Bristol Rovers FC vs Exeter City FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

Bristol Rovers FC

1 – 2

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Exeter City FC

Sat 12 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC Memorial Stadium 9,508 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 11' Caleb Watts

0–2 42' Reece Cole

Ruel Sotiriou 70' 1–2

Y 32' Kevin McDonald

Y 56' Caleb Watts

Y 79' Joe Whitworth

Y 87' Jack McMillan

Romaine Sawyers 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol Rovers FC vs Exeter City FC — League One at Memorial Stadium.

Bristol Rovers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Exeter City FC 46 games · 49 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Assistant 1 Darren Wilding
Assistant 2 Ashley Allen (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Stockport County FC	46	77
4	Bradford City AFC	46	77
5	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
6	Stevenage FC	46	75
7	Luton Town FC	46	74
8	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	73
9	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	67
10	Mansfield Town FC	46	65
11	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	63
12	Reading FC	46	63
13	Blackpool FC	46	60
14	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	60
15	Barnsley FC	46	59
16	Wigan Athletic FC	46	56
17	Burton Albion FC	46	54
18	Peterborough United FC	46	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	53
20	Leyton Orient FC	46	52
21	Exeter City FC	46	49
22	Port Vale FC	46	42
23	Rotherham United FC	46	41
24	Northampton Town FC	46	35

Head-to-Head

Bristol Rovers FC 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals Exeter City FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-12 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 Exeter City FC 2024-12-26 Exeter City FC 3–1 Bristol Rovers FC 2024-02-03 Exeter City FC 0–1 Bristol Rovers FC 2024-01-23 Bristol Rovers FC 0–1 Exeter City FC 2022-12-29 Bristol Rovers FC 3–4 Exeter City FC

Recent Form

Bristol Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Apr	Exeter City FC	H	1–2	L
05 Apr	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L
01 Apr	Birmingham City FC	H	1–2	L
29 Mar	Mansfield Town FC	H	1–2	L
22 Mar	Crawley Town FC	A	0–1	L
15 Mar	Lincoln City FC	A	0–5	L

Exeter City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Apr	Bristol Rovers FC	A	2–1	W
08 Apr	Wigan Athletic FC	H	1–1	D
05 Apr	Stockport County FC	H	0–2	L
01 Apr	Barnsley FC	A	2–1	W
29 Mar	Wrexham AFC	H	0–2	L
22 Mar	Lincoln City FC	A	0–0	D

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Memorial Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Bristol Rovers FC and Exeter City FC.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' It looks like no one’s ball. Exeter City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
11' Goal! Caleb Watts scores his 7 goal in 348 matches.
16' Ryan Woods needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
21' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
31' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bristol Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
32' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kevin McDonald on 32.
37' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
42' Goal! Reece Cole scores his 11 goal in 10 matches.
46' Isaac Hutchinson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matt Butcher on 46 minute.
51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ruel Sotiriou suffering a number of foals already.
56' Exeter City FC player sees a card in front of him.
59' The whistle greets Reece Cole as he departs to be replaced by Joel Colwill.
64' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tony Yogane, as he is very good at scoring at Memorial Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
69' Bristol Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ollie Dewsbury is hanging Gatlin O'Donkor on the field on 69 minute.
70' GOAL! Ruel Sotiriou scores on 70.
74' Ed Francis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Caleb Watts on 74 minute.
79' Joe Whitworth is having his name booked by the referee on 79.
84' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bristol Rovers FC that had 291 games and scored 317 goals.
85' The whistle greets Sonny Cox as he departs to be replaced by Angus MacDonald.
87' Jack McMillan is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
90' The referee calls foul for Romaine Sawyers. He receives a card.
Another three points for Exeter City FC.

Lineups

Bristol Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

4
Taylor Moore
19
Isaac Hutchinson ↑ 46'
11
Luke Thomas ↑ 46'
7
Scott Sinclair ↑ 69'
6
Clinton Mola
35
Matthew Hall
43
Ollie Dewsbury ↑ 69'

Coach Calderon

Exeter City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Ryan Woods ↑ 59'
25
Angus MacDonald ↑ 85'
8
Ed Francis ↑ 74'
23
Joel Colwill ↑ 59'
11
Andrew Oluwabori
18
Vincent Harper ↑ 59'
47
Jake Richards

Coach Gary Caldwell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Nombe	3
Scott Sinclair	1
Reece Cole	1
Josh Coburn	1
Caleb Watts	1
Timothee Dieng	1
Archie Collins	1
Sonny Cox	1

Head to Head

Bristol Rovers FC Form

2025-04-12 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 Exeter City FC L 2025-04-05 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Bristol Rovers FC L 2025-04-01 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L 2025-03-29 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 Mansfield Town FC L 2025-03-22 Crawley Town FC 1–0 Bristol Rovers FC L 2025-03-15 Lincoln City FC 5–0 Bristol Rovers FC L

Exeter City FC Form

2025-04-12 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 Exeter City FC W 2025-04-08 Exeter City FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2025-04-05 Exeter City FC 0–2 Stockport County FC L 2025-04-01 Barnsley FC 1–2 Exeter City FC W 2025-03-29 Exeter City FC 0–2 Wrexham AFC L 2025-03-22 Lincoln City FC 0–0 Exeter City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.17 Bristol Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.5 Exeter City FC xG

I would bet for: Bristol Rovers FC or Exeter City FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bristol Rovers FC28% Draw28% Exeter City FC44%

Actual: Exeter City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.67

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Bristol Rovers FC or Draw

56%

Draw or Exeter City FC

72%

Bristol Rovers FC or Exeter City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bristol Rovers FC22% Draw47% Exeter City FC31%

Actual: Exeter City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

0 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

8.9%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

7.6%

1 – 0

7.1%

2 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

5.2%

2 – 0

4.7%

1 – 3

4.4%

0 – 3

3.7%

3 – 1

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Bristol Rovers FC

Handicap	Bristol Rovers FC covers	Push	Exeter City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	16%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	21%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Bristol Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Exeter City FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.