Bolton vs Exeter City

2 - 1
๐Ÿ•’ Sat, 13 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London ๐Ÿ“ Toughsheet Community Stadium ๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ Benjamin Speedie ๐Ÿ” Regular Season - 20 ๐Ÿ match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 20
Regular Season Table
Bolton 5 ยท Exeter City 21
Referee Stats
14 matches ยท 2.57 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.57
Reds avg 0.14
Penalties avg 0.14
Over 4.5 cards 14%
Home wins 43%
Draws 21%
Away wins 36%

Team Overview

Bolton (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 14-8-2

Goals For / Against

47 / 24
Avg: 1.96 / 1.00

Points

50
Avg: 2.08

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

4
Exeter City (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 4-6-13

Goals For / Against

22 / 32
Avg: 0.96 / 1.39

Points

18
Avg: 0.78

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.08
PPG
0.78
1.96
GF
0.96
1.00
GA
1.39
65%
O2.5
43%
65%
BTTS
48%
57%
Score 1st
35%

League-position context

Bolton rank5th
Exeter City rank21st
Bolton points75
Exeter City points49
Bolton: #5 ยท 75 pts ยท GD +18
16 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Exeter City: #21 ยท 49 pts ยท GD -9
42 pts off the top 2. 24 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.
26-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Bolton last 5 home

L D W D D
Points6/15
Weighted index36
Goals12-9
Record1-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Exeter City last 5 away

D D L L L
Points2/15
Weighted index20
Goals5-9
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Bolton trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.557%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 87% ยท Over 1.5 78% ยท Over 3.5 39% ยท 1H BTTS 13%

Exeter City trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 96% ยท Over 1.5 57% ยท Over 3.5 26% ยท 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Bolton score at home83%
Bolton clean sheet at home30%
Exeter City score away61%
Exeter City clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Bolton score first57%
Bolton win after scoring first69%
Exeter City score first35%
Exeter City win after scoring first38%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Bolton 60% ยท Exeter City 15%
Avg first goal minute: Bolton 35.2' ยท Exeter City 39.3'

Vs league average

Bolton score at home1.96 vs 1.48
Bolton concede at home1.00 vs 1.15
Exeter City score away0.96 vs 1.15
Exeter City concede away1.39 vs 1.48
Bolton score 32% above league average, while Exeter City score 17% below league average.
Defensive side: Bolton are 13% below league average at home, and Exeter City are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.60
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.50 goals on average across the last 4.

Bolton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
16-30 6
31-45 6
46-60 6
61-75 5
0-15 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
76-90+ 6
31-45 3
61-75 3
0-15 2
16-30 2

Exeter City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
16-30 5
76-90+ 3
31-45 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
16-30 7
0-15 5
31-45 3
61-75 3
46-60 2

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Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
20' โšฝ
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20' โšฝ Goal ยท 0-1
J. Aitchison
Normal Goal
46' โ†‘โ†“
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46' โ‡„ I. Cissoko
1st substitution ยท For: T. Gale
46' โ†‘โ†“
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46' โ‡„ S. Cox
1st substitution ยท For: A. Higgins
61' โ†‘โ†“
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61' โ‡„ C. Christie
2nd substitution ยท For: J. Osei-Tutu
61' โ†‘โ†“
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61' โ‡„ Mason Paul James Burstow
3rd substitution ยท For: S. Dalby
63' โ†‘โ†“
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63' โ‡„ J. Magennis
2nd substitution ยท For: J. Wareham
70' โšฝ
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70' โšฝ Goal ยท 1-1
S. Dalby
Normal Goal
71' โ†‘โ†“
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71' โ‡„ E. Erhahon
4th substitution ยท For: K. Dempsey
73'
73' I. Niskanen
74' โ†‘โ†“
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74' โ‡„ J. Aitchison
3rd substitution ยท For: R. Cole
78'
78' S. Swinkels
80'
80' J. Doyle-Hayes
82' โšฝ
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82' โšฝ Goal ยท 2-1
T. Gale
Normal Goal ยท Assist: K. Dempsey
83' โ†‘โ†“
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83' โ‡„ M. Forss
5th substitution ยท For: X. Simons
87' โ†‘โ†“
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87' โ‡„ J. Doyle-Hayes
4th substitution ยท For: K. McDonald
87' โ†‘โ†“
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87' โ‡„ E. Brierley
5th substitution ยท For: Liam Oakes
89'
89' P. Sweeney

Bolton vs Exeter City 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bolton beat Exeter City 2-1 on Saturday, 13 December 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Benjamin Speedie. It was played at Toughsheet Community Stadium.

First half: Exeter City took the lead at 20' when J. Aitchison scored, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Bolton made their 1st substitution at 46', with I. Cissoko replacing T. Gale. Exeter City made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Cox replacing A. Higgins. Bolton made their 2nd substitution at 61', with C. Christie replacing J. Osei-Tutu. Bolton made their 3rd substitution at 61', with Mason Paul James Burstow replacing S. Dalby. Exeter City made their 2nd substitution at 63', with J. Magennis replacing J. Wareham. Bolton leveled the score at 70' when S. Dalby scored, making the score 1-1. Bolton made their 4th substitution at 71', with E. Erhahon replacing K. Dempsey. I. Niskanen received a yellow card for Exeter City at 73'. Exeter City made their 3rd substitution at 74', with J. Aitchison replacing R. Cole. S. Swinkels received a yellow card for Exeter City at 78'. J. Doyle-Hayes received a yellow card for Exeter City at 80'. Bolton took the lead at 82' when T. Gale scored, with the assist credited to K. Dempsey, making the score 2-1. Bolton made their 5th substitution at 83', with M. Forss replacing X. Simons. Exeter City made their 4th substitution at 87', with J. Doyle-Hayes replacing K. McDonald. Exeter City made their 5th substitution at 87', with E. Brierley replacing Liam Oakes. P. Sweeney received a yellow card for Exeter City at 89'.

Bolton used 5 substitutions while Exeter City used 5 substitutions. Exeter City got 4 yellow cards.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins6
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals5 (62.5%)
BTTS4 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (25.0%)

Bolton vs Exeter City Head-to-Head History by Season