Exeter City vs Plymouth

Exeter City

2 - 0

Plymouth

🕒 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 St James Park 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 14 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 14

Regular Season Table

Exeter City 21 · Plymouth 8

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-9).
Plymouth controlled possession (60%).
Exeter City had the sharper finishing (5-2 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

Plymouth (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-3-8

Goals For / Against

42 / 30

Avg: 1.83 / 1.30

Points

Avg: 1.70

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

1.70

1.30

1.83

1.26

1.30

48%

O2.5

61%

39%

BTTS

48%

35%

Score 1st

48%

League-position context

Exeter City rank21st

Plymouth rank8th

Exeter City points49

Plymouth points73

Exeter City: #21 · 49 pts · GD -9

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

Plymouth: #8 · 73 pts · GD +12

18 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

24-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.

Plymouth last 5 away

W D W W D

Points11/15

Weighted index78

Goals12-6

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

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%

Plymouth trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 48% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Exeter City score at home70%

Exeter City clean sheet at home39%

Plymouth score away78%

Plymouth clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Exeter City score first35%

Exeter City win after scoring first100%

Plymouth score first48%

Plymouth win after scoring first82%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Exeter City 42% · Plymouth 36%

Avg first goal minute: Exeter City 39.4' · Plymouth 29.5'

Vs league average

Exeter City score at home1.30 vs 1.48

Exeter City concede at home1.26 vs 1.15

Plymouth score away1.83 vs 1.15

Plymouth concede away1.30 vs 1.48

Exeter City score 12% below league average, while Plymouth score 58% above league average.

Defensive side: Exeter City are 9% above league average at home, and Plymouth are 12% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals3.25

BTTS50%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 1.50 goals on average across the last 2.

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

Plymouth goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

61-75 8

76-90+ 7

16-30 6

0-15 5

31-45 5

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

0-15 6

16-30 5

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

40%

60%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

283

425

Passes Accurate

173

310

Passes %

61%

73%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

18' ⚽

⚽

18' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Cole

Normal Goal

28'

28' P. Sweeney

40'

40' D. Andrew

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Mitchell

1st substitution · For: M. Ross

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

A. Higgins

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Brierley

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ J. Edwards

2nd substitution · For: B. Mumba

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ J. Wareham

1st substitution · For: J. Magennis

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ A. Higgins

2nd substitution · For: J. Aitchison

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ B. Sarpong-Wiredu

3rd substitution · For: O. Dale

76'

76' J. McMillan

78'

78' M. Sorinola

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ A. Pepple

4th substitution · For: O. Oseni

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ B. Ibrahim

5th substitution · For: C. Roberts

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ R. Cole

3rd substitution · For: K. McDonald

87'

87' Owen Oseni

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ D. Andrew

4th substitution · For: L. Woodhouse

Exeter City vs Plymouth 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Exeter City beat Plymouth 2-0 on Thursday, 23 October 2025 in League One. It was played at St James Park.

First half: Exeter City took the lead at 18' when R. Cole scored, making the score 1-0. P. Sweeney received a yellow card for Exeter City at 28'. D. Andrew received a yellow card for Exeter City at 40'.

Second half: Plymouth made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Mitchell replacing M. Ross. Exeter City extended the lead at 58' when A. Higgins scored, with the assist credited to E. Brierley, making the score 2-0. Plymouth made their 2nd substitution at 61', with J. Edwards replacing B. Mumba. Exeter City made their 1st substitution at 70', with J. Wareham replacing J. Magennis. Exeter City made their 2nd substitution at 71', with A. Higgins replacing J. Aitchison. Plymouth made their 3rd substitution at 71', with B. Sarpong-Wiredu replacing O. Dale. J. McMillan received a yellow card for Exeter City at 76'. M. Sorinola received a yellow card for Plymouth at 78'. Plymouth made their 4th substitution at 81', with A. Pepple replacing O. Oseni. Plymouth made their 5th substitution at 81', with B. Ibrahim replacing C. Roberts. Exeter City made their 3rd substitution at 84', with R. Cole replacing K. McDonald. Owen Oseni received a yellow card for Plymouth at 87'. Exeter City made their 4th substitution at 90+3', with D. Andrew replacing L. Woodhouse.

Exeter City used 4 substitutions while Plymouth used 5 substitutions. Exeter City got 3 yellow cards, while Plymouth got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-9).
Plymouth controlled possession (60%).
Exeter City had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (50.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

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

2025-2026 Season

11 Apr 2026 Plymouth vs Exeter City 2 - 2 23 Oct 2025 Exeter City vs Plymouth 2 - 0

2022-2023 Season

15 Apr 2023 Exeter City vs Plymouth 0 - 1 31 Oct 2022 Plymouth vs Exeter City 4 - 2