EXETER. Exeter City manages to recover against Bristol Rovers with a goal on the J. Marquis 63′ and a goal on the R. Loft 90′. Exeter City was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)
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 who had the assistance of Adam Ricketts and Kevin Morris. The 4th official was Oliver Bickle. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.2 degrees Celsius or 62.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 10 Total 9
- 4 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 124 Attack 74
- 55 Dangerous attack 25
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Exeter City had a strong ball possession 57% while Bristol Rovers was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Exeter City was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Exeter City to win the match.
Exeter City shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Bristol Rovers shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Exeter City received 2 yellow cards (J. Key and ). On the other side, Bristol Rovers received 2 yellow cards (A. Evans and S. Finley).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Exeter City will have 15 points like Shrewsbury Town to hold in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Bristol Rovers will have 9 points to sit in the 21st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Exeter City will host Morecambe on the 6th of May with a 9-5 head to head record in favor of Exeter City (10 draws).
Bristol Rovers will host Bolton Wanderers on the 6th of May with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Bolton Wanderers (2 draws).
Exeter City – Formation
Exeter City
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72'
69'
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: Jamal Blackman, Pierce Sweeney, Jake Caprice, Alex Hartridge, Jevani Brown, Rekeem Harper, Archie Collins, Jack Sparkes, Josh Key, Sam Nombe and Jay Stansfield.
The home team had on the bench: Scott Brown, Pedro Borges, Sonny Cox, Kgagelo Chauke, Matt Jay and Harry Smith.
Substitutions
Exeter City made only 1 change substituting J. Stansfield for H. Smith (69′).
Bristol Rovers – Formation
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Joey Barton played with: James Belshaw, Lewis Gordon, Bobby Thomas, Sam Finley, Jordan Rossiter, Luke McCormick, Anthony Evans, Luca Hoole, John Marquis, Aaron Collins and Ryan Loft.
They had on the bench: Harvey Saunders, Trevor Clarke, Glenn Whelan, Sylvester Jasper, Paul Coutts, Alfie Kilgour and Anssi Jaakkola.
Substitutions
Bristol Rovers made 2 changes: L. McCormick for S. Jasper (82′) and A. Collins for A. Kilgour (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Plymouth Argyle – 0-1
- Port Vale – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-1
- Milton Keynes Dons – Peterborough United – 2-3
- Ipswich Town – Portsmouth – 3-2
- Fleetwood Town – Barnsley – 0-1
- Exeter City – Bristol Rovers – 2-2
- Cheltenham Town – Shrewsbury Town – 2-0
- Charlton Athletic – Oxford United – 1-1
- Cambridge United – Derby County – 0-2
- Burton Albion – Forest Green Rovers – 3-2
- Bolton Wanderers – Lincoln City – 2-0
- Accrington Stanley – Morecambe – 3-1
