League One· Round 46
Exeter 1-2 Bradford
Match summary
Bradford beat Exeter 2-1 in League One on Sat, 2 May 2026.
Goals — Exeter: Magennis 90' | Bradford: Jackson 27'; Sarcevic 79'.
Exeter had 54% of the possession and 11 shots (3 on target) against 12 (3) for Bradford; corners 6-7, yellow cards 3-1.
In their last 10 meetings Exeter won 5, Bradford won 2 and 3 ended level.
Venue: St James' Park. Referee: Oliver Yates.
Match timeline
- 15'JamesYellow card
- 27'JacksonAssist: G. LapslieGoal0-1
- 43'D. AndrewYellow card
- 46'⇄In McDonaldOut L. OakesSubstitution
- 46'⇄In TuterovOut D. AndrewSubstitution
- 51'PowerYellow card
- 60'⇄In R. RydelOut Mendes GomesSubstitution
- 68'⇄In MagennisOut C. CumminsSubstitution
- 68'⇄In AitchisonOut ColeSubstitution
- 73'⇄In PowellOut JacksonSubstitution
- 79'SarcevicGoal0-2
- 83'⇄In PenningtonOut J. NeufvilleSubstitution
- 86'R. RydelYellow card
- 89'⇄In KellyOut SarcevicSubstitution
- 90'MagennisAssist: R. RydelGoal1-2
Top performers
JacksonBradford · Attacker
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes72
ColeExeter · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes67
G. LapslieBradford · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes90
JamesExeter · Defender
- Interceptions1
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
BaldwinBradford · Defender
- Interceptions3
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
Lineups
Bradford 3-4-2-1Exeter 4-2-3-1
Exeter
Coach: Matt Taylor
Substitutes
- 3Ryan RydelDefender6.5
- 29Kevin McDonaldMidfielder6.3
- 10Jack AitchisonMidfielder6.2
- 28Timur TuterovAttacker6.3
- 27Josh MagennisAttacker7.3
- 5Jack FitzwaterDefender
- 20Luca WoodhouseDefender
Bradford
Coach: Graham Alexander
Substitutes
- 18Ciarán KellyDefender
- 28Matthew PenningtonDefender
- 22Nick PowellMidfielder6.2
- 25Joe HiltonGoalkeeper
- 33Harrison AshbyDefender
- 11Stephen HumphrysAttacker
- 24Will SwanAttacker
Statistics
ExeterBradford
Key statistics
54%Possession46%
11Total Shots12
3Shots On Target3
1Big Chances Created3
6Corners7
19Fouls13
3Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
0Offsides2
1Goalkeeper Saves2
232Passes Completed174
All statistics
48Attacks30
4Shots Off Target4
4Shots Blocked5
0Hit Woodwork0
12Free Kicks19
6Shots Inside The Box8
345Total Passes304
5Shots Outside The Box4
1Big Chances Missed1
7/26 (27%)Crosses Completed5/16 (31%)
146Passes Own Half107
225Passes Opposition Half213
24/84 (29%)Long Passes Completed19/81 (23%)
41Throw-Ins26
9Key Passes8
72Passes Into Final Third63
56Backward Passes51
5Goal Kicks11
3Interceptions10
7/11 (64%)Tackles Won10/13 (77%)
40Clearances29
1Error Led To Goal0
52Duels Won68
28/61 (46%)Aerial Duels Won33/61 (54%)
24/59 (41%)Ground Duels Won35/59 (59%)
12Was Fouled19
1/5 (20%)Successful Dribbles3/8 (38%)
4Was Dribbled Past5
3Final Third Possession Won5
174Possession Lost182
Previous meetings
5 Exeter3 draws2 Bradford
Match information
- Competition
- League One
- Round
- Round 46
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- St James' Park
- Capacity
- 2,000
- Referee
- Oliver Yates