Exeter City FC vs Wycombe Wanderers FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2023-24

Exeter City FC

1 – 0

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Wycombe Wanderers FC

Tue 26 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC St. James Park 7,128 HT 45' · FT 45'

Sonny Cox 65' 1–0

Dion Rankine 7' Y

Cheick Diabate 45' Y

Y 50' Kane Vincent-Young

Jack Aitchison 62' Y

Y 69' Kieran Sadlier

Overview

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

Exeter City FC 46 games · 49 pts (2026/27)
Wycombe Wanderers FC 13 games · 18 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Charles Breakspear
Assistant 1 Christopher Wade
Assistant 2 Simon Shaw

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

Exeter City FC 9 games · Avg 2.7 goals Wycombe Wanderers FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-26 Exeter City FC 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC 2023-08-05 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–3 Exeter City FC 2023-03-04 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–1 Exeter City FC 2022-08-16 Exeter City FC 3–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Exeter City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	1–0	W
22 Dec	Cambridge United FC	A	0–2	L
16 Dec	Stevenage FC	A	1–1	D
09 Dec	Port Vale FC	H	0–1	L
28 Nov	Shrewsbury Town FC	H	0–0	D
25 Nov	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	0–7	L

Wycombe Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Exeter City FC	A	0–1	L
23 Dec	Port Vale FC	H	1–1	D
16 Dec	Derby County FC	A	1–1	D
09 Dec	Shrewsbury Town FC	H	0–1	L
02 Dec	Morecambe FC	H	0–2	L
28 Nov	Barnsley FC	A	0–1	L

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
Wycombe Wanderers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wycombe Wanderers FC

0-15

4/1

16-30

1/6

31-45

5/1

46-60

3/7

61-75

4/1

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wycombe Wanderers FC

Jayden Wareham	6 G	1 A
Fred Onyedinma	4 G	3 A
Cauley Woodrow	3 G	1 A
Connor Taylor	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Exeter City FC vs Wycombe Wanderers 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.
7' It’s a booking for Exeter City FC player. Dion Rankine gets a card.
12' Both keepers have barely been tested. Exeter City FC and Wycombe Wanderers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
13' Another substitution for Exeter City FC to replace Yanic Wildschut by Ilmari Niskanen on 13 minute.
18' The 32-year-old Will Aimson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
23' Reece Cole has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
28' With 0 assists to his name this season, Max Stryjek is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Exeter City FC.
33' Zak Jules has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 21 appearances.
38' Viljami Sinisalo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Exeter City FC so far.
43' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
45' Cheick Diabate has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
50' Poor challenge from Kane Vincent-Young. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
53' Fresh legs for Wycombe Wanderers FC! Garath McCleary comes on to replace David Wheeler.
54' The crowd applauds Joe Jacobson as he leaves the pitch. Ryan Tafazolli steps in for Wycombe Wanderers FC.
59' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
62' Jack Aitchison catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 62.
65' GOAL! Sonny Cox scores on 65.
68' Dale Taylor has so much to prove this time. He replaces Killian Phillips on 68 minute.
69' A moment of madness from Kieran Sadlier on 69 minutes earns him a card. Wycombe Wanderers FC will be frustrated.
69' Lyle Taylor is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sam Vokes at the 69 minute mark.
73' The whistle greets Sonny Cox as he departs to be replaced by Kyle Taylor.
78' The home supporters are growing impatient. Exeter City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
83' Harry Boyes is replacing Kieran Sadlier for the Wycombe Wanderers FC side.
88' Exeter City FC have won 205 goals from 199 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Exeter City FC players.

Lineups

Exeter City FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Tom Carroll
13
Yanic Wildschut ↓ Ilmari Niskanen 13'
4
Will Aimson
5
Alex Hartridge
3
Zak Jules
12
Reece Cole
29
Jack Aitchison
39
Cheick Diabate
1
Viljami Sinisalo
21
Dion Rankine
19
Sonny Cox ↓ Kyle Taylor 73'

Bench

Wycombe Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Garath McCleary ↑ 53'
30
Lyle Taylor ↑ 69'
6
Ryan Tafazolli ↑ 54'
25
Franco Ravizzoli
11
Harry Boyes ↑ 83'
20
Dale Taylor ↑ 68'
17
Joe Low

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
David Wheeler	1
Joe Low	1
Timothee Dieng	1
Jack McMillan	1
Archie Collins	1
Millenic Alli	1
Harry Kite	1
Luke Leahy	1

Head to Head

Exeter City FC Form

2023-12-26 Exeter City FC 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2023-12-22 Cambridge United FC 2–0 Exeter City FC L 2023-12-16 Stevenage FC 1–1 Exeter City FC D 2023-12-09 Exeter City FC 0–1 Port Vale FC L 2023-11-28 Exeter City FC 0–0 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2023-11-25 Bolton Wanderers FC 7–0 Exeter City FC L

Wycombe Wanderers FC Form

2023-12-26 Exeter City FC 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2023-12-23 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–1 Port Vale FC D 2023-12-16 Derby County FC 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2023-12-09 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–1 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2023-12-02 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–2 Morecambe FC L 2023-11-28 Barnsley FC 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.28 Exeter City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.73 Wycombe Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Exeter City FC52% Draw29% Wycombe Wanderers FC19%

Actual: Exeter City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes39% 0% No61%

Avg goals/match: 2.01

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	60%	40%
± 2.5	33%	67%
± 3.5	15%	85%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Exeter City FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Wycombe Wanderers FC

48%

Exeter City FC or Wycombe Wanderers FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Exeter City FC32% Draw54% Wycombe Wanderers FC14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

15.8%

1 – 1

13.4%

2 – 0

10.5%

0 – 1

8.5%

2 – 1

7.8%

3 – 0

4.4%

1 – 2

4.4%

3 – 1

3.4%

0 – 2

3.3%

2 – 2

4 – 0

1.4%

Asian Handicap — Exeter City FC

Handicap	Exeter City FC covers	Push	Wycombe Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	15%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	25%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	14%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Exeter City FC keeps clean sheet

49% ✗

Wycombe Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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