Reading vs Exeter City

League One 1 Jan 2024, 15:00
Reading
Reading
3–2
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Exeter City
Exeter City
🏟 Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading, Berkshire) 👤 A. Backhouse Round 26

Match report

Reading edged past Exeter City 3-2 in the League One on 1 January 2024.

Reading had 14 shots to Exeter City's 8.

The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading, Berkshire), with A. Backhouse in charge.

Half-time 2-1 Possession 48% - 52% Shots 14 - 8 On target 2 - 2 Corners 0 - 4 Fouls 7 - 9 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Harvey Knibbs
Reading · 1 goal
7 Femi Azeez 1 goal
7 Zak Jules 1 goal
7 Dion Rankine 1 goal
7 Tyler Bindon 81 passes (86% accurate)
First half vs second half
Reading stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–4 9–4
Shots On Goal 1–1 1–1
Ball Possession 57–43 —
Corners 0–3 0–1
Attacks 49–36 46–55
Match statistics
4 Substitution 3
95 Attacks 91
31 Dangerous Attacks 55
3 On Target 2
12 Off Target 6
14 Shots Total 8
2 Shots On Goal 2
8 Shots Off Goal 1
4 Shots Blocked 5
8 Shots Inside Box 5
6 Shots Outside Box 3
7 Fouls 9
0 Corners 4
2 Offsides 1
48% Ball Possession 52%
2 Yellow Cards 0
474 Passes Total 502
360 Passes Accurate 383
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Reading · 4-1-4-1
1 D. Button
2 C. Mola 24 T. Bindon 32 N. Abbey 20 J. Dorsett
36 M. Craig
11 F. Azeez 29 L. Wing 7 H. Knibbs 42 C. Vickers
10 S. Smith
Exeter City · 3-4-3
1 V. Sinisalo
39 C. Diabate 5 A. Hartridge 3 Z. Jules
16 H. Kite 6 T. Carroll 12 R. Cole 14 I. Niskanen
21 D. Rankine 11 J. Scott 29 J. Aitchison
Reading
Coach
Rubén Sellés
Substitutes
  • 12 Paul Mukairu
  • 27 Amadou Salif Mbengue
  • 8 Charlie Savage
  • 4 Ben Elliott
  • 22 Joel Pereira
  • 6 Harlee Dean
  • 15 Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
Exeter City
Coach
G. Caldwell
Substitutes
  • 26 Pierce Sweeney
  • 19 Sonny Cox
  • 23 Kyle Taylor
  • 30 Shaun MacDonald
  • 41 Pedro Borges
  • 47 Jake Richards
  • 18 David Perkins
Substitutions
  • 57' ↑ P. Mukairu ↓ C. Vickers Reading
  • 61' ↑ P. Sweeney ↓ H. Kite Exeter City
  • 61' ↑ S. Cox ↓ J. Scott Exeter City
  • 74' ↑ C. Savage ↓ M. Craig Reading
  • 74' ↑ A. Mbengue ↓ C. Mola Reading
  • 88' ↑ K. Taylor ↓ I. Niskanen Exeter City
  • 90' ↑ B. Elliott ↓ O. Azeez Reading
Cards
  • 42' M. Craig Reading
  • 81' J. R. Dorsett A. Reading
Head-to-head
Reading 3 3 draws 1 Exeter City
2026-01-27 Reading vs Exeter 2 - 2
2025-10-11 Exeter vs Reading 1 - 1
2025-03-04 Reading vs Exeter City 0 - 0
2024-10-22 Exeter City vs Reading 1 - 2
2024-01-01 Reading vs Exeter City 3 - 2
2023-09-19 Exeter City vs Reading 0 - 9
Recent form
Reading D D L W D
Exeter City D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Reading vs Exeter City?
Reading won 3-2 against Exeter City on 1 January 2024.
Who won Reading vs Exeter City?
Reading won the match 3-2.
Where was Reading vs Exeter City played?
The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading, Berkshire).
Who had more possession in Reading vs Exeter City?
Exeter City had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.