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Exeter City v Northampton Town : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 14th Feb, 15:00 BST, St James Park, Exeter

Northampton Town pay League One counterparts Exeter City a visit on Saturday afternoon, as Kevin Nolan guides his team into an away clash with Gary Caldwell & co. at the St James Park. In this preview you'll find odds for seventeen different markets, alongside bespoke data that updates as you explore. Our predictions run off the last 20 matches, so all statistics are shown for each side's last 20 too. Home, away and overall records can be found, while there's also head-to-head history towards the bottom of the page.


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In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Exeter
49%
--
Draw
27%
--
Northampton
25%
--
Exeter 1-0
13%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Exeter 2-0
10%
--
Exeter 2-1
9%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Northampton 1-0
9%
--
Northampton 2-1
6%
--
Exeter 3-0
5%
--
Exeter 3-1
4%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Northampton 2-0
4%
--
Exeter 3-2
2%
--
Northampton 3-1
2%
--
Exeter 4-0
2%
--
Exeter 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
43%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
57%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
42%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
47%
--
BTTS - No
53%
--
BTTS - Home Win
19%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
10%
--
Home/draw
75%
--
Away/draw
51%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
69%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
31%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
22%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
--
Home DNB
67%
--
Away DNB
43%
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Exeter win to nil
30%
--
Northampton win to nil
14%
--
Win / draw / win League One table

Exeter have played 28 matches so far this season and lay in 13th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 13 games against teams below in the table, having won 6, drawn 1 and lost 6 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 5 fixtures. Exeter have outscored their opponents by 33 goals to 26 goals.

Home League Performance

Exeter have played 13 games at home winning 7, drawing 2 and losing 4 games. They have scored 20 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and conceded 12 goals at home.

Northampton are in 23rd position in the League One on 30 points having played 29 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

9 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 24 goals and kept 4 clean sheets. They have scored 12 goals in total and failed to score in 7 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

28 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 15 games, drawn 5 and won 8. Northampton have conceded 38 goals, scored 26, failed to score in 11 fixtures and have kept 8 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Exeter
Northampton
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff2918652360 
Mar 14
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-3A
Apr 25
2
Lincoln2917751958 
Mar 10
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
Feb 17
3
Bolton30141061152 
Feb 28
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
4
Stockport291577752 
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 17
5
Bradford281477549 
May 2
l
 
1-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 3
6
Huddersfield30146101148 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
7
Luton2912611442 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 17
l
 
0-1A
Apr 11
8
Stevenage281198342 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1A
Feb 7
l
 
2-0A
9
Wycombe2910109540 
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-0A
10
Reading2810108440 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
11
Mansfield271089638 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 7
w
 
2-1A
Mar 21
12
Peterborough2912215-238 
w
 
3-0F
Feb 21
Feb 28
l
 
2-1A
13
Exeter2811413337 
-
-
w
 
2-0F
Feb 14
14
Barnsley261079-137 
w
 
3-0F
Mar 7
Mar 28
d
 
2-2F
15
Plymouth2911414-637 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 11
May 2
w
 
0-3F
16
AFC Wim2810513-735 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-1F
Mar 7
17
Doncaster299614-1333 
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
Apr 18
w
 
1-2A
18
Blackpool299515-732 
w
 
4-1F
Apr 3
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
19
L Orient299515-932 
Mar 28
l
 
2-1F
Feb 21
w
 
0-1F
20
Wigan2871011-531 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 21
Apr 6
l
 
3-1A
21
Rotherham288713-931 
l
 
0-4A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-1F
22
Burton298714-1231 
-
Apr 25
Mar 14
l
 
5-1A
23
Northampton298615-1230 
Feb 14
l
 
2-0A
-
-
24
Port Vale275616-1821 
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-3F
Feb 24
d
 
0-00-0
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
7
Northampton have not won in 7 consecutive away league games
Exeter 20TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
Northampton 19TH
20 league games
Away
7
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Exeter since 2013
Exeter
Northampton
Goals: Scored
10
16
Games: Scored
5 / 10
8 / 10
Clean sheets
2 / 10
5 / 10
EXE
2
D
3
NHT
5
League games at Northampton since 2012
Northampton
Exeter
Goals: Scored
18
7
Games: Scored
10 / 10
5 / 10
Clean sheets
5 / 10
0 / 10
EXE
2
D
1
NHT
7
Goal Statistics

Exeter City's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Northampton Town have conceded in each of their last 5 League One matches. A PG of 1.5 for G. Caldwell's side suggests that run should continue.

Exeter 20th Northampton 19th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Exeter will score 1 or more goals
0
39%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 76% probability of Northampton scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
=0
Exeter’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+4
Northampton’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Exeter
PG (predicted goals)
Northampton
1.5
1
Attack rating
18%
better
EXE
NHT
view stats
Games scored19
17
Failed to score9
12
Scored first14
10
Goals scored33
26
Avg. goals scored1.2
0.9
Avg. shots per game7
6
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for16
14
Avg. XG for1.2
1.1
KickOff rating
+18%
Defence rating
9%
better
EXE
NHT
view stats
Games conceded19
20
Clean sheets9
9
Conceded first14
15
Goals conceded30
38
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against13%
14%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.5
KickOff rating
+9%

Exeter v Northampton League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Exeter League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
281087
J WhitworthJ WarehamI NiskanenJ Doyle-Hayes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Whitworth GLK28
4
-
E Brierley MID2813
4
-
I Niskanen MID2818
4
-
J Wareham FWD28101
5
-
J Fitzwater DEF2711
5
-
J McMillan DEF261
3
-
J Aitchison MID2613
3
-
P Sweeney DEF222
5
-
R Cole MID2243
2
-
J Doyle-Hayes MID201
7
-
J Magennis FWD204
3
-
E Turns DEF19
1
-
S Cox FWD181
3
-
A. Higgins FWD161
-
L Woodhouse DEF1511
1
-
K McDonald MID111
-
D Andrew DEF10
1
-
L. Oakes MID10
1
-
E Francis MID9
-
C Mendes FWD91
-
J Yfeko DEF8
1
-
S Swinkels DEF7
2
-
T. Dean MID5
1
-
R Rydel DEF41
-
Northampton League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
26545
T TaylorT EavesD CampbellT Taylor
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Taylor MID272
5
-
D Campbell MID264
1
-
S Hoskins FWD254
3
-
N Guinness-Walker DEF2422
1
-
C McCarthy DEF2312
4
-
E List FWD231
1
-
M Dyche DEF222
-
E. Wheatley FWD2231
4
-
K Simon-Swyer FWD221
1
-
R Fitzsimons GLK21
1
-
T Fornah MID201
3
-
J. Perkins MID2012
2
1
T Eaves FWD1951
-
J Thorniley DEF181
5
-
C McGeehan  MID1841
3
-
M. Forbes DEF1711
1
-
J Burroughs DEF16
1
-
J Wormleighton DEF14
2
-
J Willis DEF131
-
J Vale FWD11
-
K Edwards FWD10
-
J Guthrie DEF911
-
L Burge GLK8
-
M Jacobs FWD8
-