Thursday , 2 July 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 FCLeague 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' Three points are at stake. Exeter City FC host Charlton Athletic FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 6' What a strike from Ben Purrington! The score is 1-0.
  • 11' Charlton Athletic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 11.
  • 16' Alfie May has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 21' Will Aimson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 4 appearances.
  • 26' Charlton Athletic FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 31' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 36' The home supporters are growing impatient. Exeter City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 37' A meaty challenge results in booking for Terell Thomas on 37.
  • 42' Mohamed Eisa, a Sudan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Charlton Athletic FC. Karoy Anderson is replaced by Freddie Ladapo.
  • 51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 61' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 64' Another substitution for Charlton Athletic FC to replace Daniel Kanu by Chuks Aneke on 64 minute.
  • 69' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Exeter City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 70' A change in the Exeter City FC ranks — Yanic Wildschut exits the field as Dion Rankine enters on 70.
  • 71' A tactical swap from Exeter City FCMillenic Alli on, Jack Aitchison off on 71 minutes.
  • 76' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Cheick Diabate. He replaces Sonny Cox on 77 minute.
  • 78' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan Woods on 78.
  • 83' Pierce Sweeney is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Exeter City FC so far.
  • 85' The whistle greets Luke Harris as he departs to be replaced by Reece Cole.
  • 87' Against the run of play, Cheick Diabate has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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.