Exeter City vs Stevenage

3 - 0
🕒 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 St James Park 🧑‍⚖️ Martin Woods 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 27
Regular Season Table
Exeter City 21 · Stevenage 6
Referee Stats
16 matches · 3.38 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.38
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.31
Over 4.5 cards 31%
Home wins 63%
Draws 25%
Away wins 13%
How the match was won
  • Exeter City outshot their opponent (14-7).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • Exeter City had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Exeter City (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-7-8

Goals For / Against

30 / 29
Avg: 1.30 / 1.26

Points

31
Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

7
Stevenage (Away stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 7-5-12

Goals For / Against

22 / 35
Avg: 0.92 / 1.46

Points

26
Avg: 1.08

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

9

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
1.08
1.30
GF
0.92
1.26
GA
1.46
48%
O2.5
48%
39%
BTTS
52%
35%
Score 1st
35%

League-position context

Exeter City rank21st
Stevenage rank6th
Exeter City points49
Stevenage points75
Exeter City: #21 · 49 pts · GD -9
42 pts off the top 2. 24 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.
Stevenage: #6 · 75 pts · GD +3
16 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.
26-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.

Stevenage last 5 away

D L W D L
Points5/15
Weighted index36
Goals3-7
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.

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%

Stevenage trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Exeter City score at home70%
Exeter City clean sheet at home39%
Stevenage score away65%
Stevenage clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Exeter City score first35%
Exeter City win after scoring first100%
Stevenage score first35%
Stevenage win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Exeter City 42% · Stevenage 27%
Avg first goal minute: Exeter City 39.4' · Stevenage 42.1'

Vs league average

Exeter City score at home1.30 vs 1.48
Exeter City concede at home1.26 vs 1.15
Stevenage score away0.92 vs 1.15
Stevenage concede away1.46 vs 1.48
Exeter City score 12% below league average, while Stevenage score 20% below league average.
Defensive side: Exeter City are 9% above league average at home, and Stevenage are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 3.

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

Stevenage goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
16-30 4
31-45 4
61-75 4
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 10
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
3
Total Shots
14
7
Shots off Goal
5
3
Blocked Shots
4
1
Shots Inside Box
8
4
Shots Outside Box
6
3
Ball Possession
51%
49%
Corner Kicks
1
4
Fouls
13
10
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
1
Total Passes
365
339
Passes Accurate
254
226
Passes %
70%
67%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
49' ⚽
⚽
49' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
J. Wareham
Penalty
57' ↑↓
↑↓
57' ⇄ J. Houghton
1st substitution · For: H. White
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ Carlos Gomes
1st substitution · For: Timur Tuterov
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ J. Roberts
2nd substitution · For: H. Cornick
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ R. Cole
2nd substitution · For: J. Aitchison
73' ⚽
⚽
73' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
E. Brierley
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Aitchison
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ D. Kemp
3rd substitution · For: C. Campbell
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ D. Phillips
4th substitution · For: B. Lubala
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ J. Wareham
3rd substitution · For: J. Magennis
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ Liam Oakes
4th substitution · For: E. Turns
88'
88' P. Patterson
90+2'
90+2' J. Doyle-Hayes
90+3'
90+3' C. Goode
90+4'
90+4' J. Whitworth
90+8' ⚽
⚽
90+8' ⚽ Goal · 3-0
Timur Tuterov
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Aitchison

Exeter City vs Stevenage 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Exeter City beat Stevenage 3-0 on Saturday, 17 January 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Martin Woods. It was played at St James Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Exeter City took the lead at 49' when J. Wareham scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. Stevenage made their 1st substitution at 57', with J. Houghton replacing H. White. Exeter City made their 1st substitution at 60', with Carlos Gomes replacing Timur Tuterov. Stevenage made their 2nd substitution at 68', with J. Roberts replacing H. Cornick. Exeter City made their 2nd substitution at 72', with R. Cole replacing J. Aitchison. Exeter City extended the lead at 73' when E. Brierley scored, with the assist credited to J. Aitchison, making the score 2-0. Stevenage made their 3rd substitution at 77', with D. Kemp replacing C. Campbell. Stevenage made their 4th substitution at 77', with D. Phillips replacing B. Lubala. Exeter City made their 3rd substitution at 82', with J. Wareham replacing J. Magennis. Exeter City made their 4th substitution at 82', with Liam Oakes replacing E. Turns. P. Patterson received a yellow card for Stevenage at 88'. J. Doyle-Hayes received a yellow card for Exeter City at 90+2'. C. Goode received a yellow card for Stevenage at 90+3'. J. Whitworth received a yellow card for Exeter City at 90+4'. Exeter City added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+8' when Timur Tuterov scored, with the assist credited to J. Aitchison, making the score 3-0.

Exeter City used 4 substitutions while Stevenage used 4 substitutions. Exeter City got 2 yellow cards, while Stevenage got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Exeter City outshot their opponent (14-7).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • Exeter City had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals3 (50.0%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (33.3%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

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