Exeter City vs Reading

League One 22 Oct 2024, 18:45
Exeter City
Exeter City
1–2
HT 0–2
FULL TIME
Reading
Reading
🏟 St James Park (Exeter, Devon) 👤 S. Purkiss Round 13

Match report

Reading edged past Exeter City 2-1 in the League One on 22 October 2024.

Exeter City dominated possession with 62% of the ball and had 12 shots to Reading's 8.

The match was played at St James Park (Exeter, Devon), with S. Purkiss in charge.

Half-time 0-2 Possession 62% - 38% Shots 12 - 8 On target 4 - 5 Corners 5 - 4 Fouls 6 - 10 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Millenic Alli
Exeter City · 1 assist
7 Ilmari Niskanen 1 goal
7 Michael Craig 1 goal
7 Jayden Wareham 1 goal
7 Joe Whitworth 3 saves
First half vs second half
Exeter City stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–6 9–2
Shots On Goal 0–3 4–2
Ball Possession 57–43 —
Corners 2–3 3–1
Attacks 49–45 31–22
Match statistics
5 Corners 4
3 Substitution 4
80 Attacks 67
1 Attacks 2
1 Attacks 2
1 Attacks 2
44 Dangerous Attacks 36
4 On Target 5
0 On Target 1
9 Off Target 4
12 Shots Total 8
4 Shots On Goal 5
6 Shots Off Goal 1
2 Shots Blocked 2
8 Shots Inside Box 5
4 Shots Outside Box 3
6 Fouls 10
4 Corners 3
1 Offsides 2
62% Ball Possession 38%
1 Yellow Cards 0
3 Saves 3
415 Passes Total 257
346 Passes Accurate 193
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Exeter City · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Whitworth
2 J. McMillan 26 P. Sweeney 4 T. Crama 15 J. Yfeko
6 R. Woods 8 E. Francis
14 I. Niskanen 10 J. Aitchison 29 M. Carayol
19 S. Cox
Reading · 4-3-3
22 J. Pereira
5 M. Craig 24 T. Bindon 27 A. Mbengue 30 A. Garcia
7 H. Knibbs 29 L. Wing 8 C. Savage
20 C. Campbell 19 J. Wareham 9 K. Ehibhatiomhan
Exeter City
Coach
G. Caldwell
Substitutes
  • 11 Millenic Alli
  • 27 Josh Magennis
  • 20 Kami Doyle
  • 37 Shaun MacDonald
  • 5 Jack Fitzwater
  • 3 Ben Purrington
  • 31 Jay Bird
Reading
Coach
Rubén Sellés
Substitutes
  • 10 Sam Smith
  • 37 Adrian Akande
  • 6 Harlee Dean
  • 4 Ben Elliott
  • 1 David Button
  • 39 Ashqar Ahmed
  • 28 Mamadi Camara
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Magennis ↓ S. Cox Exeter City
  • 46' ↑ M. Alli ↓ M. Carayol Exeter City
  • 55' ↑ K. Doyle ↓ E. Francis Exeter City
  • 60' ↑ A. Akande ↓ C. Campbell Reading
  • 60' ↑ S. Smith ↓ J. Wareham Reading
  • 69' ↑ H. Dean ↓ A. Garcia Reading
  • 69' ↑ B. Elliott ↓ C. Savage Reading
  • 82' ↑ Mamadi Camará ↓ K. Ehibhatiomhan Reading
  • 86' ↑ J. Bird ↓ R. Woods Exeter City
Cards
  • 55' R. Woods Exeter City
  • 77' A. S. Mbengue Reading
Head-to-head
Exeter City 1 3 draws 3 Reading
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
Exeter City W D D W D
Reading D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Exeter City vs Reading?
Exeter City lost 1-2 against Reading on 22 October 2024.
Who won Exeter City vs Reading?
Reading won the match 2-1.
Where was Exeter City vs Reading played?
The match was played at St James Park (Exeter, Devon).
Who had more possession in Exeter City vs Reading?
Exeter City had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.