Saturday , 14 November 2026

Exeter City FC vs Reading FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Exeter City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Reading FC
Tue 22 Oct 2024 · 18:45 UTC St. James Park 6,807 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 1' Jayden Wareham
0–2 36' Michael Craig
Ilmari Niskanen 58' 1–2
Ryan Woods 55' Y
Y 77' Amadou Salif Mbengue

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Sam Purkiss
  • Assistant 1 Jack Clench (England)
  • Assistant 2

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Huddersfield Town AFC 14 29
2 Stockport County FC 15 29
3 Oxford United FC 13 26
4 Luton Town FC 14 24
5 Sheffield Wednesday FC 14 23
6 Plymouth Argyle FC 15 23
7 Reading FC 15 22
8 Bradford City AFC 13 22
9 Milton Keynes Dons FC 14 21
10 Cambridge United FC 14 21
11 Leicester City FC 13 19
12 Mansfield Town FC 13 19
13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 13 18
14 Leyton Orient FC 13 17
15 Burton Albion FC 15 17
16 Stevenage FC 12 16
17 AFC Wimbledon 14 16
18 Notts County FC 12 14
19 Wigan Athletic FC 15 14
20 Blackpool FC 13 12
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 13 12
22 Peterborough United FC 13 10
23 Barnsley FC 13 9
24 Bromley FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

1
3
2
Exeter City FC 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-22 Exeter City FC 1–2 Reading FC 2024-01-01 Reading FC 3–2 Exeter City FC 2023-08-26 Exeter City FC 2–1 Reading FC

Recent Form

Exeter City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Reading FC H 1–2 L
17 Oct Shrewsbury Town FC A 2–0 W
05 Oct Cambridge United FC H 1–0 W
01 Oct Leyton Orient FC A 1–0 W
28 Sep Wigan Athletic FC A 0–0 D
21 Sep Stevenage FC H 2–0 W
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Exeter City FC A 2–1 W
19 Oct Crawley Town FC H 4–1 W
05 Oct Rotherham United FC A 1–2 L
01 Oct Burton Albion FC H 3–1 W
28 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC H 2–1 W
21 Sep Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–5 L

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Reading FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
–/–
31-45
7/–
46-60
7/3
61-75
4/4
76+
5/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Reading FC
Jack Marriott 8 G
Jacob Brown 4 G 1 A
Kyrell Lisbie 3 G 1 A
George Earthy 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Exeter City FC and Reading FC is underway.
  • 1' Brilliant from the ! Jayden Wareham makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 1.
  • 6' Reading FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 11' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Exeter City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 16' Exeter City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Reading FC backline.
  • 21' It is a cagey affair so far. Exeter City FC in their trying to find a way past Reading FC's compact .
  • 26' Exeter City 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' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Michael Craig makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 41' 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.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Exeter City FC — Millenic Alli on, Mustapha Carayol off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 55' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ryan Woods on 55 minutes.
  • 55' Time for substitution for Exeter City FC. Ed Francis is replaced by Kami Doyle.
  • 58' Ilmari Niskanen doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 60' Adrian Akande is replacing Chem Campbell for the Reading FC side.
  • 65' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 70' Sam Smith has been relatively quiet despite scoring 63 goals in his last 380 appearances.
  • 75' The 30-year-old Joel Pereira has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 77' A moment of madness from Amadou Salif Mbengue on 77 minutes earns him a card. Reading FC will be frustrated.
  • 82' Another substitution for Reading FC to replace Kelvin Ehibhationhan by Mamadi Camara on 82 minute.
  • 86' A tactical swap from Exeter City FC — Jay Bird on, Ryan Woods off on 86 minutes.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Reading FC players.

Lineups

Exeter City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Caldwell

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Selles

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Harvey Knibbs 2
Jayden Wareham 1
Ilmari Niskanen 1
Will Aimson 1
Reece Cole 1
Femi Azeez 1
Zak Jules 1
Dion Rankine 1

Head to Head

2024-10-22 Exeter City FC 1–2 Reading FC 2024-01-01 Reading FC 3–2 Exeter City FC 2023-08-26 Exeter City FC 2–1 Reading FC

Exeter City FC Form

2024-10-22 Exeter City FC 1–2 Reading FC L 2024-10-17 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–2 Exeter City FC W 2024-10-05 Exeter City FC 1–0 Cambridge United FC W 2024-10-01 Leyton Orient FC 0–1 Exeter City FC W 2024-09-28 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Exeter City FC D 2024-09-21 Exeter City FC 2–0 Stevenage FC W

Reading FC Form

2024-10-22 Exeter City FC 1–2 Reading FC W 2024-10-19 Reading FC 4–1 Crawley Town FC W 2024-10-05 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Reading FC L 2024-10-01 Reading FC 3–1 Burton Albion FC W 2024-09-28 Reading FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2024-09-21 Bolton Wanderers FC 5–2 Reading FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.53 Exeter City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Exeter City FC or Reading FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Exeter City FC40% Draw28% Reading FC32%
Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.87
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Exeter City FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Reading FC
60%
Exeter City FC or Reading FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Exeter City FC30% Draw45% Reading FC25%
Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 0
7.8%
0 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Exeter City FC

Handicap Exeter City FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Exeter City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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