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Exeter City FC vs AFC Fylde, FA Cup 2020-21 ROUND 1

FA Cup · 2020-21
Exeter City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
AFC Fylde
Sat 7 Nov 2020 · 13:00 UTC St. James' Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'
Rory McArdle 8' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Exeter City FC vs AFC Fylde — FA Cup at St. James' Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Reeves
  • Referee Dean Treleaven
  • Referee Marc Whaley
  • Referee
7 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
Exeter City FC 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals AFC Fylde
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-07 Exeter City FC 2–1 AFC Fylde

Recent Form

Exeter City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov AFC Fylde H 2–1 W
10 Nov Blackpool FC H 2–3 L
AFC Fylde
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov Exeter City FC A 1–2 L
25 Oct Altrincham FC H 2–1 W
13 Oct Farsley Celtic FC A 3–1 W
03 Oct Hyde United FC A 4–2 W
19 Oct Peterborough Sports FC H 6–1 W
20 Oct Chesterfield FC H 1–3 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
67% Clean Sheets
Exeter City FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Exeter City FC
Jack Aitchison 2 G
Jayden Wareham 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Exeter City FC and AFC Fylde is underway.
  • 5' AFC Fylde fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 8' Rory McArdle picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 11' A stunning finish from Jordan Hulme — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 16' A quiet spell here at St. James' Park. AFC Fylde seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 21' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Fylde is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 26' A stunning finish from Matt Jay — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 31' Exeter City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 33' Alex Hartridge has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 33 minutes.
  • 38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Chris Neal, as he is very good at scoring at St. James' Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 43' Exeter City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 48' It looks surprising AFC Fylde does not make any changes. Kurt Willoughby has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 53' The home supporters are growing impatient. Exeter City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 58' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 58 minutes.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Harry Kite as he leaves the pitch. Jake Taylor steps in for Exeter City FC.
  • 67' A tactical swap from Exeter City FC — Joel Randall on, Ryan Bowman off on 67 minutes.
  • 72' England international Jordan Lussey has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 77' Ben Tollitt has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 81' Another substitution for AFC Fylde to replace Nick Haughton by Kurt Willoughby on 81 minute.
  • 82' A change in the Exeter City FC ranks — Jake Caprice exits the field as Josh Key enters on 82.
  • 87' The travelling AFC Fylde supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 89' AFC Fylde manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Junior Mondal is hanging Nathan Shaw on the field on 89 minute.
  • Full Time. Exeter City FC beats AFC Fylde

Lineups

Exeter City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matthew Taylor

AFC Fylde Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Bentley

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.64 Exeter City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 AFC Fylde xG
I would bet for: Exeter City FC or AFC Fylde 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Exeter City FC44% Draw26% AFC Fylde30%
Actual: Exeter City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Exeter City FC or Draw
70%
Draw or AFC Fylde
56%
Exeter City FC or AFC Fylde
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Exeter City FC31% Draw44% AFC Fylde25%
Actual: Exeter City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.5%
1 – 0
6.9%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 1
5.8%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Exeter City FC

Handicap Exeter City FC covers Push AFC Fylde covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Exeter City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
AFC Fylde keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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