Match Report
In the standings it was Bristol Rovers 22nd on 43 points, Exeter City 16th on 56 — separated by 13. Exeter City had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Per game in the league, Bristol Rovers were scoring 0.96 and conceding 1.65, Exeter City 1.07 and 1.41, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Bristol Rovers entered with five losses in a row.
GioScore's database holds 20 meetings between the two: 6 for Bristol Rovers, 10 for Exeter City and 4 drawn, at 3.2 goals per meeting. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 65% of the meetings.
Memorial Stadium in Seattle staged the fixture, a ground that holds 9,832. Exeter City led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Bristol Rovers: Ruel Sotiriou (70') · Exeter City: Caleb Watts (11'), Reece Cole (42')