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

Tue 27th Jan, 20:00 BST, Madejski Stadium, Reading

The League One is the focus for both Reading and Exeter City on Tuesday night, as managers Leam Richardson and Gary Caldwell go head to head at the Madejski Stadium. For every League One preview, KickOff explores the stats for all of the biggest markets. Key stats, including head-to-head results, are then published alongside odds from leading bookmakers.


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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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Reading
48%
--
Draw
29%
--
Exeter
23%
--
Reading 1-0
16%
--
Draw 0-0
13%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Reading 2-0
10%
--
Exeter 1-0
10%
--
Reading 2-1
8%
--
Exeter 2-1
5%
--
Reading 3-0
4%
--
Exeter 2-0
4%
--
Reading 3-1
3%
--
Draw 2-2
3%
--
Reading 4-0
1%
--
Reading 3-2
1%
--
Exeter 3-1
1%
--
Reading 4-1
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
34%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
66%
--
Home 1st Goal
53%
--
Away 1st Goal
39%
--
No 1st Goal
9%
--
BTTS - Yes
39%
--
BTTS - No
61%
--
BTTS - Home Win
15%
--
BTTS - Draw
16%
--
BTTS - Away Win
8%
--
Home/draw
77%
--
Away/draw
52%
--
Home/away
71%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
61%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
39%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
15%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
85%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
87%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
13%
--
Home DNB
69%
--
Away DNB
43%
--
Reading win to nil
33%
--
Exeter win to nil
15%
--
Win / draw / win League One table

Reading have played 24 matches so far this season and lay in 9th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 15 games against teams below in the table, having won 6, drawn 6 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have scored in every game. Reading have outscored their opponents by 32 goals to 25 goals.

Home League Performance

Reading have played 13 games at home winning 7, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored 16 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 12 goals at home.

Exeter are in 14th position in the League One on 30 points having played 24 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

9 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 15 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 6 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 2 and won 6. Exeter have conceded 13 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 6 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Reading
Exeter
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff2516451852 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1F
Mar 14
l
 
1-0A
2
Lincoln2514651448 
Apr 6
l
 
2-0A
Mar 10
w
 
0-1F
3
Bradford241374946 
Feb 28
l
 
2-0A
May 2
l
 
1-0A
4
Stockport251267442 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
5
Huddersfield2611691039 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 3
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2A
6
Bolton251096739 
Feb 17
d
 
1-1A
Feb 28
l
 
2-1F
7
Luton251159538 
w
 
3-2F
Mar 7
w
 
1-0F
Mar 17
8
Stevenage231076737 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 21
Jan 17
l
 
2-1A
9
Reading24987435 
-
-
d
 
1-1A
Jan 27
10
Peterborough2511212-135 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-0F
Feb 21
11
Wycombe25898433 
Feb 14
d
 
2-2A
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
12
Mansfield23959332 
d
 
1-1A
-
l
 
1-2A
Feb 7
13
AFC Wim249411-631 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 7
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
14
Exeter249312230 
Jan 27
d
 
1-1F
-
-
15
Wigan24798-130 
Mar 28
Feb 10
d
 
1-1A
Mar 21
16
Plymouth259313-730 
Mar 14
w
 
1-4F
w
 
2-0F
Apr 11
17
Barnsley21858029 
Jan 24
l
 
3-2A
w
 
3-0F
Mar 7
18
L Orient258512-629 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 17
Mar 28
l
 
2-1F
19
Blackpool258512-629 
May 2
w
 
0-3F
w
 
4-1F
Apr 3
20
Northampton248511-629 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
Feb 14
l
 
2-0A
21
Burton247611-1127 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 17
-
Apr 25
22
Rotherham246612-1324 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
Jan 31
l
 
1-0A
23
Doncaster246513-1723 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
24
Port Vale234613-1318 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 21
l
 
0-2A
Jan 24
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Reading 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
Exeter 20TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Reading since 2024
Reading
Exeter
Goals: Scored
3
2
Games: Scored
1 / 2
1 / 2
Clean sheets
1 / 2
1 / 2
RDG
1
D
1
League games at Exeter since 2023
Exeter
Reading
Goals: Scored
4
4
Games: Scored
3 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
0 / 3
RDG
1
D
1
EXE
1
Goal Statistics
Reading 10th Exeter 20th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
4+
There is a 64% probability that Reading will score no more than 1 goal
0
46%
1
36%
2
14%
3
4+
There is a 82% probability of Exeter scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-8
Reading’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-31
Exeter have scored 31% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Reading
PG (predicted goals)
Exeter
1.3
0.8
Attack rating
%
better
RDG
EXE
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
RDG
EXE
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Reading League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24845
L WingL WingL WingD Kyerewaa
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Savage MID2421
4
-
L Wing MID2484
2
-
K Doyle MID2332
2
-
D Kyerewaa MID2333
5
-
J Pereira GLK21
-
J Dorsett DEF211
2
-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD203
4
-
K Abrefa DEF192
2
-
F Burns DEF17
3
-
M O’Mahony FWD16
1
-
D Williams DEF151
3
-
A Yiadom DEF14
4
-
M Jacob DEF14
4
-
P O'Connor DEF14
2
-
L Fraser MID141
-
J Marriott FWD1483
-
P Lane FWD1311
1
-
M Ritchie MID124
5
-
M Camará MID111
1
-
G. Garcia DEF91
1
-
A. Ahmed DEF9
3
-
B Elliott MID8
1
-
M Stickland DEF4
1
-
J Stevens GLK3
-
B Tuma FWD1
-
Exeter League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24876
J WhitworthJ WarehamI NiskanenJ Doyle-Hayes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Whitworth GLK24
2
-
J McMillan DEF241
3
-
E Brierley MID243
3
-
I Niskanen MID2417
3
-
J Wareham FWD2481
4
-
J Fitzwater DEF2311
5
-
J Aitchison MID221
2
-
P Sweeney DEF181
5
-
R Cole MID1842
2
-
E Turns DEF17
1
-
J Doyle-Hayes MID171
6
-
J Magennis FWD164
1
-
S Cox FWD151
2
-
A. Higgins FWD151
-
L Woodhouse DEF111
-
K McDonald MID111
-
D Andrew DEF10
1
-
E Francis MID9
-
J Yfeko DEF7
1
-
S Swinkels DEF7
2
-
L. Oakes MID6
1
-
C Mendes FWD6
-
T. Dean MID5
1
-
R Rydel DEF41
-