Luton vs Exeter City

3 - 2
🕒 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Kenilworth Road 🧑‍⚖️ Alex Chilowicz 🔁 Regular Season - 38 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 38
Regular Season Table
Luton 7 · Exeter City 21
Referee Stats
14 matches · 3.07 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.07
Reds avg 0.07
Penalties avg 0.14
Over 4.5 cards 21%
Home wins 50%
Draws 21%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Luton outshot their opponent (16-8).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
  • Luton had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Luton (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 13-6-4

Goals For / Against

37 / 24
Avg: 1.61 / 1.04

Points

45
Avg: 1.96

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

3
Exeter City (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 4-6-13

Goals For / Against

22 / 32
Avg: 0.96 / 1.39

Points

18
Avg: 0.78

Clean Sheets

4

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

1.96
PPG
0.78
1.61
GF
0.96
1.04
GA
1.39
57%
O2.5
43%
61%
BTTS
48%
57%
Score 1st
35%

League-position context

Luton rank7th
Exeter City rank21st
Luton points74
Exeter City points49
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.
Exeter City: #21 · 49 pts · GD -9
42 pts off the top 2. 24 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.
25-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Luton last 5 home

W W W D W
Points13/15
Weighted index91
Goals10-6
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 last 5 away

D D L L L
Points2/15
Weighted index20
Goals5-9
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Luton trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 30%

Exeter City trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Luton score at home87%
Luton clean sheet at home30%
Exeter City score away61%
Exeter City clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Luton score first57%
Luton win after scoring first77%
Exeter City score first35%
Exeter City win after scoring first38%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Luton 56% · Exeter City 15%
Avg first goal minute: Luton 24.8' · Exeter City 39.3'

Vs league average

Luton score at home1.61 vs 1.48
Luton concede at home1.04 vs 1.15
Exeter City score away0.96 vs 1.15
Exeter City concede away1.39 vs 1.48
Luton score 9% above league average, while Exeter City score 17% below league average.
Defensive side: Luton are 9% below league average at home, and Exeter City are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals3.00
BTTS50%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 5.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Luton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
16-30 7
46-60 7
0-15 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
0-15 4
31-45 4
46-60 4
61-75 4
16-30 3

Exeter City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
16-30 5
76-90+ 3
31-45 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
16-30 7
0-15 5
31-45 3
61-75 3
46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
3
Total Shots
16
8
Shots off Goal
6
3
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
14
6
Shots Outside Box
2
2
Ball Possession
46%
54%
Corner Kicks
7
2
Fouls
13
12
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
4
Total Passes
381
449
Passes Accurate
300
362
Passes %
79%
81%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
13' ⚽
⚽
13' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
K. Palmer
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Walsh
25' ⚽
⚽
25' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
R. Cole
Normal Goal
29' ⚽
⚽
29' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
J. Clark
Penalty
45' ⚽
⚽
45' ⚽ Goal · 3-1
H. Odoffin
Normal Goal · Assist: G. Saville
45+4'
45+4' R. Cole
49' ⚽
⚽
49' ⚽ Goal · 3-2
I. Niskanen
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Tuterov
55' ↑↓
↑↓
55' ⇄ J. Magennis
1st substitution · For: J. Wareham
55' ↑↓
↑↓
55' ⇄ J. Yfeko
2nd substitution · For: D. Andrew
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ R. Cole
3rd substitution · For: A. Higgins
72'
72' Emilio Lawrence
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ D. Cole
1st substitution · For: E. Adebayo
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ K. Palmer
2nd substitution · For: J. Richards
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ E. Brierley
4th substitution · For: K. McDonald
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ T. Tuterov
5th substitution · For: S. Cox
82'
82' J. McMillan
90+2' ↑↓
↑↓
90+2' ⇄ J. Clark
3rd substitution · For: D. van den Berg
90+5' ↑↓
↑↓
90+5' ⇄ G. Saville
4th substitution · For: S. Sandal

Luton vs Exeter City 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Luton beat Exeter City 3-2 on Tuesday, 17 March 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Alex Chilowicz. It was played at Kenilworth Road.

First half: Luton took the lead at 13' when K. Palmer scored, with the assist credited to L. Walsh, making the score 1-0. Exeter City leveled the score at 25' when R. Cole scored, making the score 1-1. Luton took the lead at 29' when J. Clark scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1. Luton extended the lead at 45' when H. Odoffin scored, with the assist credited to G. Saville, making the score 3-1. R. Cole received a yellow card for Exeter City at 45+4'.

Second half: Exeter City reduced the deficit at 49' when I. Niskanen scored, with the assist credited to T. Tuterov, making the score 3-2. Exeter City made their 1st substitution at 55', with J. Magennis replacing J. Wareham. Exeter City made their 2nd substitution at 55', with J. Yfeko replacing D. Andrew. Exeter City made their 3rd substitution at 65', with R. Cole replacing A. Higgins. Emilio Lawrence received a yellow card for Luton at 72'. Luton made their 1st substitution at 75', with D. Cole replacing E. Adebayo. Luton made their 2nd substitution at 75', with K. Palmer replacing J. Richards. Exeter City made their 4th substitution at 80', with E. Brierley replacing K. McDonald. Exeter City made their 5th substitution at 80', with T. Tuterov replacing S. Cox. J. McMillan received a yellow card for Exeter City at 82'. Luton made their 3rd substitution at 90+2', with J. Clark replacing D. van den Berg. Luton made their 4th substitution at 90+5', with G. Saville replacing S. Sandal.

Luton used 4 substitutions while Exeter City used 5 substitutions. Luton got 1 yellow card, while Exeter City got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Luton outshot their opponent (16-8).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
  • Luton had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

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