Bristol Rovers vs Exeter City

EFL Trophy - Group Stage 29 Oct 2024, 19:00
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
2–3
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Exeter City
Exeter City
🏟 Memorial Stadium (Bristol, Gloucestershire) 👤 M. Russell Round 7

Match report

Exeter City edged past Bristol Rovers 3-2 in the EFL Trophy - Group Stage on 29 October 2024. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Exeter City had 14 shots to Bristol Rovers' 7.

The match was played at Memorial Stadium (Bristol, Gloucestershire), with M. Russell in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 46% - 54% Shots 7 - 14 On target 2 - 6 Corners 3 - 5 Fouls 14 - 18 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Connor Taylor
Bristol Rovers · 1 goal
8 Isaac Hutchinson 1 goal
8 Millenic Alli 1 goal
8 Mustapha Carayol 1 assist
7 Jay Bird 1 goal
First half vs second half
Exeter City came out stronger after half-time, with 14 second-half shots against 0 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 0–0 7–14
Shots On Goal 0–0 2–6
Ball Possession 100–0 —
Corners 3–1 0–4
Attacks 56–52 31–30
Match statistics
3 Corners 5
3 Substitution 5
87 Attacks 82
33 Dangerous Attacks 33
2 On Target 4
7 Off Target 5
7 Shots Total 14
2 Shots On Goal 6
3 Shots Off Goal 4
2 Shots Blocked 4
5 Shots Inside Box 11
2 Shots Outside Box 3
14 Fouls 18
3 Corners 5
1 Offsides 0
46% Ball Possession 54%
2 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 0
329 Passes Total 391
241 Passes Accurate 306
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bristol Rovers · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Griffiths
3 L. Sousa 17 C. Taylor 25 M. Forbes 27 B. Bilongo
29 J. Lindsay 14 J. Garrett
11 L. Thomas 23 L. McCormick 19 I. Hutchinson
18 C. Martin
Exeter City · 3-4-2-1
37 S. MacDonald
5 J. Fitzwater 40 E. James 3 B. Purrington
17 C. Watts 8 E. Francis 47 J. Richards 29 M. Carayol
41 P. Borges 19 S. Cox
31 J. Bird
Bristol Rovers
Coach
M. Taylor
Substitutes
  • 10 Ruel Sotiriou
  • 35 Matthew Hall
  • 4 Taylor Moore
  • 34 Jerry Lawrence
  • 28 Shaqai Forde
  • 21 Micah Anthony
  • 43 Ollie Dewsbury
Exeter City
Coach
G. Caldwell
Substitutes
  • 12 Reece Cole
  • 11 Millenic Alli
  • 1 Joe Whitworth
  • 46 Liam Oakes
  • 45 Charlie Cummins
  • 18 Vincent Harper
  • 7 Demetri Mitchell
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ R. Sotiriou ↓ C. Martin Bristol Rovers
  • 46' ↑ R. Cole ↓ Pedro Borges Exeter City
  • 46' ↑ M. Alli ↓ J. Bird Exeter City
  • 55' ↑ S. Forde ↓ J. Lindsay Bristol Rovers
  • 63' ↑ D. Mitchell ↓ M. Carayol Exeter City
  • 63' ↑ V. Harper ↓ C. Watts Exeter City
  • 66' ↑ T. Moore ↓ L. Sousa Bristol Rovers
  • 67' ↑ L. Oakes ↓ B. Purrington Exeter City
Cards
  • 33' B. Bilongo Bristol Rovers
  • 35' C. Watts Exeter City
  • 42' E. Francis Exeter City
  • 90' S. Forde Bristol Rovers
Head-to-head
Bristol Rovers 2 1 draws 6 Exeter City
2025-04-12 Bristol Rovers vs Exeter City 1 - 2
2024-12-26 Exeter City vs Bristol Rovers 3 - 1
2024-10-29 Bristol Rovers vs Exeter City 2 - 3
2024-02-03 Exeter City vs Bristol Rovers 0 - 1
2024-01-23 Bristol Rovers vs Exeter City 0 - 1
2022-02-26 Bristol Rovers vs Exeter City 1 - 1
Recent form
Bristol Rovers D W W W W
Exeter City D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bristol Rovers vs Exeter City?
Bristol Rovers lost 2-3 against Exeter City on 29 October 2024.
Who won Bristol Rovers vs Exeter City?
Exeter City won the match 3-2.
Where was Bristol Rovers vs Exeter City played?
The match was played at Memorial Stadium (Bristol, Gloucestershire).
Who had more possession in Bristol Rovers vs Exeter City?
Exeter City had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.