Exeter City vs Wycombe Wanderers match preview: Even contest expected at St James Park

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 16.August
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: St James Park (8830 seats)

Exeter City oppose Wycombe Wanderers for fame and triumph.

Insights:
  • Exeter City have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in League One

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Exeter City and Wycombe Wanderers.

L W W D L

Exeter City form and stats

The hosts won their first League One game here at St James Park, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Exeter City last season were 14 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses from 23 games.

Exeter lost their last game at Cambridge United (placed 6th) after a 1-2 scoreline. The attacker Brown won the honour of being "man of the match" for Exeter City with the rating of 7.42/10. Brown scored one goal and hit two key passes.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Exeter City have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 3 and lost 4.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Cheltenham Town are coming to town in four days.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Exeter City at home in the league. 4 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

L W L W L

Wycombe Wanderers form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the League One ended in defeat. Last season Wycombe Wanderers had these away match statistics: Played 23; won 9, drew 9 and lost 5.

Wanderers might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Shrewsbury Town proved too strong as Wycombe Wanderers slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Adams Park. Midfield player McCleary was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.84/10. McCleary scored one goal, hit six key passes and had 35 successful passes (of 41 total).

hometeam won As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Wycombe Wanderers in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Wycombe Wanderers, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

Wycombe Wanderers have another match away from home in just four nights, a League One game versus Barnsley. A hard diary for them!

It's early days yet, but Wycombe Wanderers has scored 0 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Exeter have avoided a loss in the last 4 matches (1-3-0) versus Wycombe Wanderers.

Top Goalscorers

Exeter CityJ. Brown
J. Brown
3 goals
Exeter CityS. Nombe
S. Nombe
2 goals
Exeter CityH. Kite
H. Kite
1 goals

Exeter City missing players

Wycombe Wanderers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Exeter City Wycombe Wanderers
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
6 4 0 Scored S 0 0 4
3 0 0 Conceded C 0 3 5
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
33% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
33% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 33%
 
5 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 7 7
7.7 7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 4.3
2 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.3 9 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 17 17.7
3.3 5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 6.7
60% 80% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 20%
 
10 2 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 21 12.3
2 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 5 3
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Exeter City have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in League One
  • Exeter City have the the best goal difference (+4) at home in League One
Exeter City Last season Wycombe Wanderers
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   25 49
23 14   Won W   9 24
15 6   Drew D   9 14
8 3   Lost L   7 11
65 37   Scored S   36 77
41 19   Conceded C   28 54
85% 83%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   88% 90%
72% 70%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   72% 69%
46% 52%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   44% 45%
20% 22%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   32% 29%
4% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   16% 16%
52% 52%   BTTS BTTS   56% 49%
39% 39%   Clean Sheets C S   28% 39%
24% 26%   Failed to Score F T   28% 22%
 
6 6.3   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 5.1
4.8 4   Corners against (avg) C A   5.2 4.8
1.3 1.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.6
3 0   Red cards R C   3 3
 
13.2 14   Shots (avg) S (   12.4 13.9
4.5 4.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 4.5
31% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 35%
 
9.9 9.2   Shots against (avg) S A   13.2 12.5
3.1 3.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 4.2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 7
2 Sheffield Wednesday 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 7
3 Bristol Rovers 3 2 0 1 6 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 6
4 Peterborough United 3 2 0 1 6 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 6
5 Plymouth Argyle 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 6
6 Cambridge United 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
7 Derby County 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
8 Bolton Wanderers 3 1 2 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 5
9 Portsmouth 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 5
10 Accrington Stanley 3 1 2 0 7 6 2 0 2 0 6 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
11 Exeter City 3 1 1 1 6 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 4
12 Fleetwood Town 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
13 Forest Green Rovers 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 4
14 Charlton Athletic 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
15 Shrewsbury Town 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
16 Port Vale 3 1 1 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 -3 4
17 Lincoln City 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
18 Wycombe Wanderers 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -1 3
19 Barnsley 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 -1 3
20 Oxford United 3 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 -1 3
21 Morecambe 3 0 2 1 1 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 2
22 Burton Albion 3 0 1 2 4 11 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 1 1 4 7 -7 1
23 Cheltenham Town 3 0 0 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 -4 0
24 Milton Keynes Dons 3 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 -5 0
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 Forest Green Rovers 46 23 15 8 75 44 23 14 4 5 34 18 23 9 11 3 41 26 31 84
2 Exeter City 46 23 15 8 65 41 23 14 6 3 37 19 23 9 9 5 28 22 24 84
3 Bristol Rovers 46 23 11 12 71 49 23 14 4 5 38 20 23 9 7 7 33 29 22 80
4 Northampton Town 46 23 11 12 60 38 23 13 5 5 32 15 23 10 6 7 28 23 22 80
5 Port Vale 46 22 12 12 67 46 23 11 6 6 35 22 23 11 6 6 32 24 21 78
6 Swindon Town 46 22 11 13 77 54 23 9 7 7 35 25 23 13 4 6 42 29 23 77
7 Mansfield Town 46 22 11 13 67 52 23 15 4 4 40 24 23 7 7 9 27 28 15 77
8 Sutton United 46 22 10 14 69 53 23 14 5 4 38 20 23 8 5 10 31 33 16 76
9 Tranmere Rovers 46 21 12 13 53 40 23 16 3 4 36 16 23 5 9 9 17 24 13 75
10 Salford City 46 19 13 14 60 46 23 10 9 4 33 21 23 9 4 10 27 25 14 70
11 Newport County 46 19 12 15 67 58 23 9 6 8 40 31 23 10 6 7 27 27 9 69
12 Crawley Town 46 17 10 19 56 66 23 9 6 8 28 29 23 8 4 11 28 37 -10 61
13 Leyton Orient 46 14 16 16 62 47 23 9 5 9 36 22 23 5 11 7 26 25 15 58
14 Bradford City 46 14 16 16 53 55 23 6 10 7 29 29 23 8 6 9 24 26 -2 58
15 Colchester United 46 14 13 19 48 60 23 6 9 8 25 28 23 8 4 11 23 32 -12 55
16 Walsall 46 14 12 20 47 60 23 10 5 8 30 29 23 4 7 12 17 31 -13 54
17 Hartlepool United 46 14 12 20 44 64 23 9 7 7 24 26 23 5 5 13 20 38 -20 54
18 Rochdale 46 12 17 17 51 59 23 7 11 5 28 23 23 5 6 12 23 36 -8 53
19 Harrogate Town 46 14 11 21 64 75 23 6 7 10 32 36 23 8 4 11 32 39 -11 53
20 Carlisle United 46 14 11 21 39 62 23 8 7 8 19 23 23 6 4 13 20 39 -23 53
21 Stevenage 46 11 14 21 45 68 23 9 6 8 29 30 23 2 8 13 16 38 -23 47
22 Barrow 46 10 14 22 44 57 23 5 9 9 25 28 23 5 5 13 19 29 -13 44
23 Oldham Athletic 46 9 11 26 46 75 23 5 4 14 29 42 23 4 7 12 17 33 -29 38
24 Scunthorpe United 46 4 14 28 29 90 23 3 7 13 15 36 23 1 7 15 14 54 -61 26
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 Wigan Athletic 46 27 11 8 82 44 23 13 5 5 36 22 23 14 6 3 46 22 38 92
2 Rotherham United 46 27 9 10 70 33 23 15 3 5 43 22 23 12 6 5 27 11 37 90
3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 26 11 9 78 44 23 13 5 5 34 21 23 13 6 4 44 23 34 89
4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 13 9 78 50 23 16 5 2 48 18 23 8 8 7 30 32 28 85
5 Sunderland 46 24 12 10 79 53 23 16 3 4 49 19 23 8 9 6 30 34 26 84
6 Wycombe Wanderers 46 23 14 9 75 51 23 14 5 4 39 26 23 9 9 5 36 25 24 83
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 23 11 12 68 48 23 14 4 5 32 19 23 9 7 7 36 29 20 80
8 Oxford United 46 22 10 14 82 59 23 13 6 4 47 27 23 9 4 10 35 32 23 76
9 Bolton Wanderers 46 21 10 15 74 57 23 12 7 4 45 26 23 9 3 11 29 31 17 73
10 Portsmouth 46 20 13 13 68 51 23 14 5 4 46 25 23 6 8 9 22 26 17 73
11 Ipswich Town 46 18 16 12 67 46 23 11 9 3 38 22 23 7 7 9 29 24 21 70
12 Accrington Stanley 46 17 10 19 61 80 23 12 6 5 41 33 23 5 4 14 20 47 -19 61
13 Charlton Athletic 46 17 8 21 55 59 23 10 4 9 32 28 23 7 4 12 23 31 -4 59
14 Cambridge United 46 15 13 18 56 74 23 8 8 7 28 29 23 7 5 11 28 45 -18 58
15 Cheltenham Town 46 13 17 16 66 80 23 10 7 6 33 30 23 3 10 10 33 50 -14 56
16 Burton Albion 46 14 11 21 51 67 23 10 6 7 34 26 23 4 5 14 17 41 -16 53
17 Lincoln City 46 14 10 22 55 63 23 7 5 11 25 29 23 7 5 11 30 34 -8 52
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 14 20 47 51 23 9 7 7 30 25 23 3 7 13 17 26 -4 50
19 Morecambe 46 10 12 24 57 88 23 7 8 8 33 35 23 3 4 16 24 53 -31 42
20 Fleetwood Town 46 8 16 22 62 82 23 5 8 10 33 37 23 3 8 12 29 45 -20 40
21 Gillingham 46 8 16 22 35 69 23 4 8 11 13 36 23 4 8 11 22 33 -34 40
22 Doncaster Rovers 46 10 8 28 37 82 23 7 3 13 20 32 23 3 5 15 17 50 -45 38
23 AFC Wimbledon 46 6 19 21 49 75 23 2 14 7 27 34 23 4 5 14 22 41 -26 37
24 Crewe Alexandra 46 7 8 31 37 83 23 5 5 13 22 40 23 2 3 18 15 43 -46 29

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 7
2 Sheffield Wednesday 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 7
3 Bristol Rovers 3 2 0 1 6 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 6
4 Peterborough United 3 2 0 1 6 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 6
5 Plymouth Argyle 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 6
6 Cambridge United 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
7 Derby County 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
8 Bolton Wanderers 3 1 2 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 5
9 Portsmouth 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 5
10 Accrington Stanley 3 1 2 0 7 6 2 0 2 0 6 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
11 Exeter City 3 1 1 1 6 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 4
12 Fleetwood Town 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
13 Forest Green Rovers 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 4
14 Charlton Athletic 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
15 Shrewsbury Town 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
16 Port Vale 3 1 1 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 -3 4
17 Lincoln City 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
18 Wycombe Wanderers 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -1 3
19 Barnsley 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 -1 3
20 Oxford United 3 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 -1 3
21 Morecambe 3 0 2 1 1 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 2
22 Burton Albion 3 0 1 2 4 11 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 1 1 4 7 -7 1
23 Cheltenham Town 3 0 0 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 -4 0
24 Milton Keynes Dons 3 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 -5 0

More from England - League One

Read more about League One

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.