Exeter City vs Bolton

Exeter City

1 - 5

Bolton

🕒 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 St James Park 🧑‍⚖️ Craig Hicks 🔁 Regular Season - 35 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 35

Regular Season Table

Exeter City 21 · Bolton 5

Referee Stats

Craig Hicks

15 matches · 2.73 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.73
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.07
Over 4.5 cards	7%
Home wins	47%
Draws	13%
Away wins	40%

How the match was won

Bolton outshot their opponent (10-22).
Bolton controlled possession (56%).
Bolton had the sharper finishing (4-10 shots on target).

Team Overview

Exeter City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-7-8

Goals For / Against

30 / 29

Avg: 1.30 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Bolton (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-10-7

Goals For / Against

25 / 28

Avg: 1.04 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.29

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

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

1.29

1.30

1.04

1.26

1.17

48%

O2.5

30%

39%

BTTS

61%

35%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Exeter City rank21st

Bolton rank5th

Exeter City points49

Bolton points75

Exeter City: #21 · 49 pts · GD -9

42 pts off the top 2. 24 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.

Bolton: #5 · 75 pts · GD +18

16 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.

26-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.

Bolton last 5 away

D L W L D

Points5/15

Weighted index33

Goals5-7

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.

Exeter City trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.522%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 13%

Bolton trend breakdown

Over 2.530%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.552%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Exeter City score at home70%

Exeter City clean sheet at home39%

Bolton score away74%

Bolton clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Exeter City score first35%

Exeter City win after scoring first100%

Bolton score first39%

Bolton win after scoring first56%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Exeter City 42% · Bolton 54%

Avg first goal minute: Exeter City 39.4' · Bolton 34.9'

Vs league average

Exeter City score at home1.30 vs 1.48

Exeter City concede at home1.26 vs 1.15

Bolton score away1.04 vs 1.15

Bolton concede away1.17 vs 1.48

Exeter City score 12% below league average, while Bolton score 10% below league average.

Defensive side: Exeter City are 9% above league average at home, and Bolton are 21% 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.

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

Bolton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

61-75 4

0-15 3

46-60 3

16-30 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

46-60 7

61-75 6

76-90+ 4

16-30 2

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

44%

56%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

385

504

Passes Accurate

286

421

Passes %

74%

84%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

S. Dalby

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Kenny

35'

35' G. Johnston

39'

39' J. Fitzwater

45+2'

45+2' J. Magennis

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ P. Sweeney

1st substitution · For: C. Cummins

60' ⚽

⚽

60' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

J. Kenny

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Sheehan

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

J. Wareham

Normal Goal

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

T. Gale

Normal Goal

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ R. Rydel

2nd substitution · For: A. Higgins

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ T. Gale

1st substitution · For: I. Cissoko

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ J. Magennis

3rd substitution · For: Timur Tuterov

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ J. McMillan

4th substitution · For: Liam Oakes

77' ⚽

⚽

77' ⚽ Goal · 1-4

I. Cissoko

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Dalby

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ J. Kenny

2nd substitution · For: K. Dempsey

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ R. Apter

3rd substitution · For: Mason Paul James Burstow

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ J. Sheehan

4th substitution · For: X. Simons

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ J. Fitzwater

5th substitution · For: T. Dean

90+4' ⚽

⚽

90+4' ⚽ Goal · 1-5

G. Johnston

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Dalby

Exeter City vs Bolton 1-5: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bolton beat Exeter City 5-1 on Saturday, 28 February 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Craig Hicks. It was played at St James Park.

First half: Bolton took the lead at 21' when S. Dalby scored, with the assist credited to J. Kenny, making the score 0-1. G. Johnston received a yellow card for Bolton at 35'. J. Fitzwater received a yellow card for Exeter City at 39'. J. Magennis received a yellow card for Exeter City at 45+2'.

Second half: Exeter City made their 1st substitution at 46', with P. Sweeney replacing C. Cummins. Bolton extended the lead at 60' when J. Kenny scored, with the assist credited to J. Sheehan, making the score 0-2. Exeter City reduced the deficit at 67' when J. Wareham scored, making the score 1-2. Bolton extended the lead at 72' when T. Gale scored, making the score 1-3. Exeter City made their 2nd substitution at 75', with R. Rydel replacing A. Higgins. Bolton made their 1st substitution at 75', with T. Gale replacing I. Cissoko. Exeter City made their 3rd substitution at 75', with J. Magennis replacing Timur Tuterov. Exeter City made their 4th substitution at 75', with J. McMillan replacing Liam Oakes. Bolton extended the lead at 77' when I. Cissoko scored, with the assist credited to S. Dalby, making the score 1-4. Bolton made their 2nd substitution at 80', with J. Kenny replacing K. Dempsey. Bolton made their 3rd substitution at 80', with R. Apter replacing Mason Paul James Burstow. Bolton made their 4th substitution at 80', with J. Sheehan replacing X. Simons. Exeter City made their 5th substitution at 81', with J. Fitzwater replacing T. Dean. Bolton added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+4' when G. Johnston scored, with the assist credited to S. Dalby, making the score 1-5.

Exeter City used 5 substitutions while Bolton used 4 substitutions. Exeter City got 2 yellow cards, while Bolton got 1 yellow card.