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Exeter City v Reading : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Tue 22nd Oct, 19:45 BST, St James Park, Exeter

the St James Park faithful welcome Reading's supporters on Tuesday evening, as Gary Caldwell's Exeter City clash with Rubén Sellés Salvador's charges in the League One. Below there are predictions for 17 markets, supporting stats including head to heads (H2Hs), and odds from leading bookmakers. Access it all via the tabs below.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Exeter or Reading are in a rich vein of form that would leave us feeling confident in tipping a match winner, so we're going with over 1.5 goals. The stats show that both have a track record in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 76% chance of 2 goals or more.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Exeter
59%
5/413/10
4%
Draw
22%
12/512/5
Reading
18%
21/102/1
4%
Exeter 1-0
12%
15/213/2
6%
Exeter 2-0
11%
10/19/1
9%
Draw 1-1
11%
11/25/1
Exeter 2-1
10%
8/1
5%
15/2
Exeter 3-0
7%
20/116/1
Draw 0-0
6%
10/18/1
5%
Exeter 3-1
6%
16/114/1
Reading 1-0
6%
9/115/2
Reading 2-1
5%
10/117/2
6%
Draw 2-2
5%
12/110/1
Exeter 4-0
3%
40/128/1
Exeter 3-2
3%
25/118/1
Exeter 4-1
3%
40/125/1
Reading 2-0
3%
14/112/1
8%
Reading 3-1
2%
22/116/1
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
19/20
5%
17/20
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
17/20
5%
17/20
3%
Home 1st Goal
56%
8/11-
Away 1st Goal
40%
5/4-
No 1st Goal
4%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
51%
7/108/11
4%
BTTS - No
49%
21/2021/20
2%
BTTS - Home Win
26%
7/216/5
3%
BTTS - Draw
16%
10/316/5
BTTS - Away Win
9%
5/1
9%
17/4
5%
Home/draw
82%
4/114/11
3%
Away/draw
41%
8/133/5
3%
Home/away
78%
3/103/10
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
2/7
3%
2/7
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
5/2
7%
12/5
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
12/5
5%
21/10
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
3/10
2%
1/3
1%
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
6/1
17%
19/4
5%
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/10
2%
1/9
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
14/1
15%
10/1
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/33
1%
1/33
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/201/20
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/18/1
5%
Home DNB
75%
8/1313/20
3%
Away DNB
34%
6/511/10
5%
Exeter win to nil
34%
3/1-
Reading win to nil
10%
9/2-
Exeter / Exeter
22%
11/413/5
3%
Exeter / Reading
3%
28/122/1
10%
Exeter / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Exeter
15%
9/217/4
5%
Draw / Reading
12%
6/111/2
Draw / Draw
16%
9/219/5
4%
Reading / Exeter
4%
22/120/1
11%
Reading / Reading
17%
4/118/5
5%
Reading / Draw
6%
14/111/1
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Win / draw / win League One table

Exeter have played 10 matches so far this season and lay in 5th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below in the table, having won 6, drawn 1 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 7 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. They have been outscored by their opponents by 17 goals to 12 goals.

Home League Performance

Exeter have played 4 games at home winning 3, drawing 0 and losing 1 game. They have scored 5 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 2 goals at home.

Reading are in 13th position in the League One on 16 points having played 10 matches so far this season. Reading are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 1 of those game.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 11 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 4 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 1 and won 2. Reading have conceded 10 goals, scored 7, failed to score in 1 fixture and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Exeter
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Reading
HOME AWAY TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY
-
Jan 18
 Birmingham108111025 
Feb 22
d
 
1-1F
Mar 29
Nov 23
 Wrexham117221123 
Jan 11
l
 
3-0A
Dec 3
Jan 1
 Wycombe10622620 
Apr 5
Dec 7
-
May 3
 Mansfield10622520 
Dec 29
Apr 21
-
-
 Exeter Home10613619 
Mar 4
Oct 22
Apr 26
Oct 26
 Huddersfield11605518 
w
 
2-1A
Feb 8
Nov 16
Mar 22
 Lincoln10532518 
Apr 18
Dec 21
Dec 14
Apr 1
 Barnsley11533118 
May 3
Nov 26
Apr 5
Dec 7
 Stockport10451617 
Jan 18
Oct 29
w
 
2-0F
Feb 1
 Stevenage11524217 
Mar 15
Nov 9
Jan 4
w
 
0-2F
 Bolton10523117 
Feb 1
l
 
5-2A
Nov 9
Feb 22
 Charlton11524117 
w
 
2-0F
Jan 4
Oct 22
Mar 4
 Reading Away10514216 
-
-
Jan 25
l
 
2-1A
 Blackpool11434015 
Dec 14
Apr 1
l
 
1-2F
Jan 11
 Peterborough12435-415 
Mar 29
Nov 23
w
 
1-0F
Mar 15
 Rotherham12354-314 
Feb 15
l
 
2-1F
Feb 8
d
 
0-00-0
 Wigan11344213 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 1
Dec 26
Apr 12
 Bristol R11416-513 
Oct 26
Apr 26
Mar 1
l
 
2-1F
 Northampton10325-511 
Dec 26
Apr 12
Jan 28
w
 
0-1F
 L Orient11227-58 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 25
Mar 8
w
 
0-2F
 Shrewsbury12228-98 
Nov 16
Mar 22
Dec 29
Apr 21
 Crawley11218-137 
w
 
4-1F
Mar 8
w
 
1-0F
Feb 15
 Cambridge10118-94 
Dec 3
Jan 1
Apr 18
Dec 21
 Burton10046-104 
w
 
3-1F
Jan 28
Win / draw / win form
3
Exeter have won 3 consecutive league games
3
Reading have lost 3 consecutive away league games
5
Exeter have not lost in 5 consecutive league games
6
Reading have not won in 6 consecutive away league games
5
Exeter have kept a clean sheet for 5 consecutive league games
Exeter 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Exeter1 - 0Cambridge
Exeter2 - 0Stevenage
Exeter1 - 2Peterborough
Exeter1 - 0Rotherham
Exeter1 - 2Oxford Utd
Exeter1 - 0Stevenage
Exeter1 - 1Charlton
Exeter1 - 0Burton
Exeter2 - 2Bolton
Exeter1 - 1Fleetwood
Exeter0 - 3Derby
Exeter2 - 1Peterborough
Exeter0 - 1Bristol R
Exeter0 - 0Cambridge
Exeter2 - 1Carlisle
Exeter0 - 0Portsmouth
Exeter1 - 0Wycombe
Exeter0 - 1Port Vale
Exeter0 - 0Shrewsbury
Exeter1 - 1Lincoln
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AExeter2 - 0Shrewsbury
HExeter1 - 0Cambridge
AExeter1 - 0L Orient
AExeter0 - 0Wigan
HExeter2 - 0Stevenage
AExeter1 - 2Blackpool
AExeter2 - 0Bolton
HExeter1 - 2Peterborough
AExeter1 - 2Northampton
HExeter1 - 0Rotherham
HExeter1 - 2Oxford Utd
AExeter2 - 1Northampton
AExeter4 - 2Port Vale
AExeter2 - 2L Orient
HExeter1 - 0Stevenage
AExeter2 - 1Cheltenham
HExeter1 - 1Charlton
HExeter1 - 0Burton
AExeter3 - 0Shrewsbury
HExeter2 - 2Bolton
Reading 13TH
20 league games
Away
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Rotherham2 - 1Reading
Bolton5 - 2Reading
Wrexham3 - 0Reading
Birmingham1 - 1Reading
Burton3 - 2Reading
Barnsley2 - 2Reading
Bristol R0 - 2Reading
Bolton5 - 2Reading
Derby2 - 1Reading
Carlisle1 - 3Reading
Portsmouth4 - 1Reading
Fleetwood1 - 1Reading
Stevenage0 - 1Reading
Oxford Utd1 - 1Reading
Wigan1 - 0Reading
Cheltenham2 - 2Reading
Peterborough2 - 2Reading
Lincoln1 - 1Reading
Wycombe1 - 2Reading
Shrewsbury3 - 2Reading
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HReading4 - 1Crawley
AReading1 - 2Rotherham
HReading3 - 1Burton
HReading2 - 1Huddersfield
AReading2 - 5Bolton
HReading0 - 1L Orient
HReading2 - 0Charlton
AReading0 - 3Wrexham
HReading2 - 0Wigan
AReading1 - 1Birmingham
HReading3 - 2Blackpool
AReading2 - 3Burton
AReading2 - 2Barnsley
AReading2 - 0Bristol R
HReading1 - 1Lincoln
AReading2 - 5Bolton
HReading1 - 0Northampton
HReading4 - 0Cambridge
AReading1 - 2Derby
HReading1 - 2Wycombe
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Goal Statistics

Exeter City's fans will be hoping for goals on Tuesday evening, not least because Reading have conceded in each of their last 6 League One matches. A PG of 1.8 for G. Caldwell's side suggests that run should continue.

With a PG of just 0.9, Reading look set to struggle here. Add in the fact that Exeter City have kept a clean sheet in 5 consecutive League One games, and it could be a long evening for R. Sellés Salvador's men.

Exeter 5th Reading 13th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 84% probability that Exeter will score 1 or more goals
0
40%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 77% probability of Reading scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-27
Exeter have scored 27% fewer goals at home than predicted
+25
Reading have scored 25% more goals when away than predicted
0.9
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
2.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
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Exeter
PG (predicted goals)
Reading
1.8
0.9
Attack rating
1%
better
EXE
RDG
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Games scored9
8
Failed to score1
2
Scored first8
6
Goals scored12
17
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.7
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal6
5
Conversion rate for16
20
Avg. XG for1.2
1.2
KickOff rating
+1%
Defence rating
55%
better
EXE
RDG
view stats
Games conceded3
8
Clean sheets7
2
Conceded first1
4
Goals conceded6
15
Avg. goals conceded0.6
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded10
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded17
6
Conversion rate against6%
16%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.5
KickOff rating
+55%

Exeter v Reading League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Exeter League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10323
J WhitworthK DoyleJ MagennisJ Yfeko
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Whitworth GLK10
1
-
J Yfeko DEF101
3
-
J McMillan DEF10
2
-
P Sweeney DEF10
3
-
I Niskanen MID101
3
-
J Magennis FWD1012
-
M Alli FWD101
-
T Crama DEF91
2
-
K Doyle MID93
-
E Francis MID92
1
-
J Aitchison MID91
1
-
R Woods MID81
2
-
S Cox FWD7
-
B Purrington DEF5
-
R Cole MID511
2
-
A. Richards FWD51
1
-
C Watts MID21
1
J Fitzwater DEF1
-
V Harper MID1
-
P Borges MID1
1
-
J Bird FWD1
-
Reading League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10433
A MbengueS SmithL WingS Smith
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Mbengue DEF101
2
-
T. Bindon DEF10
-
M Craig MID10
1
-
B Elliott MID1021
2
-
L Wing MID1023
2
-
S Smith FWD104
3
-
K Abrefa DEF9
1
-
C Savage MID931
1
-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD921
2
-
H Knibbs MID71
1
-
J Dorsett DEF6
-
C Campbell MID62
-
J Wareham FWD6
-
D Button GLK5
-
H Dean DEF5
1
-
J Pereira GLK4
-
M Camará MID2
-
C Boyce-Clarke GLK1
-
T Rushesha MID1
-