Exeter City vs Bolton match stats & report

1–5 Full time

League One · England · Regular Season - 35 · St James Park, Exeter · Ref C. Hicks

Exeter City stats & fixtures · Bolton stats & fixtures

Exeter City lost to Bolton 1–5 in League One on 28 February 2026. Expected goals finished 1.41–4.69. Bolton had 56% of the ball.

Exeter City vs Bolton match statistics

Exeter CityBolton

44% Ball possession 56%
1.41 Expected goals (xG) 4.69
10 Total shots 22
4 Shots on target 10
3 Shots off target 6
3 Blocked shots 6
7 Shots inside the box 18
4 Corners 3
15 Fouls 7
7 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 1
386 Passes 503
74% Pass accuracy 83%
5 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

21' Goal S. Dalby (assist J. Kenny) Bolton
35' Yellow card G. Johnston Bolton
39' Yellow card J. Fitzwater Exeter City
45+2' Yellow card J. Magennis Exeter City
60' Goal J. Kenny (assist J. Sheehan) Bolton
67' Goal J. Wareham Exeter City
72' Goal T. Gale Bolton
77' Goal I. Cissoko (assist S. Dalby) Bolton
90' Goal G. Johnston (assist S. Dalby) Bolton

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Exeter City

Confirmed 3-4-1-2 Dan Green

1 J. Whitworth

20 L. Woodhouse 5 J. Fitzwater 26 P. Sweeney

3 R. Rydel 2 J. McMillan 6 E. Brierley 14 I. Niskanen

10 J. Aitchison

9 J. Wareham 27 J. Magennis

Bench J. Bycroft , S. Cox , Akeel Higgins , Liam Oakes , C. Cummins , T. Tuterov , T. Dean

Bolton

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Steven Schumacher

1 J. Bonham

6 G. Johnston 3 C. Forino-Joseph 18 E. Toal 14 J. Osei-Tutu

21 E. Erhahon 8 J. Sheehan

11 T. Gale 10 S. Dalby 15 R. Apter

9 J. Kenny

Bench D. Harrington , X. Simons , I. Cissoko , C. Christie , K. Dempsey , M. Conway , Mason Paul James Burstow

Form guide

Exeter City at home

3–6–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 0.9 per game
Clean sheets: 5 / 10
Corners: 5.6 per game
Shots on target: 5.0 per game

27% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Bolton away

4–3–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 3.7 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Exeter City vs Bolton head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
13 Dec 25	Bolton v Exeter City	2–1
4 Jan 25	Exeter City v Bolton	1–2
31 Aug 24	Bolton v Exeter City	0–2
9 Mar 24	Exeter City v Bolton	2–2
25 Nov 23	Bolton v Exeter City	7–0

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Exeter City vs Bolton head-to-head record