Exeter City vs Blackpool

4 - 1
๐Ÿ•’ Sat, 09 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London ๐Ÿ“ St James Park ๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ Carl Brook ๐Ÿ” Regular Season - 2 ๐Ÿ match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
Exeter City 21 ยท Blackpool 13
Referee Stats
17 matches ยท 3.82 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.82
Reds avg 0.29
Penalties avg 0.24
Over 4.5 cards 41%
Home wins 41%
Draws 18%
Away wins 41%

Team Overview

Exeter City (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-7-8

Goals For / Against

30 / 29
Avg: 1.30 / 1.26

Points

31
Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

7
Blackpool (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 5-4-14

Goals For / Against

19 / 36
Avg: 0.83 / 1.57

Points

19
Avg: 0.83

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

10

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.35
PPG
0.83
1.30
GF
0.83
1.26
GA
1.57
48%
O2.5
43%
39%
BTTS
39%
35%
Score 1st
22%

League-position context

Exeter City rank21st
Blackpool rank13th
Exeter City points49
Blackpool points60
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.
Blackpool: #13 ยท 60 pts ยท GD -11
31 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.
11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Exeter City last 5 home

L D W D L
Points5/15
Weighted index33
Goals7-9
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Blackpool last 5 away

W W L D L
Points7/15
Weighted index64
Goals3-3
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Exeter City trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.522%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 91% ยท Over 1.5 74% ยท Over 3.5 22% ยท 1H BTTS 13%

Blackpool trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.535%
Also: Over 0.5 96% ยท Over 1.5 57% ยท Over 3.5 26% ยท 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Exeter City score at home70%
Exeter City clean sheet at home39%
Blackpool score away57%
Blackpool clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Exeter City score first35%
Exeter City win after scoring first100%
Blackpool score first22%
Blackpool win after scoring first60%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Exeter City 42% ยท Blackpool 24%
Avg first goal minute: Exeter City 39.4' ยท Blackpool 37.0'

Vs league average

Exeter City score at home1.30 vs 1.48
Exeter City concede at home1.26 vs 1.15
Blackpool score away0.83 vs 1.15
Blackpool concede away1.57 vs 1.48
Exeter City score 12% below league average, while Blackpool score 28% below league average.
Defensive side: Exeter City are 9% above league average at home, and Blackpool are 6% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Exeter City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 27% 2H scored: 73% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
76-90+ 8
46-60 5
31-45 4
0-15 3
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 8
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
31-45 4
0-15 3
46-60 1

Blackpool goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 4
0-15 1
31-45 1
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 13
46-60 9
61-75 7
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 3

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Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
4' โšฝ
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4' โšฝ Goal ยท 1-0
R. Cole
Normal Goal ยท Assist: J. Wareham
15' โšฝ
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15' โšฝ Goal ยท 2-0
J. Fitzwater
Normal Goal ยท Assist: R. Cole
22' โšฝ
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22' โšฝ Goal ยท 2-1
A. Fletcher
Normal Goal ยท Assist: L. Evans
60'
60' M. Ihiekwe
60' โšฝ
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60' โšฝ Goal ยท 3-1
J. Wareham
Normal Goal ยท Assist: J. Fitzwater
61' โ†‘โ†“
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61' โ‡„ A. Lyons
1st substitution ยท For: R. Finnigan
62' โ†‘โ†“
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62' โ‡„ L. Evans
2nd substitution ยท For: T. Bloxham
71' โ†‘โ†“
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71' โ‡„ J. Doyle-Hayes
1st substitution ยท For: S. Cox
74' โ†‘โ†“
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74' โ‡„ H. Coulson
3rd substitution ยท For: M. Ebiowei
74' โ†‘โ†“
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74' โ‡„ E. Hansson
4th substitution ยท For: C. Hamilton
80' โ†‘โ†“
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80' โ‡„ R. Cole
2nd substitution ยท For: K. McDonald
81' โ†‘โ†“
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81' โ‡„ J. Wareham
3rd substitution ยท For: J. Magennis
83'
83' J. McMillan
86' โ†‘โ†“
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86' โ‡„ J. Aitchison
4th substitution ยท For: T. Dean
90' โšฝ
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90' โšฝ Goal ยท 4-1
S. Cox
Normal Goal ยท Assist: I. Niskanen

Exeter City vs Blackpool 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Exeter City beat Blackpool 4-1 on Saturday, 09 August 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Carl Brook. It was played at St James Park.

First half: Exeter City took an early lead at 4' when R. Cole scored, with the assist credited to J. Wareham, making the score 1-0. Exeter City extended the lead at 15' when J. Fitzwater scored, with the assist credited to R. Cole, making the score 2-0. Blackpool reduced the deficit at 22' when A. Fletcher scored, with the assist credited to L. Evans, making the score 2-1.

Second half: M. Ihiekwe received a yellow card for Blackpool at 60'. Exeter City extended the lead at 60' when J. Wareham scored, with the assist credited to J. Fitzwater, making the score 3-1. Blackpool made their 1st substitution at 61', with A. Lyons replacing R. Finnigan. Blackpool made their 2nd substitution at 62', with L. Evans replacing T. Bloxham. Exeter City made their 1st substitution at 71', with J. Doyle-Hayes replacing S. Cox. Blackpool made their 3rd substitution at 74', with H. Coulson replacing M. Ebiowei. Blackpool made their 4th substitution at 74', with E. Hansson replacing C. Hamilton. Exeter City made their 2nd substitution at 80', with R. Cole replacing K. McDonald. Exeter City made their 3rd substitution at 81', with J. Wareham replacing J. Magennis. J. McMillan received a yellow card for Exeter City at 83'. Exeter City made their 4th substitution at 86', with J. Aitchison replacing T. Dean. Exeter City added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when S. Cox scored, with the assist credited to I. Niskanen, making the score 4-1.

Exeter City used 4 substitutions while Blackpool used 4 substitutions. Exeter City got 1 yellow card, while Blackpool got 1 yellow card.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals3 (50.0%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

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