Exeter City vs Bristol Rovers fact sheet

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 21.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: St James Park

Exeter City receive Bristol Rovers for another absorbing League Two game here at St James Park.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Exeter City and Bristol Rovers.

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Exeter City form and stats

A League Two draw at home so far for Exeter City. Last season their home statistics were 11 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats from 23 matches.

Exeter haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 335 minutes ago. M. Jay scored that one.

Exeter shared the glory with Barrow in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Pierce Sweeney was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.11 out of 10. The defender Sweeney hit two key passes and won 5 of 6 duels.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Leyton Orient.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Exeter as they have a new game in only three days, a EFL Trophy match thankfully also at home. Chelsea U21 are visiting.

Exeter City has scored 0 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

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Bristol Rovers form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the League Two ended in defeat. Last season Bristol Rovers had these away match statistics: Played 23; won 3, drew 6 and lost 14. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Bristol have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 16 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the AFC Wimbledon game.

Bristol are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the League Two against Oldham Athletic (placed 24th). The attacker Harvey Saunders got a match rating of 7.45 in that game. Saunders scored one goal and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A loss against Stevenage was the result prior to that, in a home game.

It's early days yet, but Bristol Rovers has scored 1 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Data for the previous ten meetings between these two sides are: four wins for Exeter, one draw and five wins for Bristol Rovers. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

Bristol RoversC. Harries
C. Harries
1 goals
Bristol RoversH. Saunders
H. Saunders
1 goals

Exeter City missing players

Bristol Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Exeter City Bristol Rovers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
0 0 0 Scored S 0 1 2
3 0 0 Conceded C 0 2 4
33% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
33% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 67%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 33%
67% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
100% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 33%
 
4.3 5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4 3.3
6 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6 4.3
2 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.7 13 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 4 8.7
3 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 1.7
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 50% 40%
Exeter City Last season Bristol Rovers
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
18 11   Won W   3 10
16 7   Drew D   6 8
12 5   Lost L   14 28
71 38   Scored S   17 40
50 20   Conceded C   38 70
85% 83%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   87% 91%
72% 70%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 70%
50% 43%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   30% 37%
30% 30%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 20%
15% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   22% 15%
57% 48%   BTTS BTTS   43% 43%
30% 39%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 15%
28% 30%   Failed to Score F T   52% 50%
 
5.7 5.6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.9 5.2
5.3 5.3   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 5.1
1 1.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.6
3 0   Red cards R C   2 3
 
11.2 11.5   Shots (avg) S (   11.3 11.5
4.3 4.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3 3.5
36% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 25%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Forest Green Rovers 3 3 0 0 7 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 5 2 4 9
2 Bradford City 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 7
3 Mansfield Town 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 7
4 Northampton Town 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
5 Stevenage 3 2 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 6
6 Carlisle United 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 5
7 Tranmere Rovers 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 5
8 Leyton Orient 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 4
9 Swindon Town 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 4
10 Barrow 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
11 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
12 Hartlepool United 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 3
13 Crawley Town 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
14 Newport County 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
15 Bristol Rovers 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 3
16 Salford City 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 2
17 Colchester United 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 2
18 Port Vale 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
19 Scunthorpe United 3 0 2 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 -2 2
20 Exeter City 3 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 -3 2
21 Sutton United 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1
22 Rochdale 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 -2 1
23 Walsall 3 0 1 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 1
24 Oldham Athletic 3 0 0 3 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 -3 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cheltenham Town 46 24 10 12 61 39 23 13 5 5 37 21 23 11 5 7 24 18 22 82
2 Cambridge United 46 24 8 14 73 49 23 12 5 6 30 20 23 12 3 8 43 29 24 80
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 10 13 59 50 23 11 5 7 27 23 23 12 5 6 32 27 9 79
4 Morecambe 46 23 9 14 69 58 23 13 5 5 38 27 23 10 4 9 31 31 11 78
5 Newport County 46 20 13 13 57 42 23 13 5 5 27 17 23 7 8 8 30 25 15 73
6 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 13 13 59 51 23 10 7 6 31 27 23 10 6 7 28 24 8 73
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 13 13 55 50 23 11 5 7 30 22 23 9 8 6 25 28 5 73
8 Salford City 46 19 14 13 54 34 23 11 11 1 36 15 23 8 3 12 18 19 20 71
9 Exeter City 46 18 16 12 71 50 23 11 7 5 38 20 23 7 9 7 33 30 21 70
10 Carlisle United 46 18 12 16 60 51 23 12 5 6 38 25 23 6 7 10 22 26 9 66
11 Leyton Orient 46 17 10 19 53 55 23 9 7 7 32 25 23 8 3 12 21 30 -2 61
12 Crawley Town 46 16 13 17 56 62 23 10 6 7 30 27 23 6 7 10 26 35 -6 61
13 Port Vale 46 17 9 20 57 57 23 9 5 9 27 25 23 8 4 11 30 32 0 60
14 Stevenage 46 14 18 14 41 41 23 8 8 7 26 20 23 6 10 7 15 21 0 60
15 Bradford City 46 16 11 19 48 53 23 9 7 7 22 19 23 7 4 12 26 34 -5 59
16 Mansfield Town 46 13 19 14 57 55 23 6 10 7 33 31 23 7 9 7 24 24 2 58
17 Harrogate Town 46 16 9 21 52 61 23 8 5 10 24 29 23 8 4 11 28 32 -9 57
18 Oldham Athletic 46 15 9 22 72 81 23 6 2 15 31 42 23 9 7 7 41 39 -9 54
19 Walsall 46 11 20 15 45 53 23 7 6 10 20 27 23 4 14 5 25 26 -8 53
20 Colchester United 46 11 18 17 44 61 23 10 7 6 32 26 23 1 11 11 12 35 -17 51
21 Barrow 46 13 11 22 53 59 23 7 8 8 32 32 23 6 3 14 21 27 -6 50
22 Scunthorpe United 46 13 9 24 41 64 23 7 6 10 22 28 23 6 3 14 19 36 -23 48
23 Southend United 46 10 15 21 29 58 23 5 6 12 16 29 23 5 9 9 13 29 -29 45
24 Grimsby Town 46 10 13 23 37 69 23 5 8 10 17 30 23 5 5 13 20 39 -32 43
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 46 27 8 11 80 38 23 14 4 5 32 14 23 13 4 6 48 24 42 89
2 Peterborough United 46 26 9 11 83 46 23 15 5 3 52 22 23 11 4 8 31 24 37 87
3 Blackpool 46 23 11 12 60 37 23 12 7 4 30 18 23 11 4 8 30 19 23 80
4 Sunderland 46 20 17 9 70 42 23 9 8 6 32 25 23 11 9 3 38 17 28 77
5 Lincoln City 46 22 11 13 69 50 23 9 5 9 35 30 23 13 6 4 34 20 19 77
6 Oxford United 46 22 8 16 77 56 23 13 4 6 39 21 23 9 4 10 38 35 21 74
7 Charlton Athletic 46 20 14 12 70 56 23 8 7 8 36 37 23 12 7 4 34 19 14 74
8 Portsmouth 46 21 9 16 65 51 23 9 5 9 29 24 23 12 4 7 36 27 14 72
9 Ipswich Town 46 19 12 15 46 46 23 12 5 6 25 18 23 7 7 9 21 28 0 69
10 Gillingham 46 19 10 17 63 60 23 10 5 8 31 30 23 9 5 9 32 30 3 67
11 Accrington Stanley 46 18 13 15 63 68 23 10 7 6 31 26 23 8 6 9 32 42 -5 67
12 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 12 16 56 61 23 10 7 6 32 30 23 8 5 10 24 31 -5 66
13 Milton Keynes Dons 46 18 11 17 64 62 23 10 7 6 36 28 23 8 4 11 28 34 2 65
14 Doncaster Rovers 46 19 7 20 63 67 23 11 4 8 34 32 23 8 3 12 29 35 -4 64
15 Fleetwood Town 46 16 12 18 49 46 23 9 8 6 26 17 23 7 4 12 23 29 3 60
16 Burton Albion 46 15 12 19 61 73 23 7 4 12 32 42 23 8 8 7 29 31 -12 57
17 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 15 18 50 57 23 5 8 10 28 31 23 8 7 8 22 26 -7 54
18 Plymouth Argyle 46 14 11 21 53 80 23 11 4 8 31 39 23 3 7 13 22 41 -27 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 12 15 19 54 70 23 7 5 11 32 39 23 5 10 8 22 31 -16 51
20 Wigan Athletic 46 13 9 24 54 77 23 5 6 12 26 42 23 8 3 12 28 35 -23 48
21 Rochdale 46 11 14 21 61 78 23 4 9 10 27 42 23 7 5 11 34 36 -17 47
22 Northampton Town 46 11 12 23 41 67 23 8 5 10 20 26 23 3 7 13 21 41 -26 45
23 Swindon Town 46 13 4 29 55 89 23 8 1 14 25 38 23 5 3 15 30 51 -34 43
24 Bristol Rovers 46 10 8 28 40 70 23 7 2 14 23 32 23 3 6 14 17 38 -30 38

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Forest Green Rovers 3 3 0 0 7 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 5 2 4 9
2 Bradford City 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 7
3 Mansfield Town 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 7
4 Northampton Town 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
5 Stevenage 3 2 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 6
6 Carlisle United 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 5
7 Tranmere Rovers 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 5
8 Leyton Orient 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 4
9 Swindon Town 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 4
10 Barrow 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
11 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
12 Hartlepool United 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 3
13 Crawley Town 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
14 Newport County 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
15 Bristol Rovers 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 3
16 Salford City 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 2
17 Colchester United 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 2
18 Port Vale 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
19 Scunthorpe United 3 0 2 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 -2 2
20 Exeter City 3 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 -3 2
21 Sutton United 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1
22 Rochdale 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 -2 1
23 Walsall 3 0 1 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 1
24 Oldham Athletic 3 0 0 3 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 -3 0

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