Exeter City clashes with Reading in League One face-off

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 26.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: St James Park (8830 seats)

Exeter City open their doors to Reading for another absorbing League One game here at St James Park.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Exeter City form and stats

A League One draw at home so far for Exeter City. Last season their home statistics were 10 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats from 23 matches.

Exeter City are returning here after visiting Carlisle United and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Mitchell and Trevitt scored the goal(s). Exeter goalkeeper Sinisalo did an outstanding job against Carlisle United with six saves, so vital to securing the victory. Sinisalo, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.3 out of 10 in that game. Sinisalo topped it up with a clean sheet.

Heartbreak before that as Exeter City lost 0-1 at Portsmouth's place.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Exeter City handle that role? We have found 12 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 9 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Exeter, as the Carabao Cup home game vs Stevenage is only three days away.

At St James Park, Exeter City has the goal stats of 0-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Reading form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the League One ended in defeat. Last season Reading had these away match statistics: Played 23; won 3, drew 3 and lost 17.

198 minutes! That's how long the Reading goalkeeper David Button and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

The followers enjoyed Reading's previous game versus Stevenage (placed 5th), a 2-0 win played at home. The attacker Ehibhatiomhan got a match rating of 8.33 in that game. Ehibhatiomhan scored two goals and hit one key pass.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Cheltenham Town.

Reading are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 12 defeats. From a total of 18 matches.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Ipswich Town in just three days.

Reading have the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

ReadingK. Ehibhaimha
K. Ehibhaimha
2 goals
Exeter CityW. Aimson
W. Aimson
1 goals
Exeter CityD. Mitchell
D. Mitchell
1 goals

Exeter City missing players

Reading missing players

Exeter City Reading
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 1 1 Played P 0 1 4
2 0 0 Won W 0 0 2
1 1 1 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
5 0 0 Scored S 0 0 3
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 1 2
75% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 25%
25% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
75% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
50% 100% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 50%
 
5 6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 5.5
7.5 7 7 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 4.5
1.5 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.8 11 11 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9 14.2
4 1 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1 4.2
31% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 18%
 
9.8 4 4 Shots against (avg) S A 0 17 11.5
4.2 3 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3 4
Exeter City Last season Reading
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
15 10   Won W   3 13
11 5   Drew D   3 11
20 8   Lost L   17 22
64 36   Scored S   15 46
68 27   Conceded C   44 68
91% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 96%
76% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   70% 74%
50% 52%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   52% 50%
37% 35%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   26% 22%
20% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 7%
52% 52%   BTTS BTTS   43% 52%
26% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   13% 17%
30% 30%   Failed to Score F T   48% 35%
 
6.1 6.5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 4.4
4.7 4   Corners against (avg) C A   5.3 5
1.7 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 2.1
2 1   Red cards R C   1 2
 
11.2 11.7   Shots (avg) S (   8.9 9.8
3.5 3.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.5 2.9
40% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   26% 35%
 
11.6 9.7   Shots against (avg) S A   13.8 12.5
3.6 3.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.7 3.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cambridge United 4 3 0 1 7 2 3 2 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 9
2 Bolton Wanderers 4 3 0 1 9 5 3 2 0 1 6 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 9
3 Peterborough United 4 3 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 4 2 3 9
4 Oxford United 4 3 0 1 6 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 9
5 Stevenage 4 3 0 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 1 3 3 2 9
6 Portsmouth 4 2 2 0 6 1 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 5 8
7 Exeter City 4 2 1 1 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 5 1 4 7
8 Lincoln City 4 2 1 1 6 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 1 1 1 3 5 1 7
9 Port Vale 4 2 1 1 4 9 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 3 9 -5 7
10 Derby County 4 2 0 2 6 4 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 6
11 Blackpool 4 1 3 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 6
12 Shrewsbury Town 4 2 0 2 3 4 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 6
13 Reading 4 2 0 2 3 2 3 2 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 5
14 Bristol Rovers 4 1 2 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 5
15 Barnsley 4 1 1 2 10 7 3 1 0 2 9 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 4
16 Northampton Town 4 1 1 2 4 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 4
17 Wycombe Wanderers 4 1 1 2 3 8 3 1 1 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 -5 4
18 Charlton Athletic 4 1 0 3 4 6 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 3
19 Wigan Athletic 4 3 1 0 9 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 7 2 6 2
20 Carlisle United 4 0 2 2 2 5 3 0 2 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 2
21 Fleetwood Town 4 0 1 3 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 2 2 5 -5 1
22 Cheltenham Town 4 0 1 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 2 0 2 -5 1
23 Leyton Orient 4 0 1 3 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 1 2 2 4 -6 1
24 Burton Albion 4 0 1 3 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 2 1 4 -6 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Plymouth Argyle 46 31 8 7 82 47 23 20 1 2 44 16 23 11 7 5 38 31 35 101
2 Ipswich Town 46 28 14 4 101 35 23 16 6 1 60 13 23 12 8 3 41 22 66 98
3 Sheffield Wednesday 46 28 12 6 81 37 23 16 6 1 49 16 23 12 6 5 32 21 44 96
4 Barnsley 46 26 8 12 80 47 23 16 1 6 45 24 23 10 7 6 35 23 33 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 12 11 62 36 23 14 5 4 32 13 23 9 7 7 30 23 26 81
6 Peterborough United 46 24 5 17 75 54 23 13 4 6 38 25 23 11 1 11 37 29 21 77
7 Derby County 46 21 13 12 67 46 23 13 6 4 40 20 23 8 7 8 27 26 21 76
8 Portsmouth 46 17 19 10 61 50 23 9 11 3 34 22 23 8 8 7 27 28 11 70
9 Wycombe Wanderers 46 20 9 17 59 51 23 11 5 7 32 24 23 9 4 10 27 27 8 69
10 Charlton Athletic 46 16 14 16 70 66 23 9 7 7 44 31 23 7 7 9 26 35 4 62
11 Lincoln City 46 14 20 12 47 47 23 7 14 2 22 17 23 7 6 10 25 30 0 62
12 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 8 21 52 61 23 11 3 9 32 32 23 6 5 12 20 29 -9 59
13 Fleetwood Town 46 14 16 16 53 51 23 7 8 8 25 25 23 7 8 8 28 26 2 58
14 Exeter City 46 15 11 20 64 68 23 10 5 8 36 27 23 5 6 12 28 41 -4 56
15 Burton Albion 46 15 11 20 57 79 23 9 7 7 28 33 23 6 4 13 29 46 -22 56
16 Cheltenham Town 46 14 12 20 45 61 23 8 8 7 25 27 23 6 4 13 20 34 -16 54
17 Bristol Rovers 46 14 11 21 58 73 23 6 7 10 27 36 23 8 4 11 31 37 -15 53
18 Port Vale 46 13 10 23 48 71 23 8 5 10 23 30 23 5 5 13 25 41 -23 49
19 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 49 56 23 6 5 12 29 31 23 5 9 9 20 25 -7 47
20 Cambridge United 46 13 7 26 41 68 23 9 4 10 24 26 23 4 3 16 17 42 -27 46
21 Milton Keynes Dons 46 11 12 23 44 66 23 4 7 12 20 33 23 7 5 11 24 33 -22 45
22 Morecambe 46 10 14 22 47 78 23 8 8 7 30 31 23 2 6 15 17 47 -31 44
23 Accrington Stanley 46 11 11 24 40 77 23 6 5 12 27 39 23 5 6 12 13 38 -37 44
24 Forest Green Rovers 46 6 9 31 31 89 23 5 2 16 15 42 23 1 7 15 16 47 -58 27
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 46 29 14 3 87 35 23 16 6 1 49 15 23 13 8 2 38 20 52 101
2 Sheffield United 46 28 7 11 73 39 23 16 3 4 47 19 23 12 4 7 26 20 34 91
3 Luton Town 46 21 17 8 57 39 23 10 9 4 31 21 23 11 8 4 26 18 18 80
4 Middlesbrough 46 22 9 15 84 56 23 13 7 3 46 19 23 9 2 12 38 37 28 75
5 Coventry City 46 18 16 12 58 46 23 11 7 5 30 24 23 7 9 7 28 22 12 70
6 Sunderland 46 18 15 13 68 55 23 7 9 7 33 33 23 11 6 6 35 22 13 69
7 Blackburn Rovers 46 20 9 17 52 54 23 13 4 6 27 19 23 7 5 11 25 35 -2 69
8 Millwall 46 19 11 16 57 50 23 11 6 6 34 22 23 8 5 10 23 28 7 68
9 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 12 16 59 53 23 11 7 5 31 20 23 7 5 11 28 33 6 66
10 Swansea City 46 18 12 16 68 64 23 11 4 8 38 32 23 7 8 8 30 32 4 66
11 Watford 46 16 15 15 56 53 23 11 6 6 35 23 23 5 9 9 21 30 3 63
12 Preston North End 46 17 12 17 45 59 23 7 7 9 20 28 23 10 5 8 25 31 -14 63
13 Norwich City 46 17 11 18 57 54 23 8 5 10 27 27 23 9 6 8 30 27 3 62
14 Bristol City 46 15 14 17 55 56 23 9 7 7 30 24 23 6 7 10 25 32 -1 59
15 Hull City 46 14 16 16 51 61 23 9 6 8 24 27 23 5 10 8 27 34 -10 58
16 Stoke City 46 14 11 21 55 54 23 6 5 12 25 27 23 8 6 9 30 27 1 53
17 Birmingham City 46 14 11 21 47 58 23 7 6 10 24 24 23 7 5 11 23 34 -11 53
18 Huddersfield Town 46 14 11 21 47 62 23 9 6 8 26 25 23 5 5 13 21 37 -15 53
19 Rotherham United 46 11 17 18 49 60 23 9 6 8 37 30 23 2 11 10 12 30 -11 50
20 Queens Park Rangers 46 13 11 22 44 71 23 6 5 12 21 35 23 7 6 10 23 36 -27 50
21 Cardiff City 46 13 10 23 41 58 23 6 7 10 20 24 23 7 3 13 21 34 -17 49
22 Reading 46 13 11 22 46 68 23 10 8 5 31 24 23 3 3 17 15 44 -22 44
23 Blackpool 46 11 11 24 48 72 23 6 6 11 28 34 23 5 5 13 20 38 -24 44
24 Wigan Athletic 46 10 15 21 38 65 23 5 7 11 17 35 23 5 8 10 21 30 -27 39

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.