town to remain in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Bolton Wanderers will has 71 points to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Exeter City will play away against Shrewsbury Town on the 12th of March with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Shrewsbury Town (3 draws).
Bolton Wanderers will host Oxford United on the 12th of March with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Bolton Wanderers (2 draws).
Exeter City – Formation
Exeter City
83'
90'
46', 49'
Exeter City started with a 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 , Will Aimson , Zak Jules , Ilmari Niskanen , Tom Carroll , R. Woods , Ben Purrington , Jack Aitchison , Luke Harris and Sonny Cox .
The home team had on the bench: Yanic Wildschut, Dion Rankine, Millenic Alli , Mo Eisa , Shaun MacDonald, Vincent Harper and Cheick Diabaté .
Exeter City could not rely on the presence of Cheick Diabaté (injured), Mo Eisa (injured) and Vincent Harper (injured).
Substitutions
Exeter City made 4 changes: Will Aimson for Cheick Diabaté (83′), Tom Carroll for Millenic Alli (77′), Sonny Cox for Mo Eisa (77′) and R. Woods for Vincent Harper (89′).
Player of the match: Sonny Cox
The player that probably impressed the most for Exeter City was Sonny Cox.
His rating is with 2 goals, 8 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 8.
Bolton Wanderers – Formation
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
Ian Ross Evatt played with: Joel Coleman , Eoin Toal , Ricardo Santos , Jack Iredale , Josh Sheehan , Gethin Jones , George Thomason , Edmond-Paris Maghoma , Randell Williams , Victor Adeboyejo and A. Collins .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jón Daði Böðvarsson , Josh Dacres-Cogley, William Forrester, Nathanael Ogbeta , Kyle Dempsey , Zachary Ashworth and Cameron Jerome .
Bolton Wanderers could not rely on the presence of Jón Daði Böðvarsson (injured).
Substitutions
Bolton Wanderers made 4 changes: Victor Adeboyejo for Jón Daði Böðvarsson (5′), Randell Williams for Nathanael Ogbeta (67′), George Thomason for Kyle Dempsey (72′) and A. Collins for Cameron Jerome (72′).
Player of the match: Josh Sheehan
The most impressive player for Bolton Wanderers was Josh Sheehan.
His rating is with 44 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wigan Athletic – Leyton Orient – 1-0
- Stevenage – Fleetwood Town – 0-0
- Reading – Wycombe Wanderers – 1-2
- Port Vale – Shrewsbury Town – 1-2
- Oxford United – Cheltenham Town – 2-1
- Exeter City – Bolton Wanderers – 2-2
- Charlton Athletic – Carlisle United – 3-2
- Cambridge United – Northampton Town – 1-1
- Burton Albion – Peterborough United – 1-3
- Bristol Rovers – Derby County – 0-3
- Blackpool – Portsmouth – 0-0
- Barnsley – Lincoln City – 1-5
