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

Sat 11th Oct, 15:00 BST, St James Park, Exeter

Reading, led by manager Allan Dybczak, visit Gary Caldwell and his Exeter City side at the St James Park on Saturday afternoon in the League One. We've analysed both sides' last 20 League One matches, as well as baseline data within the competition and the betting market, to generate our match predictions. All the statistics, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The KickOff predictive algorithm suggests there is a 77% chance of Exeter and Reading scoring a minimum of two goals in this League One tie. Recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records are included in the calculation , and it would appear that the bookies are predicting the same. This over 1.5 goals tip is available with best odds of 1.29.

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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Exeter are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 45% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.50.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Exeter
45%
2.50
5%
2.50
4%
Draw
25%
3.503.50
3%
Reading
30%
2.70
4%
2.70
6%
Draw 1-1
12%
6.506.00
Exeter 1-0
9%
9.00
6%
8.00
7%
Exeter 2-1
9%
10.00
5%
8.50
Exeter 2-0
7%
13.00
8%
11.00
10%
Reading 1-0
7%
9.008.50
Reading 2-1
7%
10.009.00
5%
Draw 0-0
6%
11.009.00
Draw 2-2
6%
13.00
13%
11.00
Exeter 3-1
5%
21.00
11%
15.00
Reading 2-0
5%
13.00
13%
12.00
8%
Exeter 3-0
4%
26.00
13%
19.00
Exeter 3-2
3%
29.0021.00
Reading 3-1
3%
21.00
9%
17.00
Reading 3-2
2%
29.0021.00
Exeter 4-1
2%
41.0029.00
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
1.951.85
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
1.851.85
Home 1st Goal
51%
1.911.95
2%
Away 1st Goal
46%
2.00
2%
2.05
2%
No 1st Goal
3%
11.009.00
BTTS - Yes
57%
1.751.70
2%
BTTS - No
43%
2.002.05
BTTS - Home Win
22%
5.00
5%
4.50
2%
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.504.33
3%
BTTS - Away Win
16%
5.00
9%
4.80
4%
Home/draw
70%
1.44
3%
1.44
3%
Away/draw
55%
1.50
2%
1.53
1%
Home/away
75%
1.291.30
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
1.291.29
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
3.503.40
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
3.403.10
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
1.301.33
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
6.505.75
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1.111.11
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
15.0011.00
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1.031.03
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1.051.05
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
11.009.50
6%
Home DNB
62%
1.83
6%
1.75
3%
Away DNB
47%
1.83
9%
1.95
5%
Exeter win to nil
23%
4.33
8%
-
Reading win to nil
15%
4.50
10%
-
Exeter / Exeter
20%
4.003.90
4%
Exeter / Reading
3%
26.00
10%
21.00
9%
Exeter / Draw
6%
13.0012.00
Draw / Exeter
14%
6.005.75
5%
Draw / Reading
13%
6.506.00
8%
Draw / Draw
15%
5.505.00
4%
Reading / Exeter
3%
26.0021.00
Reading / Reading
19%
4.33
4%
4.20
7%
Reading / Draw
6%
13.00
13%
12.00
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Win / draw / win League One table

Exeter have played 11 matches so far this season and lay in 17th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 4 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 0 and lost 1 match. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Both Exeter and Reading have scored 11 goals this season.

Home League Performance

Exeter have played 5 games at home winning 2, drawing 0 and losing 3 games. They have scored 8 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 6 goals at home.

Reading are in 19th position in the League One on 10 points having played 10 matches so far this season. Reading are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 1 of those game.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 9 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 6 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 3 and won 2. Reading have conceded 13 goals, scored 9, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Exeter
Reading
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Stevenage10811925 
Jan 17
l
 
2-1A
Nov 6
Mar 21
2
Bradford11731724 
May 2
Nov 29
Feb 28
Dec 13
3
Cardiff117221023 
Mar 14
Dec 26
Apr 18
Oct 18
4
Lincoln11632721 
Jan 10
w
 
0-1F
Apr 6
l
 
2-0A
5
AFC Wim11704421 
Dec 9
Dec 29
l
 
1-2A
Feb 7
6
Huddersfield11614419 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 4
l
 
0-2A
Apr 3
7
Stockport11542319 
Apr 18
Oct 18
Jan 4
d
 
1-1A
8
Barnsley10523217 
Dec 20
Mar 7
Jan 24
l
 
3-2A
9
Bolton11452517 
Feb 28
Dec 13
Feb 17
d
 
1-1A
10
Doncaster11524-117 
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
Oct 25
Apr 11
11
Luton11515116 
Jan 1
Mar 17
Dec 18
Mar 7
12
Mansfield11434215 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 7
d
 
1-1A
Jan 10
13
Northampton10424-114 
Feb 14
l
 
2-0A
Oct 21
Jan 31
14
Wigan11344-113 
Nov 8
Mar 21
Mar 28
Nov 15
15
Plymouth11416-313 
Oct 23
Apr 11
Mar 14
Dec 26
16
Port Vale11335012 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 24
w
 
1-0F
Feb 21
17
Exeter11407-112 
-
-
Jan 27
Oct 11
18
L Orient11326-611 
Mar 28
Nov 15
w
 
2-1F
Jan 17
19
Reading10244-410 
Oct 11
Jan 27
-
-
20
Burton10235-89 
Nov 22
Apr 25
Jan 1
Mar 17
21
Wycombe11236-29 
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
Feb 14
d
 
2-2A
22
Rotherham10226-68 
Jan 31
l
 
1-0A
Nov 22
Apr 25
23
Blackpool11227-98 
w
 
4-1F
Apr 3
May 2
Nov 29
24
Peterborough11218-127 
w
 
3-0F
Feb 21
Dec 9
Dec 29
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
Reading have not won in 5 consecutive away league games
Exeter 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Exeter0 - 1Huddersfield
Exeter0 - 2Port Vale
Exeter3 - 0Peterborough
Exeter1 - 2Mansfield
Exeter4 - 1Blackpool
Exeter3 - 1Huddersfield
Exeter0 - 0Burton
Exeter1 - 1Wigan
Exeter0 - 2Stockport
Exeter0 - 2Wrexham
Exeter2 - 0Mansfield
Exeter2 - 0Shrewsbury
Exeter1 - 1Northampton
Exeter2 - 6L Orient
Exeter1 - 3Blackpool
Exeter1 - 2Bolton
Exeter4 - 4Crawley
Exeter3 - 1Bristol R
Exeter1 - 2Barnsley
Exeter2 - 2Wycombe
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
7
D
2
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AExeter1 - 0Lincoln
HExeter0 - 1Huddersfield
AExeter1 - 2Stevenage
HExeter0 - 2Port Vale
AExeter0 - 1Rotherham
HExeter3 - 0Peterborough
AExeter0 - 2Northampton
AExeter1 - 0Wycombe
HExeter1 - 2Mansfield
HExeter4 - 1Blackpool
AExeter0 - 1Doncaster
AExeter0 - 3Mansfield
HExeter3 - 1Huddersfield
AExeter1 - 3Crawley
HExeter0 - 0Burton
AExeter2 - 1Bristol R
HExeter1 - 1Wigan
HExeter0 - 2Stockport
AExeter2 - 1Barnsley
HExeter0 - 2Wrexham
Reading 19TH
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
9
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Stockport1 - 1Reading
Barnsley3 - 2Reading
Wycombe2 - 2Reading
Bolton1 - 1Reading
Lincoln2 - 0Reading
Bristol R0 - 2Reading
Mansfield1 - 5Reading
Northampton0 - 0Reading
Shrewsbury1 - 3Reading
Blackpool3 - 0Reading
Crawley1 - 1Reading
Wigan1 - 2Reading
Huddersfield0 - 0Reading
Burton3 - 2Reading
L Orient2 - 0Reading
Charlton0 - 0Reading
Cambridge1 - 3Reading
Lincoln2 - 0Reading
Wycombe1 - 1Reading
Barnsley2 - 2Reading
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HReading1 - 1Mansfield
AReading1 - 1Stockport
HReading2 - 1L Orient
AReading2 - 3Barnsley
HReading1 - 0Port Vale
AReading2 - 2Wycombe
AReading1 - 1Bolton
HReading1 - 2AFC Wim
HReading0 - 2Huddersfield
AReading0 - 2Lincoln
HReading2 - 4Barnsley
AReading2 - 0Bristol R
AReading5 - 1Mansfield
HReading0 - 1Lincoln
AReading0 - 0Northampton
AReading3 - 1Shrewsbury
HReading1 - 0Wycombe
AReading0 - 3Blackpool
HReading3 - 1Peterborough
HReading1 - 1Stevenage
Goal Statistics
Exeter 17th Reading 19th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 79% probability that Exeter will score 1 or more goals
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Reading will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+16
Exeter have scored 16% more goals at home than predicted
+21
Reading have scored 21% more goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Exeter
PG (predicted goals)
Reading
1.6
1.3
Attack rating
EXE
RDG
7%
better
view stats
Games scored6
8
Failed to score5
2
Scored first4
2
Goals scored11
11
Avg. goals scored1
1.1
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
14
Avg. XG for1.1
0.9
KickOff rating
+7%
Defence rating
22%
better
EXE
RDG
view stats
Games conceded8
9
Clean sheets3
1
Conceded first7
8
Goals conceded12
15
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
6
Conversion rate against13%
16%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.4
KickOff rating
+22%

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

Exeter League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11434
J WhitworthJ MagennisI NiskanenJ Fitzwater
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Whitworth GLK11
1
-
J McMillan DEF11
1
-
J Fitzwater DEF1111
4
-
E Turns DEF11
1
-
E Brierley MID11
1
-
I Niskanen MID113
2
-
J Wareham FWD1121
1
-
J Magennis FWD104
1
-
J Doyle-Hayes MID91
3
-
J Aitchison MID9
1
-
S Cox FWD91
1
-
R Cole MID711
1
-
P Sweeney DEF5
-
D Andrew DEF5
-
E Francis MID5
-
R Rydel DEF41
-
S Swinkels DEF4
1
-
T. Dean MID4
1
-
J Yfeko DEF3
-
K McDonald MID31
-
A. Higgins FWD3
-
L Woodhouse DEF2
-
C. Cummins MID1
-
C Mendes FWD1
-
Reading League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10423
J PereiraJ MarriottL WingF Burns
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Pereira GLK10
-
F Burns DEF10
3
-
M Jacob DEF10
3
-
D Kyerewaa MID1011
3
-
C Savage MID101
3
-
L Wing MID1022
1
-
K Doyle MID91
1
-
L Fraser MID81
-
P Lane FWD81
1
-
M O’Mahony FWD8
1
-
A. Ahmed DEF7
3
-
J Dorsett DEF7
-
K Abrefa DEF72
-
M Camará MID71
1
-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD7
1
-
D Williams DEF6
2
-
B Elliott MID6
1
-
J Marriott FWD541
-
M Stickland DEF4
1
-
G. Garcia DEF41
1
-
M Ritchie MID32
2
-