Bolton v Exeter City result

Full-time · Bolton 2–1 Exeter City

League One · Sat, 13 Dec 2025 15:00 GMT · Toughsheet Community Stadium

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Bolton · Exeter City · Head-to-head

Bolton 2–1 Exeter City — Bolton won this League One match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Bolton beat Exeter City 2–1 at Toughsheet Community Stadium in League One on Saturday 13 December.

The goals

Bolton came from behind: Exeter City led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Exeter City: Jack Aitchison (20’); Bolton: Samuel Dalby (70’) and Thierry Gale (82’, assisted by Kyle Dempsey).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Bolton 2.42, Exeter City 0.13, from 24 shots to 3 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Benjamin Speedie, England showed four yellow cards — against 3.3 yellows a game across the last 7 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Exeter City: Ilmari Niskanen (73’), Sil Swinkels (78’), Jake Doyle-Hayes (80’) and Pierce Sweeney (89’).

What it changes

Bolton move up from fifth to third (19 league matches played). Bolton have scored 70 goals, the sixth-most of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Bolton have conceded 52 goals, the sixth-fewest of the 24 clubs.

Exeter City stay 20th after this result (19 league matches played). Exeter City have scored 52 goals, the ninth-fewest of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Exeter City have conceded 61 goals, the 12th-most (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Jack Aitchison (Exeter City) 5.7, Thierry Gale (Bolton) 5.6 and Samuel Dalby (Bolton) 4.7 led the match.

Next up

Bolton next host Portsmouth on 21 November 2026.

Exeter City next host Cheltenham on 14 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Bolton: Bolton v Portsmouth, Saturday 21 November — the preview. Next for Exeter City: Exeter City v Cheltenham, Saturday 14 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Bolton 2–1 Exeter City · League One
Venue: Toughsheet Community Stadium · Bolton
Referee: Benjamin Speedie, England
Head-to-head (last 6): Bolton 4 · draws 1 · Exeter City 1 · 3.17 goals/game
Recent form: Bolton 2W 2D 1L · Exeter City 2W 1D 2L

Bolton 2–1 Exeter City (League One): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.38 / 1.38

Goals

against 0.88 / 0.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.5 / 5.17

Corners

against 5.67 / 5.5 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4.5 / 3.33

Shots on target

against 2.33 / 3.83 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2 / 2

Cards

against 1.5 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 9 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 9 December 2025. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Bolton for / against	Line	Exeter City for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.5 for · 5.67 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5.17 for · 5.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	15.5 for · 8.83 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	11.67 for · 11 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	4.5 for · 2.33 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3.33 for · 3.83 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.83 for · 10.83 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	12.5 for · 12 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Benjamin Speedie, England.

Bolton

Bolton Defensive

Bolton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bolton before kick-off, to 9 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. Sharman-Lowe n 8	90	0 0/0	0.8 5/1	—
M. Conway n 8	86	0.7 3/1	1 6/1	—
A. Cozier-Duberry n 8	80.3	1.4 6/2	0.8 4/2	—
Mason Paul James Burstow n 8	80	2 8/4	0.8 5/1	—
X. Simons n 8	74.3	0.9 3/2	0.5 3/0	—
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Bolton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bolton before kick-off, to 9 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Sharman-Lowe n 8	90	0 0/0
M. Conway n 8	86	0.9 7/0
A. Cozier-Duberry n 8	80.3	1.5 6/5
Mason Paul James Burstow n 8	80	0.6 4/0
X. Simons n 8	74.3	0.8 5/0
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Bolton Attacking

Bolton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bolton before kick-off, to 9 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Sharman-Lowe n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Conway n 8	86	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
A. Cozier-Duberry n 8	80.3	2.5 8/5	1.3 6/1
Mason Paul James Burstow n 8	80	2.3 6/5	0.8 3/3
X. Simons n 8	74.3	1.1 4/3	0.5 2/1
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Bolton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bolton before kick-off, to 9 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Sharman-Lowe n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Conway n 8	86	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Cozier-Duberry n 8	80.3	0.6 3/1	0.6 3/1
Mason Paul James Burstow n 8	80	0.3 1/1	0.3 2/0
X. Simons n 8	74.3	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
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Exeter City

Exeter City Defensive

Exeter City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Exeter City before kick-off, to 9 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Whitworth n 8	90	0 0/0	0.5 2/1	—
J. Fitzwater n 8	90	0.9 4/2	0.9 5/2	—
I. Niskanen n 8	90	0.8 6/0	0.9 4/3	—
J. McMillan n 8	87.1	0.8 4/2	0 0/0	—
E. Brierley n 8	81.4	0.7 5/0	0.8 4/1	—
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Exeter City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Exeter City before kick-off, to 9 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Whitworth n 8	90	0 0/0
I. Niskanen n 8	90	1.4 7/3
J. Fitzwater n 8	90	0.8 4/2
J. McMillan n 8	87.1	2.1 6/4
E. Brierley n 8	81.4	1.1 4/2
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Exeter City Attacking

Exeter City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Exeter City before kick-off, to 9 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Whitworth n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Fitzwater n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
I. Niskanen n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
J. McMillan n 8	87.1	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
E. Brierley n 8	81.4	0.3 1/1	0 0/0
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Exeter City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Exeter City before kick-off, to 9 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Whitworth n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
I. Niskanen n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
J. Fitzwater n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. McMillan n 8	87.1	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
E. Brierley n 8	81.4	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Bolton		Exeter City
62%	Possession	38%
2.42	Expected goals (xG)	0.13
24	Shots	3
7	Shots on target	2
12	Shots off target	0
5	Blocked shots	1
15	Shots inside the box	2
6	Corners	2
0	Offsides	1
5	Fouls	14
0	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	5
583	Passes	373
90%	Pass accuracy	77%

Bolton Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
T. Sharman-Lowe	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
E. Toal	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	7.2
G. Johnston	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	7.3
M. Conway	90	0	0	1	0	4	0	6.6
J. Sheehan	90	0	0	3	1	4	1	8
A. Cozier-Duberry	90	0	0	3	1	2	2	7.2
M. Forss	83	0	0	0	0	1	0	6
E. Erhahon	71	0	0	0	0	2	2	7.2
C. Christie	61	0	0	2	1	1	0	6.2
Mason Paul James Burstow	61	0	0	2	0	2	1	6.9
I. Cissoko	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
T. Gale sub	45	1	0	2	1	0	0	8.3
J. Osei-Tutu sub	29	0	0	1	0	0	3	7
S. Dalby sub	29	1	0	3	1	1	0	7.2
K. Dempsey sub	19	0	1	0	0	2	0	7.3
X. Simons sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.6

Exeter City Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Whitworth	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
P. Sweeney	90	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
L. Woodhouse	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
S. Swinkels	90	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.3
I. Niskanen	90	0	0	0	1	5	Y	7.3
J. McMillan	90	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
E. Brierley	87	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Doyle-Hayes	87	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
J. Aitchison	74	1	1	1	0	3	0	7.9
J. Magennis	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
S. Cox	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Akeel Higgins sub	45	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.7
J. Wareham sub	27	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
R. Cole sub	16	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.5
Liam Oakes sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Kevin McDonald sub	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Bolton v Exeter City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BoltonWDDLW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

Exeter CityDLLWW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Bolton 4 · 1 draw · Exeter City 1 · 3.17 goals/game

2025-01-04 Exeter City 1–2 Bolton
2024-08-31 Bolton 0–2 Exeter City
2024-03-09 Exeter City 2–2 Bolton
2023-11-25 Bolton 7–0 Exeter City
2023-04-07 Exeter City 0–1 Bolton
2022-12-17 Bolton 2–0 Exeter City

League standing · 2025/26

Bolton#5 pos75 pts46 pl+18 GD

Exeter City#21 pos49 pts46 pl-9 GD

Goals per game

Bolton scored1.52

Exeter City scored1.13

Bolton conceded1.13

Exeter City conceded1.33

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What is the head-to-head record between Bolton and Exeter City?: In their last 6 meetings, Bolton won 4, Exeter City won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Bolton and Exeter City?: Recent form — Bolton 2W 2D 1L; Exeter City 2W 1D 2L.

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