Bristol Rovers 1-2 Exeter City: result and report

League One · Saturday 12 April 2025

Result

Bristol Rovers 1-2 Exeter City

League One · Saturday 12 April 2025, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Bristol Rovers 1-2 Exeter City: match report

Bristol Rovers were beaten by Exeter City 1-2 in the League One on Saturday 12 April 2025. It was 0-2 at half-time.

Caleb Watts opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Bristol Rovers's goal came from Ruel Sotiriou (70'). Exeter City scored through Caleb Watts (11') and Reece Cole (42').

Discipline: Bristol Rovers received 1 yellow card; Exeter City received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Bristol Rovers were 20th on 42 points from 41 and Exeter City 15th on 49 points from 41. Bristol Rovers went on to finish that season 22nd with 43 points, and Exeter City 16th with 56.

Bristol Rovers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Exeter City in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Caleb Watts of Exeter City (7.6), level with Ruel Sotiriou (7.6).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Bristol Rovers wins, 4 draws and 4 for Exeter City.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Goal · Caleb WattsExeter City · 0-1
  • 32'Yellow card · K. McDonaldExeter City
  • 42'Goal · Reece ColeExeter City · 0-2
  • 56'Yellow card · Caleb WattsExeter City
  • 70'Goal · Ruel SotiriouBristol Rovers · 1-2
  • 79'Yellow card · Joe WhitworthExeter City
  • 87'Yellow card · J. McMillanExeter City
  • 90+1'Yellow card · R. SawyersBristol Rovers

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Bristol Rovers 2, draws 4, Exeter City 4.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Y. WildschutExeter City · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)
  • J. YfekoExeter City · injury (Hamstring Injury)
  • Kamil ContehBristol Rovers · injury (Bone Inflammation)

Bristol Rovers line-up (4-2-3-1)

Jed Ward, Jack Hunt, James Wilson, Connor Taylor, Sil Swinkels, R. Sawyers, Matt Butcher, Kofi Shaw, Grant Ward, Ruel Sotiriou, Gatlin O'Donkor

Exeter City line-up (4-1-4-1)

Joe Whitworth, J. McMillan, E. Turns, Jack Fitzwater, Alex Hartridge, K. McDonald, Ilmari Niskanen, Reece Cole, Caleb Watts, Tony Yogane, Sonny Cox