Exeter City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, FA Cup 2024-25 ROUND 4
Overview
Match Preview
Exeter City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — FA Cup at St. James Park.
- Exeter City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee
- Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
- Assistant 2 Alex James (England)
4 games this season
🟨 3.0/game
⚽ 6.3 goals/game
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb | Nottingham Forest FC | H | 2–4 | L |
| 01 Feb | Stevenage FC | A | 1–4 | L |
| 28 Jan | Leyton Orient FC | H | 2–6 | L |
| 25 Jan | Blackpool FC | H | 1–3 | L |
| 21 Jan | Peterborough United FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 18 Jan | Birmingham City FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb | Exeter City FC | A | 4–2 | W |
| 01 Feb | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | H | 7–0 | W |
| 25 Jan | AFC Bournemouth | A | 0–5 | L |
| 19 Jan | Southampton FC | H | 3–2 | W |
| 14 Jan | Liverpool FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 11 Jan | Luton Town FC | H | 2–0 | W |
Key Stats
100%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
67%
Clean Sheets
Exeter City FC this season
Exeter City FC this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season
Nottingham Forest FC this season
Top Scorers (This Season)
Exeter City FC
| Jack Aitchison | 2 G |
| Jayden Wareham | 2 G |
Nottingham Forest FC
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at St. James Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Josh Magennis makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Exeter City FC are in front.
- 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 15' The deadlock is broken! Ramon Sosa gets on the scoresheet on 15 minutes.
- 20' Alex Moreno has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 25' Nottingham Forest FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 30' Angus MacDonald needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 13 Yellow cards this season.
- 35' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 37' Taiwo Awoniyi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
- 38' That is a card for Exeter City FC. Jack McMillan will be fuming at that decision.
- 43' Exeter City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Nottingham Forest FC's shape.
- 48' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Exeter City FC and Nottingham Forest FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 50' GOAL! Josh Magennis fires home to make it 2-2!
- 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Demetri Mitchell, as he is very good at scoring at St. James Park with 9 goals in the last 8 games.
- 59' Another substitution for Nottingham Forest FC to replace Carlos Miguel by Matz Sels on 59 minute.
- 64' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Exeter City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 69' Joe Whitworth is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Exeter City FC tonight.
- 71' Fresh legs for Exeter City FC! Caleb Watts comes on to replace Ryan Trevitt.
- 72' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Ibrahim Sangare departs to be replaced by Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 74' The whistle greets Demetri Mitchell as he departs to be replaced by Tony Yogane.
- 79' A quiet spell here at St. James Park. Exeter City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 83' The crowd applauds Jake Richards as he leaves the pitch. Reece Cole steps in for Exeter City FC.
- 87' It’s a booking for Exeter City FC player. Ed Turns gets a card.
- 90' Fresh legs for Nottingham Forest FC! Chris Wood comes on to replace Taiwo Awoniyi.
- Exeter City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Nottingham Forest FC were simply the better side today.
Lineups
Exeter City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
- 27
-
7
Demetri Mitchell ↓ Tony Yogane 74'
-
2
Jack McMillan ↓ Jay Bird 90'
- 14
-
8
Ed Francis ↓ Ryan Woods 83'
- 20
- 1
-
21
Ryan Trevitt ↓ Caleb Watts 71'
-
18
Vincent Harper ↓ Patrick Jones 83'
-
47
Jake Richards ↓ Reece Cole 83'
Bench
-
31
Jay Bird ↑ 90'
- 3
-
6
Ryan Woods ↑ 83'
-
12
Reece Cole ↑ 83'
- 37
- 10
-
17
Caleb Watts ↑ 71'
-
16
Patrick Jones ↑ 83'
-
30
Tony Yogane ↑ 74'
Nottingham Forest FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
22
Ryan Yates ↓ Elliot Anderson 71'
- 30
- 15
- 6
-
19
Alex Moreno ↓ Neco Williams 90'
-
9
Taiwo Awoniyi ↓ Chris Wood 90'
-
33
Carlos Miguel ↓ Matz Sels 59'
- 28
- 24
- 20
- 17
Bench
-
11
Chris Wood ↑ 90'
-
10
Morgan Gibbs-White ↑ 72'
-
26
Matz Sels ↑ 59'
-
16
Nicolas Dominguez ↑ 59'
- 4
-
7
Neco Williams ↑ 90'
-
8
Elliot Anderson ↑ 71'
- 21
- 44
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Josh Magennis | 2 |
| Taiwo Awoniyi | 1 |
| Ramon Sosa | 1 |
Head to Head
Exeter City FC Form
Nottingham Forest FC Form
2025-02-11
Exeter City FC
2–4
Nottingham Forest FC
W
2025-02-01
Nottingham Forest FC
7–0
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
W
2025-01-25
AFC Bournemouth
5–0
Nottingham Forest FC
L
2025-01-19
Nottingham Forest FC
3–2
Southampton FC
W
2025-01-14
Nottingham Forest FC
1–1
Liverpool FC
D
2025-01-11
Nottingham Forest FC
2–0
Luton Town FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.85
Exeter City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.39
Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 76%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Nottingham Forest FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4.24
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 98% |
|
2% |
| ± 1.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 2.5 | 78% |
|
22% |
| ± 3.5 | 60% |
|
40% |
| ± 4.5 | 41% |
|
59% |
Double Chance
Exeter City FC or Draw
52%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
70%
Exeter City FC or Nottingham Forest FC
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 2–4 not predicted2 – 4Actual
1 – 2
7.5%
1 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 3
5.8%
2 – 1
5.8%
2 – 3
5.3%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3.5%
1 – 4
3.5%
3 – 3
3.3%
0 – 3
3.3%
Asian Handicap — Exeter City FC
| Handicap | Exeter City FC covers | Push | Nottingham Forest FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -2 | 7% | 9% | 84% |
| -1.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -1 | 16% | 14% | 70% |
| -0.5 | 30% | — | 70% |
| +0.5 | 51% | — | 49% |
| +1 | 51% | 19% | 31% |
| +1.5 | 69% | — | 31% |
| +2 | 69% | 15% | 16% |
| +2.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
Clean Sheet
Exeter City FC keeps clean sheet
10%
✓
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
17%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

