Exeter City vs Rotherham

Exeter City

0 - 4

Rotherham

🕒 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 St James Park 🧑‍⚖️ Paul Howard 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 30

Regular Season Table

Exeter City 21 · Rotherham 23

Referee Stats

Paul Howard

10 matches · 3.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.50
Reds avg	0.10
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	30%
Home wins	20%
Draws	30%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-11).
Exeter City controlled possession (65%).
Rotherham had the sharper finishing (2-7 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

Rotherham (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-2-17

Goals For / Against

17 / 39

Avg: 0.74 / 1.70

Points

Avg: 0.61

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

0.61

1.30

0.74

1.26

1.70

48%

O2.5

52%

39%

BTTS

30%

35%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Exeter City rank21st

Rotherham rank23rd

Exeter City points49

Rotherham points41

Exeter City: #21 · 49 pts · GD -9

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

Rotherham: #23 · 41 pts · GD -30

50 pts off the top 2. 32 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts from safety.

8-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.

Rotherham last 5 away

L W L L L

Points3/15

Weighted index27

Goals4-10

Record1-0-4

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.

Exeter City trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.522%

1H Over 0.574%

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

Rotherham trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS30%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.587%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Exeter City score at home70%

Exeter City clean sheet at home39%

Rotherham score away43%

Rotherham clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Exeter City score first35%

Exeter City win after scoring first100%

Rotherham score first39%

Rotherham win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Exeter City 42% · Rotherham 9%

Avg first goal minute: Exeter City 39.4' · Rotherham 32.0'

Vs league average

Exeter City score at home1.30 vs 1.48

Exeter City concede at home1.26 vs 1.15

Rotherham score away0.74 vs 1.15

Rotherham concede away1.70 vs 1.48

Exeter City score 12% below league average, while Rotherham score 36% below league average.

Defensive side: Exeter City are 9% above league average at home, and Rotherham are 15% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals2.00

BTTS25%

Over 2.525%

At this venue setup: 2.50 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

Rotherham goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 8

16-30 6

0-15 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

65%

35%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

515

270

Passes Accurate

438

191

Passes %

85%

71%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

24'

24' E. Brierley

28' ⚽

⚽

28' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Baptiste

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Powell

40' ↑↓

↑↓

40' ⇄ Daniel Gore

1st substitution · For: E. Adegboyega

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ R. Cole

1st substitution · For: J. Aitchison

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ Carlos Gomes

2nd substitution · For: Timur Tuterov

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ Liam Oakes

3rd substitution · For: A. Higgins

71' ⚽

⚽

71' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

J. Rafferty

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Nombe

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

H. Gray

Normal Goal · Assist: S. McWilliams

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ J. Wareham

4th substitution · For: J. Magennis

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ K. Spence

2nd substitution · For: D. Yearwood

75' ⚽

⚽

75' ⚽ Goal · 0-4

S. McWilliams

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Nombe

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ P. Sweeney

5th substitution · For: S. Cox

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ S. Nombe

3rd substitution · For: A. Martha

83'

83' J. Magennis

86'

86' I. Niskanen

90+7'

90+7' A. Martha

Exeter City vs Rotherham 0-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Rotherham beat Exeter City 4-0 on Saturday, 31 January 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Paul Howard. It was played at St James Park.

First half: E. Brierley received a yellow card for Exeter City at 24'. Rotherham took the lead at 28' when J. Baptiste scored, with the assist credited to J. Powell, making the score 0-1. Rotherham made their 1st substitution at 40', with Daniel Gore replacing E. Adegboyega.

Second half: Exeter City made their 1st substitution at 57', with R. Cole replacing J. Aitchison. Exeter City made their 2nd substitution at 57', with Carlos Gomes replacing Timur Tuterov. Exeter City made their 3rd substitution at 57', with Liam Oakes replacing A. Higgins. Rotherham extended the lead at 71' when J. Rafferty scored, with the assist credited to S. Nombe, making the score 0-2. Rotherham extended the lead at 72' when H. Gray scored, with the assist credited to S. McWilliams, making the score 0-3. Exeter City made their 4th substitution at 74', with J. Wareham replacing J. Magennis. Rotherham made their 2nd substitution at 74', with K. Spence replacing D. Yearwood. Rotherham extended the lead at 75' when S. McWilliams scored, with the assist credited to S. Nombe, making the score 0-4. Exeter City made their 5th substitution at 75', with P. Sweeney replacing S. Cox. Rotherham made their 3rd substitution at 77', with S. Nombe replacing A. Martha. J. Magennis received a yellow card for Exeter City at 83'. I. Niskanen received a yellow card for Exeter City at 86'. A. Martha received a yellow card for Rotherham at 90+7'.

Exeter City used 5 substitutions while Rotherham used 3 substitutions. Exeter City got 3 yellow cards, while Rotherham got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-11).
Exeter City controlled possession (65%).
Rotherham had the sharper finishing (2-7 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	1 (25.0%)
BTTS	1 (25.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

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

2025-2026 Season

31 Jan 2026 Exeter City vs Rotherham 0 - 4 06 Sep 2025 Rotherham vs Exeter City 1 - 0

2024-2025 Season

15 Mar 2025 Rotherham vs Exeter City 1 - 1 10 Aug 2024 Exeter City vs Rotherham 1 - 0