Saturday , 14 November 2026

Exeter City FC vs Charlton Athletic FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2023-24
Fri 29 Mar 2024 · 15:00 UTC St. James Park 8,088 HT 45' · FT 45'
Ben Purrington 6' 1–0
1–1 87' Cheick Diabate og

Overview

Match Preview

Exeter City FC vs Charlton Athletic FC — League One at St. James Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Declan Bourne
  • Assistant 1 Paul Lister
  • Assistant 2 Graham Kane

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Mar Charlton Athletic FC H 1–1 D
16 Mar Burton Albion FC H 1–0 W
12 Mar Shrewsbury Town FC A 3–0 W
09 Mar Bolton Wanderers FC H 2–2 D
02 Mar Peterborough United FC A 1–2 L
24 Feb Fleetwood Town FC H 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Mar Exeter City FC A 1–1 D
16 Mar Fleetwood Town FC A 1–1 D
09 Mar Carlisle United FC H 3–2 W
05 Mar Cheltenham Town FC A 3–1 W
02 Mar Northampton Town FC A 1–1 D
27 Feb Derby County FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Exeter City FC vs Charlton Athletic FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 6' The deadlock is broken! Ben Purrington gets on the scoresheet on 6 minutes.
  • 11' Supporters expect more eagerness from Michael Hector, as he is very good at scoring at St. James Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 16' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 21' A quiet spell here at St. James Park. Exeter City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 26' The 34-year-old Tom Carroll has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 31' It’s high time Nathan Jones made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 36' Over 36 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 37' Terell Thomas has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 37.
  • 42' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Exeter City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Charlton Athletic FC. Karoy Anderson is replaced by Freddie Ladapo.
  • 51' Exeter City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 56' It looks like no one’s ball. Exeter City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Chuks Aneke. He replaces Daniel Kanu on 64 minute.
  • 69' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Charlton Athletic FC that had 393 games and scored 499 goals.
  • 70' Exeter City FC ring the changes. Yanic Wildschut has done his job and it is now time for Dion Rankine to step up.
  • 71' A change in the Exeter City FC ranks — Jack Aitchison exits the field as Millenic Alli enters on 71.
  • 76' Will Aimson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 16 cards already picked up this season.
  • 77' The Exeter City FC bench stirs into life. Sonny Cox is withdrawn and Cheick Diabate gets his opportunity.
  • 78' Ryan Woods picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 83' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Exeter City FC! Reece Cole comes on to replace Luke Harris.
  • 87' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Cheick Diabate makes it 2-0.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.25 Exeter City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 Charlton Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Exeter City FC or Charlton Athletic FC 71% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Exeter City FC32% Draw29% Charlton Athletic FC39%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Exeter City FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Charlton Athletic FC
68%
Exeter City FC or Charlton Athletic FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Exeter City FC24% Draw47% Charlton Athletic FC29%
Actual: Exeter City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
8.7%
0 – 0
8.6%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
7.3%
1 – 0
7.3%
0 – 2
6.9%
2 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
4.2%
0 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Exeter City FC

Handicap Exeter City FC covers Push Charlton Athletic FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 20% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Exeter City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Charlton Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.