Exeter City vs Bristol Rovers betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League One match on December 26th, 2024

Exeter City and Bristol Rovers going to face each other on December 26th, 2024, Thursday at 15:00h (UTC), in an event counting for the League One in England, check the Exeter City vs Bristol Rovers betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Exeter City vs Bristol Rovers will occur

The game is set to be played in the mythical St James Park stadium, in the city of New Castle, with a capacity for 52350 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Exeter City vs Bristol Rovers betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the League One has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.58 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.59 goals per game of the last championship.

Exeter City last match

Exeter City comes from a win recorded in the last match played. The opponent was Burton Albion, in a match valid for League One, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 1-2. On the field, G. Caldwell's team lined up with a 3-2-4-1.

The odds for the home team to win before the match were 2.35, so it was logical to expect a fairly even match.

It can be said that the 1 goal scored by Millenic Alli in the match were crucial to the victory of Exeter City. Thanks to his goals, the team managed to guarantee a positive result and fulfill the match's objective.

Bristol Rovers last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for League One, Bristol Rovers, who used a 3-4-2-1 formation, faced the Wrexham team with a final score of 1-1.

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 3.60 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

Exeter City vs Bristol Rovers h2h

When these teams last met at EFL Trophy, Bristol Rovers was 4th place while Exeter City was in 1st place. Bristol Rovers deployed in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Exeter City set up a 3-4-2-1 alignment.

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 29-10-2024 in a EFL Trophy match of the 2024/2025 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 2-3 win for Exeter City.

The last match between these two clubs was a seesaw battle to the end.

The Exeter City team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Bristol Rovers has been more irregular.

This match will be officiated by T. Reeves and duly assisted by D. Cheosiaua and S. Plane from the sideline.

Exeter City

League One leaderboard now

Having 27 points, 8 wins, 9 losses, 3 draws, and a negative balance, Exeter City ranks 13th place in the League One as they enter this game.

In the 22nd round, Blackpool, that is in the 12th place, has the same score.

Exeter City analysis

Exeter City after 21 matchdays have scored 19 goals and conceded 22 goals, and therefore shows a negative goal difference.

The average number of shots towards goal for Exeter City is not among the best, with only 2.7 a match. This is a good indicator that the team does not have a very good scoring average, and does not engage the opposing goalkeepers too much.

Best goalscorer from Exeter City

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack, Josh Magennis has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Exeter City with 3 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

Bristol Rovers

League One leaderboard now

Bristol Rovers arrives in this game with 22 points, and in 19th place in the League One, having won 6 games in total and lost 10 times, making a total of 4 draws.

Bristol Rovers analysis

We have reached matchday 21 in League One and at the moment Bristol Rovers has made 18 goals and conceded 29.

Recent performances have highlighted that Bristol Rovers is having trouble generating goals, with a low number of goals for and a high number of failed to score matches. This suggests that the team is struggling to create quality chances and convert them into goals, indicating the need for improvement in their attacking play.

The outcome of the match promises to be less than positive for the team, which is awaiting a complicated away game and has some less than comforting attacking numbers: only 0.9 goals on average per game in this tournament.

Best goalscorer from Bristol Rovers

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Scott Sinclair so far in the competition. With 3 goals with his signature, the Midfielder has helped his team Bristol Rovers to achieve victorious results this season.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Exeter City is Josh Magennis, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Bristol Rovers is Scott Sinclair, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 4.9 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.86 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

In games like these, the players are usually nervous and sometimes even aggressive due to the tension that this rivalry involves. Therefore, a good option is to bet that the match will have an above average number of cards or that at least one red card will be shown.

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