In this 12th week match, on Sat Oct 1st, Bristol Rovers will travel to Exeter to battle Exeter City in a clash of these two extremely mismatched League One teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Exeter City recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Forest Green Rovers. Sam Nombe struck first for Exeter City in the 6th minute, then Jevani Brown added another in the 26th minute from the penalty spot At the end of 90 a dissapointed Forest Green Rovers couldn’t manage to score, and Exeter City took the shutout win. Exeter City is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while bristol Rovers is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Accrington Stanley. Joe Pritchard scored the first goal for Accrington Stanley in the 54th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Bristol Rovers couldn’t muster any offence and Accrington Stanley ran away with the shutout win. Bristol Rovers looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Bristol Rovers’s most prolific scorer has been Ryan Loft. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. Exeter City’s most prolific scorer has been Jevani Brown. He has netted three goals over the last five matches.