Thursday , 2 July 2026

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
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 5.0 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Exeter City FC to score. At the same time, AFC Fylde does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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.
  • 8' The referee shows Exeter City FC player a Yellow card on 8.
  • 11' Goal! Jordan Hulme scores his 2 goal in 11 matches.
  • 16' AFC Fylde seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 21' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Exeter City FC that had 198 games and scored 203 goals.
  • 26' GOAL! Matt Jay scores on 26. Assisted by Jack Sparkes
  • 31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nicky Law made 198 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 33' GOAL! Alex Hartridge scores on 33.
  • 38' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 43' 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 Pierce Sweeney suffering a number of foals already.
  • 48' It looks surprising Exeter City FC does not make any changes. Daniel Philliskirk has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 53' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 53 minutes.
  • 58' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Exeter City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 62' Another substitution for Exeter City FC to replace Harry Kite by Jake Taylor on 62 minute.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Joel Randall. He replaces Ryan Bowman on 67 minute.
  • 72' Exeter City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 77' The travelling AFC Fylde supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 81' The AFC Fylde manager makes a substitution. Nick Haughton departs to be replaced by Kurt Willoughby.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Exeter City FC team. Jake Caprice is replaced by Josh Key on 82 minute.
  • 87' Exeter City FC is showing some good football. However, Exeter City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 89' Another change for AFC Fylde made on 89 minute. Nathan Shaw leaves to be changed by Junior Mondal.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for 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.