England - EFL League TwoMemorial StadiumData current as of 23 September 2026

Bristol Rovers vs Exeter City: match statistics

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Bristol Rovers vs Exeter City: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Bristol Rovers play Exeter City in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 26 September 2026. Venue: Memorial Stadium.

Current form

Bristol Rovers: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Exeter City: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Bristol Rovers scores 1.71 and concedes 1.57 goals per match. Exeter City scores 0.57 and concedes 0.71. League average: 2.52 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Bristol Rovers 29%, Exeter City 29%. Over 2.5: Bristol Rovers 43%, Exeter City 14%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 44%.

xG, shots and style

Bristol Rovers has higher xG: 1.76 vs 1.17. Bristol Rovers: 16.3 shots per match, Exeter City: 10.9.

Match halves

Bristol Rovers: half-time lead 57%, second-half goals 0.86. Exeter City: half-time lead 14%, second-half goals 0.29.

Goals by minute

Bristol Rovers: 16-30 (3 goals). Exeter City: 0-15 (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.52 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 44%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.63)
(4.25)
(4.34)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Bristol RoversExeter City
1.71Goals scored / match0.57
Bristol RoversExeter City
1.57Goals conceded / match0.71
Bristol RoversExeter City
46%Average possession43%
Bristol RoversExeter City
4.57Shots on target / match3
Bristol RoversExeter City

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

16.29Shots per match10.86
Bristol RoversExeter City
4.57Shots on target3
Bristol RoversExeter City
10.5%Shot conversion5.3%
Bristol RoversExeter City
46%Possession43%
Bristol RoversExeter City
1.76xG for1.17
Bristol RoversExeter City
1.13xG against1.37
Bristol RoversExeter City

Shooting quality

Bristol Rovers: AttackingExeter City: Balanced
Bristol RoversExeter City
Accuracy (shots on target)28%28%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.19

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Bristol Rovers is 200% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Bristol Rovers · 0.6 pts / match - Exeter City

Bristol Rovers
WWWLL
Season result split
57% W0% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-0-3
1.71 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-0-0
Last 5 at home
3-0-0
WWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.64Opponent xG: 1.02BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 20%
Exeter City
LDDLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
14% W43% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-3-3
0.86 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-3
Last 5 away
0-0-3
LLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.07Opponent xG: 1.30BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Bristol Rovers is 200% better for: goals scored per match.

1.71 goals / match - Bristol Rovers · 0.57 goals / match - Exeter City

Exeter City is 121% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.57 goals / match - Bristol Rovers · 0.71 goals / match - Exeter City

Bristol Rovers scoring profile: strong

Bristol Rovers scores in 71% of matches (5 of 7 matches), while Exeter City keeps a clean sheet in 43% (3 of 7 matches).

Exeter City scoring profile: mixed

Exeter City scores in 43% of matches (3 of 7 matches), while Bristol Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 43% (3 of 7 matches).

12Goals scored (season)4
Bristol RoversExeter City
11Goals conceded (season)5
Bristol RoversExeter City
3.29Average goals in match1.29
Bristol RoversExeter City
5Goals scored (last 5)2
Bristol RoversExeter City
5Goals conceded (last 5)4
Bristol RoversExeter City

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal43%
Bristol RoversExeter City
57%2 goals14%
Bristol RoversExeter City
14%3 goals0%
Bristol RoversExeter City
14%4 goals0%
Bristol RoversExeter City

How often they concede at least...

57%1 goal57%
Bristol RoversExeter City
57%2 goals14%
Bristol RoversExeter City
43%3 goals0%
Bristol RoversExeter City
0%4 goals0%
Bristol RoversExeter City

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

51%
League average

Goal patterns

14%BTTS at half-time0%
Bristol RoversExeter City
14%BTTS in both halves0%
Bristol RoversExeter City
43%Scored in both halves0%
Bristol RoversExeter City

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS14%
Bristol RoversExeter City
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Bristol RoversExeter City
0%BTTS - last 540%
Bristol RoversExeter City

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

86%Min. 1 goal before half-time43%
Bristol RoversExeter City
43%Min. 2 goals before half-time14%
Bristol RoversExeter City
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Bristol RoversExeter City

2nd half

57%Min. 1 goal after half-time43%
Bristol RoversExeter City
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time29%
Bristol RoversExeter City
43%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Bristol RoversExeter City

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Bristol Rovers is 100% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2 pts / match - Bristol Rovers · 1 pts / match - Exeter City

Bristol Rovers - half-time state
57% leading29% draw14% trailing
Exeter City - half-time state
14% leading57% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2Points per match (1st half)1
Bristol RoversExeter City
0.86Goals scored (1st half)0.29
Bristol RoversExeter City
0.43Goals conceded (1st half)0.29
Bristol RoversExeter City
1.29Average goals (1st half)0.57
Bristol RoversExeter City
71%Clean sheet before half-time71%
Bristol RoversExeter City
29%No goal before half-time86%
Bristol RoversExeter City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.29Points per match (2nd half)0.86
Bristol RoversExeter City
0.86Goals scored (2nd half)0.29
Bristol RoversExeter City
1.14Goals conceded (2nd half)0.43
Bristol RoversExeter City
2Average goals (2nd half)0.71
Bristol RoversExeter City
57%Clean sheet after half-time57%
Bristol RoversExeter City
57%No goal after half-time71%
Bristol RoversExeter City

Bristol Rovers - second-half results

29% W43% D29% L
14
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 57% of matches and wins 57%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.7

Concedes 0.7 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Exeter City - second-half results

0% W86% D14% L
7
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 14% of matches and wins 14%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Bristol Rovers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.20
Goals scored / match0.80.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match1.20.8
1 goal80%40%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+2-2
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
Exeter City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.80
Goals scored / match0.00.4
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match0.21.0
1 goal20%60%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal100%60%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Bristol Rovers
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
3
1
16-30
3
1
31-45
2
2
46-60
1
2
61-75
3
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Exeter City
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
1
31-45
0
1
46-60
1
1
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.28
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
90%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
29%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
31%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
17%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Bristol Rovers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.63
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.49
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.44
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
108%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
167%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.09
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Exeter City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.60
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.66
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
61%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
45%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.26
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 50% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League Two).

Teams vs league

Bristol RoversLigaExeter City
Average goals in match 3.292.52 1.29
Both teams scored 29%51% 29%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 43%44% 14%
Clean sheets 43%29% 43%
Goal before half-time 86%70% 43%
Goal after half-time 57%75% 43%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.52
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.58
Home goals / match
0.94
Away goals / match
+68%
Home attack advantage
+41%
Home defence advantage
+38%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Bristol Rovers and Exeter City play?

Bristol Rovers face Exeter City on 26 September 2026 in EFL League Two at Memorial Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Bristol Rovers vs Exeter City?

Bristol Rovers score 1.71 goals per game on average and Exeter City 0.57. The EFL League Two average is 2.52 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 44% of games. Both teams score in 29% of Bristol Rovers's matches and 29% of Exeter City's.

What form are Bristol Rovers and Exeter City in?

Over the last 5 games Bristol Rovers have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Exeter City 0-3-2 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Bristol Rovers vs Exeter City?

The statistical background for Bristol Rovers vs Exeter City — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.