Exeter City vs Bristol Rovers

26 December 2024 · League One · 2024/25 · Referee T Reeves

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Jack Fitzwater 72’
  • Millenic Alli 78’
  • Jake Richards 90+6’
  • Promise Omochere 61’

Match summary

Exeter City came from behind to win 3-1 at home to Bristol Rovers. It was goalless at half-time.

Promise Omochere put Bristol Rovers ahead in the 61st minute, Jack Fitzwater equalised with a header in the 72nd minute, Millenic Alli put Exeter City in front in the 78th minute, and Jake Richards made it 3-1 in stoppage time.

Shots finished 15-14 to Bristol Rovers, with 5 on target for Exeter City and 6 for Bristol Rovers.

Match stats

Exeter City Bristol Rovers
14 Shots 15
5 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Exeter City Bristol Rovers
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
61’
Promise Omochere0-1 (Bristol Rovers)
Jack Fitzwater1-1 (Exeter City)
72’
Millenic Alli2-1 (Exeter City)
78’
Jake Richards3-1 (Exeter City)
90+6’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Exeter City
  • Kevin McDonald
  • Ilmari Niskanen
Bristol Rovers
  • Jamie Lindsay
  • Kamil Conteh

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bristol Rovers attacking Exeter City attacking 
4’ Ilmari Niskanen (Exeter City), open play, off target 9’ Isaac Hutchinson (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 15’ Millenic Alli (Exeter City), open play, saved 20’ Edward Francis (Exeter City), open play, hit the woodwork 21’ Ilmari Niskanen (Exeter City), from a corner, off target 21’ Edward Francis (Exeter City), from a corner, blocked 21’ Demetri Mitchell (Exeter City), from a corner, blocked 21’ Millenic Alli (Exeter City), from a corner, blocked 21’ Jack McMillan (Exeter City), from a corner, off target 24’ Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 45’ Isaac Hutchinson (Bristol Rovers), direct free kick, off target 47’ Ilmari Niskanen (Exeter City), open play, off target 58’ Promise Omochere (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 61’ Promise Omochere (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal 61’ Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 63’ Josh Magennis (Exeter City), open play, saved 65’ Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 66’ Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, saved 68’ Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers), set piece, off target 72’ Jack Fitzwater (Exeter City), from a corner, goal 76’ Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 78’ Millenic Alli (Exeter City), open play, goal 86’ Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers), set piece, blocked 88’ Gatlin O'Donkor (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 88’ Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 89’ Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 90+4’ Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 90+5’ Kamari Doyle (Exeter City), open play, blocked 90+6’ Jake Richards (Exeter City), open play, goal 4’ Ilmari Niskanen (Exeter City), open play, off target 9’ Isaac Hutchinson (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 15’ Millenic Alli (Exeter City), open play, saved 20’ Edward Francis (Exeter City), open play, hit the woodwork 21’ Ilmari Niskanen (Exeter City), from a corner, off target 21’ Edward Francis (Exeter City), from a corner, blocked 21’ Demetri Mitchell (Exeter City), from a corner, blocked 21’ Millenic Alli (Exeter City), from a corner, blocked 21’ Jack McMillan (Exeter City), from a corner, off target 24’ Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 45’ Isaac Hutchinson (Bristol Rovers), direct free kick, off target 47’ Ilmari Niskanen (Exeter City), open play, off target 58’ Promise Omochere (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 61’ Promise Omochere (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal 61’ Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 63’ Josh Magennis (Exeter City), open play, saved 65’ Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 66’ Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, saved 68’ Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers), set piece, off target 72’ Jack Fitzwater (Exeter City), from a corner, goal 76’ Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 78’ Millenic Alli (Exeter City), open play, goal 86’ Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers), set piece, blocked 88’ Gatlin O'Donkor (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 88’ Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 89’ Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 90+4’ Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 90+5’ Kamari Doyle (Exeter City), open play, blocked 90+6’ Jake Richards (Exeter City), open play, goal
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
Caleb Watts Taken off
77′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Woods Taken off
90′ – – – – – – –
Kevin McDonald Taken off
67′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 – – –
90′ 1 – 3 – – – –
Demetri Mitchell Taken off
67′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Kamari Doyle Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 1 – – – –
Jake Richards Came on as a substitute
23′ 1 – 1 – – – –
Vincent Harper Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Exeter City win 52% Avg odds 1.82
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.59
Bristol Rovers win 22% Avg odds 4.18

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.