Exeter City vs Luton

Exeter City

1 - 0

Luton

🕒 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 St James Park 🧑‍⚖️ Matthew Russell 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 24

Regular Season Table

Exeter City 21 · Luton 7

Referee Stats

Matthew Russell

10 matches · 2.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.50
Reds avg	0.10
Penalties avg	0.10
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	50%
Draws	30%
Away wins	20%

How the match was won

Exeter City outshot their opponent (16-7).
Luton controlled possession (62%).
Exeter City had the sharper finishing (5-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Exeter City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-7-8

Goals For / Against

30 / 29

Avg: 1.30 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Luton (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-5-10

Goals For / Against

31 / 32

Avg: 1.35 / 1.39

Points

Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.35

PPG

1.26

1.30

1.35

1.26

1.39

48%

O2.5

52%

39%

BTTS

48%

35%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Exeter City rank21st

Luton rank7th

Exeter City points49

Luton points74

Exeter City: #21 · 49 pts · GD -9

42 pts off the top 2. 24 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.

Luton: #7 · 74 pts · GD +12

17 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.

25-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Exeter City last 5 home

L D W D L

Points5/15

Weighted index33

Goals7-9

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Luton last 5 away

W W D W W

Points13/15

Weighted index87

Goals12-5

Record4-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Exeter City trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.522%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 13%

Luton trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Exeter City score at home70%

Exeter City clean sheet at home39%

Luton score away74%

Luton clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Exeter City score first35%

Exeter City win after scoring first100%

Luton score first39%

Luton win after scoring first89%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Exeter City 42% · Luton 25%

Avg first goal minute: Exeter City 39.4' · Luton 27.8'

Vs league average

Exeter City score at home1.30 vs 1.48

Exeter City concede at home1.26 vs 1.15

Luton score away1.35 vs 1.15

Luton concede away1.39 vs 1.48

Exeter City score 12% below league average, while Luton score 17% above league average.

Defensive side: Exeter City are 9% above league average at home, and Luton are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals3.00

BTTS50%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Exeter City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 27% 2H scored: 73% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

76-90+ 8

46-60 5

31-45 4

0-15 3

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 8

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

0-15 3

46-60 1

Luton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

31-45 6

46-60 5

0-15 4

16-30 3

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

0-15 5

31-45 5

61-75 5

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

38%

62%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

350

580

Passes Accurate

268

501

Passes %

77%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

25'

25' J. Doyle-Hayes

29'

29' S. Cox

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

P. Sweeney

Normal Goal

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ S. Morris

1st substitution · For: J. Brown

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ J. Yates

2nd substitution · For: N. Wells

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ S. Cox

1st substitution · For: Carlos Gomes

67'

67' J. Brown

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ J. Doyle-Hayes

2nd substitution · For: R. Cole

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ G. Saville

3rd substitution · For: Lamine Dabo

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ R. Walters

4th substitution · For: Z. Nelson

78'

78' E. Brierley

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ J. Aitchison

3rd substitution · For: L. Woodhouse

Exeter City vs Luton 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Exeter City beat Luton 1-0 on Thursday, 01 January 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Matthew Russell. It was played at St James Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. J. Doyle-Hayes received a yellow card for Exeter City at 25'. S. Cox received a yellow card for Exeter City at 29'.

Second half: Exeter City took the lead at 50' when P. Sweeney scored, making the score 1-0. Luton made their 1st substitution at 62', with S. Morris replacing J. Brown. Luton made their 2nd substitution at 62', with J. Yates replacing N. Wells. Exeter City made their 1st substitution at 63', with S. Cox replacing Carlos Gomes. J. Brown received a yellow card for Luton at 67'. Exeter City made their 2nd substitution at 70', with J. Doyle-Hayes replacing R. Cole. Luton made their 3rd substitution at 76', with G. Saville replacing Lamine Dabo. Luton made their 4th substitution at 76', with R. Walters replacing Z. Nelson. E. Brierley received a yellow card for Exeter City at 78'. Exeter City made their 3rd substitution at 88', with J. Aitchison replacing L. Woodhouse.

Exeter City used 3 substitutions while Luton used 4 substitutions. Exeter City got 3 yellow cards, while Luton got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

Exeter City outshot their opponent (16-7).
Luton controlled possession (62%).
Exeter City had the sharper finishing (5-0 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	1 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Exeter City vs Luton Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

17 Mar 2026 Luton vs Exeter City 3 - 2 01 Jan 2026 Exeter City vs Luton 1 - 0