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

Tue 4th Mar, 20:00 BST, Madejski Stadium, Reading

Allan Dybczak welcomes Gary Caldwell to the Madejski Stadium on Tuesday night, as their Reading and Exeter City teams clash in the League One. We've analysed both teams' last 20 League One matches, as well as baseline data within the competition and the market, to generate our percentage predictions. All the stats, including head-to-heads, are shown below, alongside the best odds.


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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
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Team To Score First

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Reading
54%
--
Draw
24%
--
Exeter
22%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Reading 1-0
11%
--
Reading 2-1
10%
--
Reading 2-0
10%
--
Exeter 1-0
7%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Exeter 2-1
6%
--
Reading 3-1
6%
--
Reading 3-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Exeter 2-0
3%
--
Reading 3-2
3%
--
Reading 4-1
2%
--
Reading 4-0
2%
--
Exeter 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Home 1st Goal
54%
--
Away 1st Goal
42%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
52%
--
BTTS - No
48%
--
BTTS - Home Win
24%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
11%
--
Home/draw
78%
--
Away/draw
46%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
70%
--
Away DNB
39%
--
Reading win to nil
30%
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Exeter win to nil
12%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Reading have played 31 matches so far this season and lay in 9th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 18 games against teams below in the table, having won 11, drawn 3 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Reading have outscored their opponents by 46 goals to 34 goals.

Home League Performance

Reading have played 15 games at home winning 11, drawing 1 and losing 3 games. They have scored 28 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 14 goals at home.

Exeter are in 17th position in the League One on 35 points having played 30 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 20 goals and kept 5 clean sheets. They have scored 13 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

21 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 13 games, drawn 3 and won 5. Exeter have conceded 35 goals, scored 18, failed to score in 7 fixtures and have kept 7 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Reading
Exeter
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham2921623269 
Feb 22
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
2
Wycombe3118942763 
Apr 5
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1A
3
Wrexham3117771958 
Mar 11
l
 
3-0A
Mar 29
l
 
3-0A
4
Stockport3216971957 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
4-1A
Apr 5
l
 
2-0A
5
Huddersfield3116781755 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
l
 
2-0A
6
L Orient31165102053 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
l
 
2-6A
w
 
0-1F
7
Charlton3114891050 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
8
Bolton3115511250 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
5-2A
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-2F
9
Reading Home3114710349 
-
-
l
 
1-2A
Mar 4
10
Lincoln32111011343 
Apr 18
l
 
2-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 22
11
Barnsley3112712043 
May 3
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-2F
Apr 1
12
Blackpool319148141 
l
 
0-3A
Apr 1
l
 
1-3A
l
 
2-1A
13
Stevenage3111812-341 
Mar 15
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
4-1F
14
Rotherham3110813-238 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1F
w
 
1-0F
Mar 15
15
Mansfield3111515-638 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 21
Mar 11
May 3
16
Wigan309813-335 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 1
Apr 8
d
 
0-00-0
17
Exeter Away3010515-1235 
Mar 4
w
 
1-2F
-
-
18
Bristol R3110516-1635 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 26
w
 
3-1A
Apr 12
19
Northampton318914-1833 
w
 
4-1F
Apr 12
Mar 1
l
 
2-1F
20
Peterborough318716-1131 
Mar 29
w
 
1-2F
l
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1A
21
Burton3261115-1529 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
3-2A
Apr 18
w
 
1-2A
22
Crawley317816-2029 
w
 
4-1F
Mar 8
d
 
4-4A
Apr 21
23
Shrewsbury327619-2127 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 22
Mar 8
w
 
0-2F
24
Cambridge315818-2623 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Reading 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
14
D
2
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Reading2 - 1Rotherham
Reading1 - 1Shrewsbury
Reading1 - 0Bolton
Reading1 - 3Stockport
Reading2 - 1Mansfield
Reading4 - 1Northampton
Reading0 - 3Blackpool
Reading3 - 0Cambridge
Reading1 - 0Bristol R
Reading4 - 1Crawley
Reading3 - 1Burton
Reading2 - 1Huddersfield
Reading0 - 1L Orient
Reading2 - 0Charlton
Reading2 - 0Wigan
Reading3 - 2Blackpool
Reading1 - 1Lincoln
Reading1 - 0Northampton
Reading4 - 0Cambridge
Reading1 - 2Wycombe
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HReading2 - 1Rotherham
HReading1 - 1Shrewsbury
AReading0 - 0Huddersfield
HReading1 - 0Bolton
AReading2 - 3Burton
AReading0 - 2L Orient
HReading1 - 3Stockport
AReading0 - 0Charlton
AReading3 - 1Cambridge
HReading2 - 1Mansfield
HReading4 - 1Northampton
AReading0 - 2Lincoln
HReading0 - 3Blackpool
AReading1 - 1Wycombe
HReading3 - 0Cambridge
AReading2 - 2Barnsley
AReading2 - 1Peterborough
AReading1 - 1Stevenage
AReading1 - 4Stockport
HReading1 - 0Bristol R
Exeter 17TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cambridge0 - 1Exeter
Stevenage4 - 1Exeter
Peterborough1 - 1Exeter
Birmingham1 - 0Exeter
Wycombe2 - 1Exeter
Burton1 - 2Exeter
Stockport2 - 0Exeter
Wrexham3 - 0Exeter
Huddersfield2 - 0Exeter
Shrewsbury0 - 2Exeter
L Orient0 - 1Exeter
Wigan0 - 0Exeter
Blackpool2 - 1Exeter
Bolton0 - 2Exeter
Northampton2 - 1Exeter
Northampton1 - 2Exeter
Port Vale2 - 4Exeter
L Orient2 - 2Exeter
Cheltenham1 - 2Exeter
Shrewsbury0 - 3Exeter
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AExeter1 - 0Cambridge
AExeter1 - 4Stevenage
HExeter2 - 6L Orient
HExeter1 - 3Blackpool
AExeter1 - 1Peterborough
AExeter0 - 1Birmingham
HExeter1 - 2Bolton
AExeter1 - 2Wycombe
HExeter4 - 4Crawley
HExeter3 - 1Bristol R
AExeter2 - 1Burton
HExeter1 - 2Barnsley
AExeter0 - 2Stockport
HExeter2 - 2Wycombe
HExeter0 - 2Birmingham
AExeter0 - 3Wrexham
HExeter0 - 0Lincoln
HExeter1 - 0Charlton
AExeter0 - 2Huddersfield
HExeter1 - 2Reading
Goal Statistics
Reading 9th Exeter 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Reading will score 1 or more goals
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Exeter will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+14
Reading have scored 14% more goals at home than predicted
+17
Exeter have scored 17% more goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
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Reading
PG (predicted goals)
Exeter
1.7
1
Attack rating
13%
better
RDG
EXE
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Games scored24
23
Failed to score7
7
Scored first16
14
Goals scored46
34
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.1
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for19
16
Avg. XG for1.3
1.1
KickOff rating
+13%
Defence rating
RDG
EXE
2%
better
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Games conceded24
20
Clean sheets7
10
Conceded first13
14
Goals conceded43
46
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded10
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
16%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.6
KickOff rating
+2%

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

Reading League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
311167
T. BindonH KnibbsL WingA Mbengue
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T. Bindon DEF311
2
-
L Wing MID3146
4
-
C Savage MID3044
2
-
M Craig MID292
3
-
H Knibbs FWD28112
3
-
C Campbell MID2632
2
-
J Pereira GLK25
1
-
G. Garcia MID251
4
-
A Mbengue DEF241
7
-
J Wareham FWD222
2
-
M Camará MID2031
1
-
B Elliott MID1925
4
-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD1922
4
1
H Dean DEF181
2
-
K Abrefa DEF17
1
-
J Dorsett DEF13
-
A. Kanu DEF10
-
A. Akande FWD101
-
D Button GLK5
-
A. Ahmed DEF5
1
-
L Holzman DEF5
1
1
T Rushesha MID5
-
B Tuma FWD4
-
B Bodin FWD3
-
C Boyce-Clarke GLK1
-
E. Osho DEF1
-
S. Spencer FWD1
-
Exeter League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
305413
J WhitworthJ MagennisE FrancisR Woods
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Whitworth GLK301
2
-
E Francis MID2924
2
-
I Niskanen MID2911
7
-
J McMillan MID2911
4
1
J Magennis FWD2952
2
-
R Woods MID2621
12
1
J Aitchison MID242
3
-
P Sweeney DEF18
4
-
C Watts MID1711
6
1
D Mitchell MID1621
-
J Bird FWD14
1
-
V Harper DEF1311
5
-
B Purrington DEF13
-
J Yfeko DEF121
3
-
J Fitzwater DEF121
-
S Cox FWD12
-
J. Richards MID1011
2
-
R Cole MID1011
2
-
K McDonald MID7
4
-
P Jones FWD7
-
J Colwill MID6
-
C Diabaté DEF4
1
-
T. Yogane FWD41
-
A Hartridge DEF2
-
R Trevitt MID2
-
A MacDonald DEF1
1
-
English League One match betting previews, predictions and odds
Rotherham v Barnsley
Sat 22nd Feb, 12:30
Reading v Birmingham
Sat 22nd Feb, 12:30
Blackpool v Crawley
Sat 22nd Feb, 15:00
Wycombe v Wigan
Sat 22nd Feb, 15:00
Shrewsbury v Stevenage
Sat 22nd Feb, 15:00
Northampton v Bristol R
Sat 22nd Feb, 15:00
Lincoln v Burton
Sat 22nd Feb, 15:00
Huddersfield v Peterborough
Sat 22nd Feb, 15:00
Charlton v Exeter
Sat 22nd Feb, 15:00
Cambridge v Stockport
Sat 22nd Feb, 15:00
Bolton v L Orient
Sat 22nd Feb, 15:00
Mansfield v Wrexham
Sun 23rd Feb, 15:00
Northampton v Barnsley
Tue 25th Feb, 19:45
Birmingham v L Orient
Tue 25th Feb, 19:45
Wigan v Huddersfield
Tue 25th Feb, 19:45
Wrexham v Bolton
Sat 1st Mar, 12:30
Birmingham v Wycombe
Sat 1st Mar, 12:30
Wigan v Reading
Sat 1st Mar, 15:00
Stockport v Blackpool
Sat 1st Mar, 15:00
Stevenage v Huddersfield
Sat 1st Mar, 15:00
Peterborough v Shrewsbury
Sat 1st Mar, 15:00
L Orient v Charlton
Sat 1st Mar, 15:00
Exeter v Northampton
Sat 1st Mar, 15:00
Crawley v Cambridge
Sat 1st Mar, 15:00
Burton v Mansfield
Sat 1st Mar, 15:00
Bristol R v Rotherham
Sat 1st Mar, 15:00
Barnsley v Lincoln
Sat 1st Mar, 15:00
Mansfield v Wigan
Tue 4th Mar, 19:45
Northampton v Stockport
Tue 4th Mar, 19:45
Rotherham v L Orient
Tue 4th Mar, 19:45
Shrewsbury v Bristol R
Tue 4th Mar, 19:45
Lincoln v Crawley
Tue 4th Mar, 19:45
Huddersfield v Wrexham
Tue 4th Mar, 19:45
Charlton v Barnsley
Tue 4th Mar, 19:45
Cambridge v Stevenage
Tue 4th Mar, 19:45
Bolton v Birmingham
Tue 4th Mar, 19:45
Blackpool v Peterborough
Tue 4th Mar, 19:45
Wycombe v Burton
Tue 4th Mar, 20:00
Reading v Exeter
Tue 4th Mar, 20:00