Match Report
26 points separated the sides: Bolton Wanderers 5th on 75, Exeter City 21st on 49. Bolton Wanderers's recent output lagged their position: 15th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. Per game in the league, Exeter City were scoring 1.13 and conceding 1.33, Bolton Wanderers 1.52 and 1.13, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
Exeter City arrived off four consecutive draws. Bolton Wanderers arrived off three consecutive draws, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The sides have met 9 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Exeter City, 2 draws and 5 for Bolton Wanderers, at 3 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host.
St James Park in Exeter, capacity 8,830, hosted the game. Bolton Wanderers led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 1-5 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Exeter City: Jayden Wareham (67') · Bolton Wanderers: Ibrahim Cissoko (77'), S. Dalby (21'), G. Johnston (90'), Thierry Gale (72'), Johnny Kenny (60')
Key stats
Possession: Exeter City 44% · Bolton Wanderers 56% · Total shots: 10-22 · On target: 4-10 · Corners: 4-3