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Reading vs Exeter City
27 Jan 2026, 20:00 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
Charles BreakspearLeague One 2025/2026 · 14 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
ReadingMin
Exeter City- 14′⚽
P. Sweeney 0-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: R. Cole
Right foot shot
- ⚽
Will Keane 1-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Haydon Roberts
Right foot shot
45+1′ - 58′⇄
J. Aitchison
Substitution
Off: R. Cole
- 59′⇄
Timur Tuterov
Substitution
Off: S. Cox
- 64′⇄
J. Yfeko
Substitution
Off: J. McMillan
- ⇄
Paddy Lane
Substitution
Off: Daniel Kyerewaa
67′ Jeriel Dorsett
Yellowcard
Time wasting
69′- 74′
Luca Woodhouse
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⚽
Paudie O'Connor 2-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Lewis Wing
Left foot shot
75′ - ⇄
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
Substitution
Off: Will Keane
77′ - 77′⇄
Joshua Brendan David Magennis
Substitution
Off: Jayden Wareham
- 77′⇄
Ed Turns
Substitution
Off: P. Sweeney
Paudie O'Connor
Yellowcard
Time wasting
78′Haydon Roberts
Yellowcard
Foul
79′- ⇄
Andy Yiadom
Substitution
Off: Kamari Doyle
87′ - ⇄
Liam Fraser
Substitution
Off: Jack Marriott
88′ - 90+3′⚽
Luca Woodhouse 2-2
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
Ryan Nyambe
Yellowcard
Foul
90+6′- 90+11′
Timur Tuterov
Yellowcard
Simulation
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.07 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.46 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7.84 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.78 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.45 | |
| 67 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.52 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.65 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 6.88 | |
| 87 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.61 | |
| 77 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 7.04 | |
| 88 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6.44 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 13 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.28 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.44 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Reading
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Match stats
24 Jan 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Barnsley · 2025/2026
Exeter City
Latest: Port Vale · 3–1
Match stats
24 Jan 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Port Vale · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Reading’s ground: 3 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Reading’s home games with Exeter City’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Reading
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Exeter City
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Reading
Exeter City
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Reading
Exeter City
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Reading
Exeter City
Previous meetings
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