EXETER. Exeter City had a surprising win over Rochdale with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Dieng (34′) and a goal from M. Jay (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 Carl Brook with the help of Christopher Wade and Samuel Ogles. The 4th official was James Durkin. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.9 degrees Celsius or 62.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 13 Total 7
- 6 On Target 0
- 7 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 119 Attack 113
- 65 Dangerous attack 34
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Rochdale had a strong ball possession 55% while Exeter City was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Exeter City had a more offensive attitude with 65 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Exeter City won the match.
Exeter City shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Rochdale shot 7 times, 0 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Exeter City received 3 yellow cards (O. Zanzala, J. Brown and J. Key). On the other side, Rochdale received 2 yellow cards (J. McNulty and M. Taylor).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Exeter City will have 80 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Rochdale will stay with 50 points like Harrogate Town and Carlisle United to remain in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Exeter City will play away against Northampton Town on the 30th of April with a 9-3 head to head in favor of Northampton Town (2 draws).
Rochdale will host Bristol Rovers on the 30th of April with a 9-6 head to head statistic in favor of Rochdale (5 draws).
Exeter City – Formation
Exeter City
34'
85'
90'
Exeter City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Matthew Taylor decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Exeter City made 2 changes: O. Zanzala for P. Amond (80′) and M. Jay for C. M. Rowe (90′).
Rochdale – Formation
Rochdale
Rochdale started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Robbie Stockdale played with: .
Substitutions
Rochdale made 3 changes: L. Charman for A. Newby (57′), J. McNulty for C. O’Keeffe (57′) and M. Done for J. Andrews (78′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Walsall – Port Vale – 2-0
- Stevenage – Tranmere Rovers – 2-0
- Hartlepool United – Swindon Town – 0-3
- Harrogate Town – Carlisle United – 3-0
- Exeter City – Rochdale – 2-0
- Bristol Rovers – Forest Green Rovers – 0-0
- Bradford City – Scunthorpe United – 2-1
- Barrow – Sutton United – 1-0
- Leyton Orient – Northampton Town – 2-4
- Oldham Athletic – Salford City – 1-2
- Mansfield Town – Crawley Town – 2-0
