Exeter City v Crawley Town result

Full-time · Exeter City 2–1 Crawley Town

League Two · Tue, 20 Oct 2020 19:00 BST · St James Park

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Exeter City · Crawley Town · Head-to-head

Exeter City 2–1 Crawley Town — Exeter City won this League Two match.

Next for Exeter City: Exeter City v Crewe, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Crawley Town: Crawley Town v Shrewsbury, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Exeter City 2–1 Crawley Town · League Two
Venue: St James Park · Exeter, Devon
Referee: W. Finnie
Head-to-head (last 6): Exeter City 1 · draws 3 · Crawley Town 2 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: Exeter City 2W 2D 1L · Crawley Town 3W 1D 1L

Exeter City 2–1 Crawley Town (League Two): 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 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.4 / 4.6

Corners

against 5 / 6.4 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

3.6 / 2.8

Shots on target

against 3.8 / 4.6 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1 / 0.6

Cards

against 1.2 / 0.4 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

4.14 yellows

Referee · W. Finnie

1.29 home / 2.86 away

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 October 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 October 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Exeter City for / against	Line	Crawley Town for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.4 for · 5 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	4.6 for · 6.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	13 for · 11 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	8.2 for · 13 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	3.6 for · 3.8 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	2.8 for · 4.6 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.2 for · 9 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	10.4 for · 8.8 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 1.2 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	0.6 for · 0.4 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: W. Finnie — 4.14 yellow cards a game, 0.14 red cards, 24 fouls over 7 matches (1.29 to the home side, 2.86 to the away side).

Home 1.29Away 2.86

Exeter City

Exeter City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 October 2020. 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
R. McArdle n 8	87.4	1.7 7/4	1.2 5/3	—
J. Taylor n 8	76.1	1.6 5/3	1.8 6/4	S. Matthews
R. Bowman n 8	87.9	1.3 7/3	1 5/3	—
M. Jay n 8	77.6	1.2 4/3	1.4 6/3	—
N. Law n 8	38.4	1.2 3/1	0.3 1/0	—

Exeter City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Seymour n 8	18.3	2.5 3/1	1.2 2/0
J. Sparkes n 8	56.5	2.4 5/3	0.2 1/0
A. Fisher n 8	29.5	2.3 4/2	1.1 3/0
M. Jay n 8	77.6	1.9 6/4	1 5/1
R. Bowman n 8	87.9	1.4 6/4	0.5 4/0

Exeter City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Randall n 8	77.5	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
A. Fisher n 8	29.5	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
M. Jay n 8	77.6	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
R. Bowman n 8	87.9	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
P. Sweeney n 8	67.1	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Exeter City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Caprice n 8	63	2.9 6/5
T. Parkes n 8	82.4	2 5/4
N. Atangana n 8	79.5	2 5/5
L. Page n 7	87.9	1.8 5/3
J. Key n 7	87.9	1.8 6/4

Exeter City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Lewis Moore Ward n 8	90	2.3 4/4

Crawley Town

Crawley Town — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 October 2020. 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. Nichols n 8	65.3	1.9 5/4	2.9 7/6	—
S. Matthews n 3	67.7	1.8 2/1	0.9 1/1	J. Taylor
N. Ferguson n 8	62.6	1.6 5/4	0.7 4/0	—
R. German n 8	43.1	1.6 5/1	1.3 5/0	—
T. Dallison-Lisbon n 8	79.4	1.3 4/3	1.1 7/1	—

Crawley Town — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Watters n 6	18.7	3.2 3/1	2.4 2/1
R. German n 8	43.1	2.3 5/2	1 4/0
T. Frost n 7	83.9	1.7 6/4	0.9 4/1
A. Nadesan n 8	81.6	1.5 6/3	0.8 5/1
T. Allarakhia n 8	45.8	1.2 3/2	0.2 1/0

Crawley Town — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Watters n 6	18.7	1.6 1/1	0 0/0
A. Nadesan n 8	81.6	0.6 4/0	0.3 2/0
T. Allarakhia n 8	45.8	0 0/0	0.5 2/0
G. Francomb n 8	88.9	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
T. Frost n 7	83.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Crawley Town — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Davies n 3	63	4.3 2/2
J. Hessenthaler n 8	54.6	3.7 5/3
J. Powell n 8	41.4	3.5 6/5
T. Frost n 7	83.9	2.6 7/4
T. Dallison-Lisbon n 8	79.4	2.4 8/5

Crawley Town — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
G. Morris n 8	90	3 5/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Exeter City		Crawley Town
55%	Possession	45%
10	Shots	13
3	Shots on target	7
4	Shots off target	4
3	Blocked shots	2
6	Shots inside the box	9
4	Corners	4
2	Offsides	0
10	Fouls	16
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
6	Saves	1
408	Passes	331
71%	Pass accuracy	63%

Exeter City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Lewis Moore Ward	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
P. Sweeney	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
T. Parkes	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.6
J. Sparkes	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.9
R. Williams	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
A. Collins	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.3
J. Taylor	90	1	0	2	1	0	1	7.5
J. Randall	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
J. Caprice	80	0	0	0	0	1	2	7.2
N. Law	64	0	0	1	0	1	0	6.7
A. Fisher	52	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.6
B. Seymour sub	38	0	0	1	1	0	1	6.9
R. Bowman sub	26	1	1	1	1	1	0	7.9
J. Key sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Crawley Town player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
G. Morris	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
G. Francomb	90	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.6
J. Tunnicliffe	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
T. Craig	90	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
J. Doherty	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
S. Matthews	90	0	1	1	1	2	0	6.7
J. Powell	90	0	0	0	2	1	0	7
T. Nichols	90	0	1	1	4	1	0	7.3
T. Frost	76	0	2	0	0	1	Y	6.2
J. Hessenthaler	61	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.7
M. Watters	56	1	5	4	0	0	0	7.6
J. Hesketh sub	34	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
N. Ferguson sub	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
T. Allarakhia sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

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

Recent form

Exeter CityLWWDD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

Crawley TownWWDLW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Exeter City 1 · 3 draws · Crawley Town 2 · 2.83 goals/game

2020-02-29 Exeter City 1–1 Crawley Town
2019-11-23 Crawley Town 0–1 Exeter City
2019-04-19 Exeter City 1–3 Crawley Town
2018-10-23 Crawley Town 1–1 Exeter City
2018-04-21 Exeter City 2–2 Crawley Town
2017-11-21 Crawley Town 3–1 Exeter City

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Exeter City#9 pos70 pts46 pl+21 GD

Crawley Town#12 pos61 pts46 pl-6 GD

Goals per game

Exeter City scored1.54

Crawley Town scored1.22

Exeter City conceded1.09

Crawley Town conceded1.35

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What is the head-to-head record between Exeter City and Crawley Town?: In their last 6 meetings, Exeter City won 1, Crawley Town won 2 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Exeter City and Crawley Town?: Recent form — Exeter City 2W 2D 1L; Crawley Town 3W 1D 1L.

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