Reading v Exeter City result

Full-time · Reading 0–0 Exeter City

League One · Tue, 04 Mar 2025 20:00 GMT · Select Car Leasing Stadium

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Reading 0–0 Exeter City — this League One match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Reading and Exeter City drew 0–0 at Select Car Leasing Stadium in League One on Tuesday 4 March. Reading are unbeaten in their last seven matches in all competitions. Exeter City are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Reading 0.00, Exeter City 0.00, from 10 shots to 11 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

R. Eley showed five yellow cards — against 3.4 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Exeter City: Joshua Magennis (41’), Ben Purrington (52’), Caleb Watts (53’), Jack Aitchison (57’) and A. MacDonald (90+8’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, E. Turns (Exeter City) 6.8, Ryan Trevitt (Exeter City) 5.6 and Charlie Savage (Reading) 3.9 led the match.

Next up

Reading next host Leyton Orient on 21 October 2026.

Exeter City next host Crewe on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Reading: Reading v Leyton Orient, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Exeter City: Exeter City v Crewe, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Reading 0–0 Exeter City · League One
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium · Reading, Berkshire
Referee: R. Eley
Head-to-head (last 3): Reading 2 · draws 0 · Exeter City 1 · 3.67 goals/game
Recent form: Reading 2W 3D 0L · Exeter City 1W 2D 2L

Reading 0–0 Exeter City (League One): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 1.13

Goals

against 1 / 2.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 4

Corners

against 6.5 / 6.43 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.88 / 3.71

Shots on target

against 4.63 / 5.71 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.5 / 2

Cards

against 1.5 / 2 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 March 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 March 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Reading for / against	Line	Exeter City for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 6.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4 for · 6.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	11.88 for · 11.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	9.43 for · 14.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.88 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.71 for · 5.71 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.88 for · 9.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.71 for · 14.71 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: R. Eley.

Reading

Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. Rushesha n 8	24	2.3 3/1	2.3 3/1	—
S. Smith n 8	84.9	2 6/5	1.6 7/3	—
J. Wareham n 8	51.5	2 3/3	1.5 5/2	J. Aitchison
K. Ehibhatiomhan n 8	52.1	1.7 6/2	0.4 1/1	—
C. Campbell n 8	80.4	1.5 5/3	1.7 7/5	—

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Smith n 8	84.9	1.7 6/4	0.9 5/2
B. Bodin n 8	30.6	1.5 2/1	0.7 1/1
C. Campbell n 8	80.4	1.4 7/2	0.6 3/1
L. Wing n 8	90	1.3 5/2	0.5 4/0
Adrian Moyosoreoluwa Ameer Akande n 8	28	1.2 2/1	0.4 1/0

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
H. Knibbs n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
S. Smith n 8	84.9	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
J. Wareham n 8	51.5	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
B. Bodin n 8	30.6	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
H. Dean n 8	73	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Craig n 8	82.5	3.3 8/7
L. Wing n 8	90	3.2 8/6
H. Knibbs n 8	90	2.8 7/6
A. Mbengue n 8	84.6	2.7 8/6
T. Rushesha n 8	24	1.9 2/2

Exeter City

Exeter City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Bird n 8	20	4.5 4/3	1.7 1/1	—
D. Mitchell n 8	51.8	3 8/4	1.7 4/2	—
M. Alli n 8	50	2.9 5/3	2.7 5/3	—
C. Watts n 8	60.5	2.4 6/5	1.7 5/2	—
J. Aitchison n 8	47.5	2.1 7/2	2.6 6/4	J. Wareham

Exeter City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Alli n 8	50	2.5 4/3	1.6 3/2
J. Aitchison n 8	47.5	2.1 6/2	1.4 5/1
P. Jones n 8	21	1.6 2/1	0.5 1/0
J. Bird n 8	20	1.1 2/0	1.1 2/0
J. Magennis n 8	90.4	0.9 4/1	0.9 4/1

Exeter City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Alli n 8	50	0.9 3/1	0 0/0
J. Magennis n 8	90.4	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
V. Harper n 8	74.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Tony Yogane n 8	41.1	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
J. Fitzwater n 8	73.9	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Exeter City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
V. Harper n 8	74.5	4.2 7/7
P. Jones n 8	21	3.2 4/1
D. Mitchell n 8	51.8	2.8 6/3
J. Aitchison n 8	47.5	2.6 6/4
I. Niskanen n 8	72	2.3 8/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Reading		Exeter City
61%	Possession	39%
10	Shots	11
3	Shots on target	1
3	Shots off target	5
4	Blocked shots	5
4	Shots inside the box	10
6	Corners	4
1	Offsides	4
13	Fouls	15
0	Yellow cards	5
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	3
376	Passes	241
76%	Pass accuracy	67%

Reading player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Joel Pereira	90	0	0	0	0	7.6
A. Mbengue	90	0	0	0	1	7.6
Tyler Bindon	90	0	0	0	3	7.3
A. Garcia	90	0	0	1	0	6.7
C. Savage	90	2	1	2	4	7.6
L. Wing	90	2	1	1	0	7
H. Knibbs	90	0	0	0	3	6.9
J. Wareham	90	0	0	0	1	6.5
Mamadi Camará	78	0	0	0	1	6.9
T. Rushesha	57	1	0	0	0	6.9
B. Bodin	57	0	0	0	0	6.9
A. Yiadom sub	33	0	0	0	0	6.7
K. Ehibhatiomhan sub	33	1	1	1	0	6.6
Adrian Moyosoreoluwa Ameer Akande sub	12	0	0	0	0	6

Exeter City player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Whitworth	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
E. Turns	90	0	0	0	6	0	7.6
A. MacDonald	90	0	0	0	0	Y	7.3
A. Hartridge	90	0	0	1	0	0	7.5
R. Trevitt	90	4	1	0	6	0	6.9
B. Purrington	90	0	0	0	2	Y	7
E. Francis	89	1	0	0	3	0	7.3
C. Watts	78	1	0	0	2	Y	6.5
J. Magennis	78	0	0	1	0	Y	6.9
J. Aitchison	61	0	0	0	2	Y	6.7
D. Mitchell	61	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Colwill sub	29	0	0	0	3	0	6.3
Tony Yogane sub	29	0	0	2	0	0	6.3
P. Jones sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
S. Cox sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
R. Cole sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Reading v Exeter City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ReadingDDWDW

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 1 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Exeter CityLDWLD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Reading 2 · 0 draws · Exeter City 1 · 3.67 goals/game

2024-10-22 Exeter City 1–2 Reading
2024-01-01 Reading 3–2 Exeter City
2023-08-26 Exeter City 2–1 Reading

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Reading#7 pos75 pts46 pl+11 GD

Exeter City#16 pos56 pts46 pl-16 GD

Goals per game

Reading scored1.48

Exeter City scored1.07

Reading conceded1.24

Exeter City conceded1.41

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What is the head-to-head record between Reading and Exeter City?: In their last 3 meetings, Reading won 2, Exeter City won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Reading and Exeter City?: Recent form — Reading 2W 3D 0L; Exeter City 1W 2D 2L.

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