Exeter City meets Bristol Rovers in a match of Group M, 11th round in England EFL Trophy on 10.11 Wednesday at St James Park in a winner takes all battle and the win is likely to be good enough to see either team qualify.
Exeter City currently sit in third place in the Group, having three points from the first two fixtures and this puts them at level with both Cheltenham Town and Bristol Rovers. Exeter have shown some good form in the recent weeks and will be full of confidence heading to this match.
Exeter City overcame Cheltenham Town on penalties in their previous EFL fixture after playing out a 2-2 draw in regulation time. In that match, Colin Daniel and Archie Collins got the net for Exeter before they were cancelled.
Taylor’s squad has won three of their last four matches but was held to a 1-1 draw by Bradford City in an FA Cup after they got a late goal from Sam Nombe in the 87th minute in the weekend’s fixture.
Bristol Rovers are on three points after claiming a 2-0 victory over Cheltenham Town in their opening fixture before they were beaten 2-1 by Chelsea U21 last time out in the competition with Luke Thomas getting an early goal.
League Two performances have not been the best for this side and they now sit in the 16th position. Joey Barton’s men travel to Exeter with just one win from their last six matches and were held to a 2-2 draw by Oxford United in the FA Cup last weekend.
Bristol have also struggled defensively this season and have just kept one clean sheet in their last five matches, conceding eight goals in the run.
Exeter City vs Bristol Rovers head to head
The two sides have met in 17 head to head encounters since 2003 with the hosts having won 8 matches and the visitors have won 6 times with 3 draws. Bristol Rovers haven’t won any of their last 4 games against Exeter but Bristol Rovers have lost none of their last 5 away matches. However, Exeter haven’t lost in any of their last 5 home matches.
- Exeter 4-1 Bristol Rovers 21/08/21
- Exeter 2-0 Bristol Rovers 13/11/18
- Bristol Rovers 0-4 Exeter 28/07/18
- Exeter 2-0 Bristol Rovers 16/07/16
- Bristol Rovers 3-1 Exeter 23/04/16
Home
- Bradford 1-1 Exeter
- Salford 1-2 Exeter
- Exeter 2-1 Mansfield
- Crawley 1-3 Exeter
- Exeter 2-2 Newport County
Away
- Oxford 2-2 Bristol Rovers
- Harrogate 0-1 Bristol Rovers
- Bristol Rovers 1-3 Newport County
- Colchester 1-1 Bristol Rovers
- Bradford 2-2 Bristol Rovers
Exeter team news
No injuries in this camp.
Bristol Rovers team news
Both Brett Pitman and Luke Thomas’ availability is in doubt after missing out in the weekend’s fixture.
Prediction and odds
- Exeter to win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both sides to score
