Exeter City vs Plymouth

23 October 2025 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Alex Chilowicz

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

Reece Cole 18’
Akeel Higgins 58’

Match summary

Exeter City won 2-0 at home to Plymouth. Exeter City led 1-0 at half-time.

Reece Cole put Exeter City ahead in the 18th minute and Akeel Higgins made it 2-0 in the 58th minute.

The chances backed that up: Exeter City created 1.58 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Plymouth's 0.49 from 9.

Match stats

40% Possession 60%

13 Shots 9

5 Shots on target 2

4 Corners 4

278 Passes 424

61.9% Pass accuracy 72.4%

10 Tackles 16

20 Fouls 12

3 Yellow cards 2

7 Offsides 2

Key events

Exeter City Plymouth

Kick-off

Reece ColeShot on target

9’

Reece ColeRight foot shot

1-0

18’

Pierce SweeneyFoul

28’

33’

Lorent TolajShot on target

Danny AndrewFoul

40’

Half-time1-0

46’

Mathias RossAlex Mitchell

Second half underway

Jayden WarehamShot on target

52’

Akeel HigginsShot on target

55’

Akeel HigginsRight foot shot

2-0

58’

61’

Bali MumbaJoe Edwards

Josh MagennisJayden Wareham

70’

71’

Owen DaleBrendan Sarpong-Wiredu

Jack AitchisonAkeel Higgins

71’

Jack McMillanFoul

76’

78’

Matthew SorinolaFoul

81’

Owen OseniAribim Pepple

81’

Caleb RobertsBradley Ibrahim

Kevin McDonaldReece Cole

84’

87’

Owen OseniFoul

Luca WoodhouseDanny Andrew

90+3’

90+5’

Owen DaleShot on target

Full-time2-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Exeter City 1.58 xGPlymouth 0.49 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Plymouth attacking Exeter City attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Exeter City 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Plymouth 3-1-4-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Joe Whitworth	90′	2	0	33	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Pierce Sweeney	90′	–	–	–	5	5	35	2	–	–
Jack Fitzwater	90′	–	–	–	6	5	23	–	–	–	–
Ed Turns	90′	–	4	1	13	9	23	1	–	–	–
Danny Andrew Taken off	89′	1	–	1	3	2	20	3	–	–

Midfielders4 players


Ilmari Niskanen	90′	–	–	21	1	0.06	1	–	3	1	–	–
Jack McMillan	90′	–	–	25	1	0.07	4	2	5	2	–
Ethan Brierley	90′	–	1	37	2	0.23	–	1	1	1	1	–
Akeel Higgins Taken off	71′	1	–	12	1	0.01	2	–	5	3	1	–

Forwards5 players


Reece Cole Taken off	84′	1	–	3	2	0.09	0.04	1	3	2	22	–
Jayden Wareham Taken off	70′	–	–	2	1	0.37	0.21	1	8	–	16	–
Josh Magennis Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	2	–	5	–
Jack Aitchison Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	1	1	2	–
Kevin McDonald Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	–	–	4	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Conor Hazard	90′	3	2	46	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu Taken off	71′	3	3	1	6	1	28	1	–	–	–
Alex Mitchell Taken off	45′	–	–	–	3	3	40	–	–	–	–
Brendan Galloway	90′	5	3	1	10	4	49	1	–	–	–
Joe Edwards Taken off	61′	–	–	–	2	–	11	–	–	–	–
Mathias Ross Came on as a substitute	45′	1	3	–	3	2	40	1	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Malachi Boateng	90′	–	–	43	1	0.06	1	–	9	1	3	–
Bradley Ibrahim Taken off	81′	–	–	29	–	0.13	1	–	6	3	1	–
Jamie Paterson	90′	–	–	21	1	0.27	3	2	5	–	2	–
Matthew Sorinola	90′	–	–	46	1	0.02	–	1	4	1	2
Bali Mumba Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	10	–	0.00	1	–	3	–	1	–
Owen Dale Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	6	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–
Caleb Roberts Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	6	1	0.00	1	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Lorent Tolaj	90′	–	–	3	1	0.30	0.04	–	5	1	27	–
Aribim Pepple Taken off	81′	–	–	1	–	0.04	0.01	–	10	3	18	–
Owen Oseni Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	1	–	4

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 32% Avg odds 2.90

Draw 28% Avg odds 3.29

Plymouth win 40% Avg odds 2.37

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

Form going into the game

Exeter City L L W D L

Plymouth W L W D L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Exeter City 0-1 Plymouth, 15 Apr 23 Next meeting: Plymouth 2-2 Exeter City, 11 Apr 26 All Exeter City vs Plymouth meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.