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Reading vs Exeter City

Reading
2 - 2
Exeter City
🕒 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Charles Breakspear 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 29
Regular Season Table
Reading 12 · Exeter City 21
Referee Stats
Charles Breakspear
14 matches · 2.29 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.29
Reds avg 0.21
Penalties avg 0.07
Over 4.5 cards 21%
Home wins 43%
Draws 21%
Away wins 36%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Shots were tight (9-10).
  • Reading controlled possession (57%).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-7-6

Goals For / Against

33 / 28
Avg: 1.43 / 1.22

Points

37
Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

2
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

1.61
PPG
0.78
1.43
GF
0.96
1.22
GA
1.39
52%
O2.5
43%
65%
BTTS
48%
52%
Score 1st
35%

League-position context

Reading rank12th
Exeter City rank21st
Reading points63
Exeter City points49
Reading: #12 · 63 pts · GD +4
28 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 14 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.
14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

L L L W D
Points4/15
Weighted index16
Goals7-8
Record1-1-3
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.

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.

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

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

Reading score at home91%
Reading clean sheet at home26%
Exeter City score away61%
Exeter City clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Reading score first52%
Reading win after scoring first75%
Exeter City score first35%
Exeter City win after scoring first38%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Reading 40% · Exeter City 15%
Avg first goal minute: Reading 29.9' · Exeter City 39.3'

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.43 vs 1.48
Reading concede at home1.22 vs 1.15
Exeter City score away0.96 vs 1.15
Exeter City concede away1.39 vs 1.48
Reading score 3% below league average, while Exeter City score 17% below league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 6% above league average at home, and Exeter City are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS80%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Reading goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
61-75 7
0-15 5
31-45 4
16-30 3
46-60 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
76-90+ 5
0-15 4
46-60 4
31-45 3
16-30 2

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
5
2
Total Shots
9
10
Shots off Goal
1
5
Blocked Shots
3
3
Shots Inside Box
7
5
Shots Outside Box
2
5
Ball Possession
57%
43%
Corner Kicks
5
3
Fouls
7
15
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
4
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
0
4
Total Passes
515
391
Passes Accurate
419
300
Passes %
81%
77%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins2
Draws3
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals4 (66.7%)
BTTS5 (83.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

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

2025-2026 Season
27 Jan 2026 Reading vs Exeter City 2 - 2 11 Oct 2025 Exeter City vs Reading 1 - 1
2024-2025 Season
04 Mar 2025 Reading vs Exeter City 0 - 0 22 Oct 2024 Exeter City vs Reading 1 - 2
2023-2024 Season
01 Jan 2024 Reading vs Exeter City 3 - 2 26 Aug 2023 Exeter City vs Reading 2 - 1