Stevenage v Exeter City result

Full-time · Stevenage 2–1 Exeter City

League One · Sat, 20 Sep 2025 15:00 BST

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Stevenage · Exeter City · Head-to-head

Stevenage 2–1 Exeter City — Stevenage won this League One match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Stevenage beat Exeter City 2–1 in League One on Saturday 20 September.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Stevenage: Harvey White (5’) and Jordan Roberts (80’, assisted by Phoenix Patterson); Exeter City: Joshua Magennis (27’, assisted by Ilmari Niskanen).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Stevenage 0.00, Exeter City 0.00, from 17 shots to 12 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Craig Hicks, England showed two yellow cards — against 2.8 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Stevenage: Jordan Roberts (81’); Exeter City: Jayden Wareham (38’).

What it changes

Stevenage move up from fourth to first (eight league matches played).

Exeter City stay 16th after this result (nine league matches played).

Stevenage are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions. Exeter City have lost their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Daniel Andrew (Exeter City) 5.5, Phoenix Patterson (Stevenage) 5.0 and Joshua Magennis (Exeter City) 5.0 led the match.

Next up

Stevenage next host Plymouth on 20 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 Stevenage: Stevenage v Plymouth, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Exeter City: Exeter City v Crewe, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Stevenage 2–1 Exeter City · League One
Referee: Craig Hicks, England
Head-to-head (last 6): Stevenage 1 · draws 2 · Exeter City 3 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Stevenage 3W 1D 1L · Exeter City 2W 0D 3L

Stevenage 2–1 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 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 1.13

Goals

against 1 / 1.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.88 / 5.75

Corners

against 4.13 / 4.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.38 / 3

Shots on target

against 2.5 / 4.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.25 / 2.25

Cards

against 1.25 / 1.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

2.83 yellows

Referee · Craig Hicks, England

1.17 home / 1.67 away

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 September 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 September 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	Stevenage for / against	Line	Exeter City for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.88 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.75 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	9.5 for · 9.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	9 for · 11.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.38 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	13 for · 12.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.13 for · 10.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.25 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.25 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Craig Hicks, England — 2.83 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 21.67 fouls over 6 matches (1.17 to the home side, 1.67 to the away side).

Home 1.17Away 1.67

Stevenage

Stevenage — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 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
Gassan Ahadme n 8	12.1	3.7 2/2	2.8 3/0	—
B. Lubala n 8	31.8	3.5 6/3	1.1 2/1	—
L. Thompson n 8	64.3	2.6 7/4	1.2 5/2	—
D. Kemp n 8	83.6	2.2 7/4	1.9 8/4	—
D. Phillips n 8	43.8	2.1 5/2	1 4/0	—

Stevenage — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Gassan Ahadme n 8	12.1	4.6 5/0	2.8 3/0
J. Reid n 8	76.4	1.5 5/3	1 4/2
P. Patterson n 8	44.9	1.3 4/1	0.5 2/0
D. Kemp n 8	83.6	1.1 7/1	0.5 4/0
J. Malcolm n 8	59.6	1.1 4/1	0.6 3/0

Stevenage — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Gassan Ahadme n 8	12.1	0.9 1/0	0 0/0
J. Reid n 8	76.4	0.6 3/1	0 0/0
D. Kemp n 8	83.6	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
J. Pattenden n 8	43.8	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
D. Sweeney n 8	41.6	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Stevenage — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Phillips n 8	43.8	3.6 6/2
L. James-Wildin n 8	90	3 7/7
L. Freestone n 8	64.4	2.8 4/3
J. Pattenden n 8	43.8	2.8 3/2
J. Roberts n 8	79	2.6 8/5

Exeter City

Exeter City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 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. Wareham n 8	57.5	2.7 7/4	1.6 4/2	—
J. Aitchison n 8	62.9	2.5 7/3	2.5 6/5	—
K. Wilson n 5	17	2.1 2/0	0 0/0	—
E. Francis n 8	59.9	1.9 7/3	1.5 4/2	—
Kevin McDonald n 8	52.4	1.9 5/2	0 0/0	—

Exeter City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Oluwabori n 7	23	1.7 2/1	0.6 1/0
J. Wareham n 8	57.5	1.6 4/2	0.6 3/0
R. Cole n 8	59.3	1.3 3/1	0.6 3/0
J. Magennis n 8	55.9	1.2 3/2	1 3/1
S. Cox n 8	45.9	1.2 2/2	0.5 2/0

Exeter City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Wareham n 8	57.5	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
J. Magennis n 8	55.9	0.6 2/1	0 0/0
A. Oluwabori n 7	23	0.6 1/0	0 0/0
R. Cole n 8	59.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
R. Rydel n 8	53.9	0 0/0	0.4 2/0

Exeter City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
George Birch n 3	43	5.6 3/2
L. Woodhouse n 4	52.5	2.6 2/2
R. Rydel n 8	53.9	2.3 5/3
E. Turns n 8	89.3	2 7/5
J. Aitchison n 8	62.9	2 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Stevenage		Exeter City
54%	Possession	46%
17	Shots	12
5	Shots on target	6
7	Shots off target	6
5	Blocked shots	0
11	Shots inside the box	8
6	Corners	3
3	Offsides	1
11	Fouls	13
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	1
330	Passes	291
71%	Pass accuracy	68%

Stevenage player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
F. Marschall	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.3
L. James-Wildin	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
C. Goode	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
C. Piergianni	90	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	6.9
D. Butler	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7
J. Houghton	90	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	7.2
H. White	90	1	0	3	2	1	0	0	7.9
D. Kemp	90	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	7
B. Lubala	68	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
C. Campbell	68	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Reid	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Roberts sub	22	1	0	2	1	1	1	Y	7.3
P. Patterson sub	22	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	7.5
Gassan Ahadme sub	22	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.6

Exeter City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Whitworth	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Fitzwater	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	7.3
E. Turns	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
D. Andrew	90	0	0	2	1	1	3	0	7.3
J. Doyle-Hayes	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
I. Niskanen	90	0	1	1	1	3	1	0	7.2
J. Magennis	90	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	8
E. Brierley	83	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
P. Sweeney	74	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
J. McMillan	74	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.5
S. Cox	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Wareham sub	66	0	0	1	0	1	1	Y	6.2
J. Yfeko sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
R. Cole sub	16	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
K. Wilson sub	13	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.5

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

Recent form

StevenageWWLWD

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.2 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Exeter CityWLWLL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Stevenage 1 · 2 draws · Exeter City 3 · 2.5 goals/game

2025-02-01 Stevenage 4–1 Exeter City
2024-09-21 Exeter City 2–0 Stevenage
2024-04-06 Exeter City 1–0 Stevenage
2023-12-16 Stevenage 1–1 Exeter City
2023-08-29 Exeter City 1–1 Stevenage
2022-03-26 Exeter City 2–1 Stevenage

League standing · 2025/26

Stevenage#6 pos75 pts46 pl+3 GD

Exeter City#21 pos49 pts46 pl-9 GD

Goals per game

Stevenage scored1.07

Exeter City scored1.13

Stevenage conceded1

Exeter City conceded1.33

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What is the head-to-head record between Stevenage and Exeter City?: In their last 6 meetings, Stevenage won 1, Exeter City won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Stevenage and Exeter City?: Recent form — Stevenage 3W 1D 1L; Exeter City 2W 0D 3L.

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