Reading FC vs Exeter City FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

Reading FC

2 – 2

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Exeter City FC

Tue 27 Jan 2026 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Reading FC vs Exeter City FC — League One .

Reading FC 15 games · 22 pts (2026/27)
Exeter City FC 46 games · 49 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Charles Breakspear

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

Reading FC 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals Exeter City FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-27 Reading FC 2–2 Exeter City FC 2025-10-11 Exeter City FC 1–1 Reading FC 2025-03-04 Reading FC 0–0 Exeter City FC 2024-10-22 Exeter City FC 1–2 Reading FC 2024-01-01 Reading FC 3–2 Exeter City FC

Recent Form

Reading FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Jan	Exeter City FC	H	2–2	D
24 Jan	Barnsley FC	H	2–2	D
17 Jan	Leyton Orient FC	A	1–3	L
04 Jan	Stockport County FC	H	1–0	W
01 Jan	Burton Albion FC	H	2–0	W
29 Dec	Peterborough United FC	A	1–1	D

Exeter City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Jan	Reading FC	A	2–2	D
24 Jan	Port Vale FC	A	3–1	W
17 Jan	Stevenage FC	H	3–0	W
10 Jan	Manchester City FC	A	1–10	L
04 Jan	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	2–2	D
01 Jan	Luton Town FC	H	1–0	W

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' Three points are at stake. Reading FC host Exeter City FC — let the battle begin!
It finishes all square. Reading FC and Exeter City FC share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Exeter City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Harvey Knibbs	2
Femi Azeez	1
Zak Jules	1
Dion Rankine	1
Michael Craig	1
Jayden Wareham	1
Ilmari Niskanen	1
Will Aimson	1

Head to Head

Reading FC Form

2026-01-27 Reading FC 2–2 Exeter City FC D 2026-01-24 Reading FC 2–2 Barnsley FC D 2026-01-17 Leyton Orient FC 3–1 Reading FC L 2026-01-04 Reading FC 1–0 Stockport County FC W 2026-01-01 Reading FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC W 2025-12-29 Peterborough United FC 1–1 Reading FC D

Exeter City FC Form

2026-01-27 Reading FC 2–2 Exeter City FC D 2026-01-24 Port Vale FC 1–3 Exeter City FC W 2026-01-17 Exeter City FC 3–0 Stevenage FC W 2026-01-10 Manchester City FC 10–1 Exeter City FC L 2026-01-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–2 Exeter City FC D 2026-01-01 Exeter City FC 1–0 Luton Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.8 Reading FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.3 Exeter City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Reading FC47% Draw26% Exeter City FC27%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.1

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Exeter City FC

53%

Reading FC or Exeter City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Reading FC35% Draw43% Exeter City FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 0

7.4%

2 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

6.6%

0 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

4.3%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap	Reading FC covers	Push	Exeter City FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	21%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Exeter City FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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