England - EFL League TwoSt James ParkData current as of September 02, 2026

Exeter City vs Walsall: match statistics

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Exeter City vs Walsall: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Exeter City plays Walsall in EFL League Two (England). The game is scheduled for September 5, 2026. Venue: St James Park.

Recent form

Exeter City has 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. Walsall has 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses, with 2.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Exeter City scores 1.00 goals per game and allows 1.00. Walsall scores 2.00 and allows 1.00. Games in this league average 2.65 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Exeter City's games and 50% of Walsall's. The Over 2.5 rates are 25% and 75%, compared with league averages of 58% for BTTS and 52% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Walsall has the higher season xG average, 1.63 to 1.21 per game. Exeter City takes 11.0 shots per game, while Walsall takes 16.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Exeter City leads at halftime in 25% of its games and scores 0.50 goals per game after halftime. Walsall leads at halftime in 50% and scores 1.25 after halftime.

When the teams score

Exeter City's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (2 goals). For Walsall, it is minutes 76-90+ (3 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League Two games average 2.65 goals. Both teams score in 58% of games, and 52% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.50)
(3.50)
(2.62)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1Goals scored / game2
Exeter CityWalsall
1Goals allowed / game1
Exeter CityWalsall
41%Average possession54%
Exeter CityWalsall
3.5Shots on target / game4.25
Exeter CityWalsall

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11Shots per game16
Exeter CityWalsall
3.5Shots on target4.25
Exeter CityWalsall
9.1%Shot conversion12.5%
Exeter CityWalsall
41%Possession54%
Exeter CityWalsall
1.21xG for1.63
Exeter CityWalsall
1.55xG against1.8
Exeter CityWalsall

Shooting quality

Exeter City: BalancedWalsall: Attacking
Exeter CityWalsall
Accuracy (shots on target)32%27%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.47

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Walsall is 100% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / game - Exeter City · 2 pts / game - Walsall

Exeter City
LWLD
Season result split
25% W25% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-2
1.00 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-0
Last 5 at home
1-1-0
WD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.21Opponent xG: 1.55BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 25%
Walsall
WDWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
50% W50% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-2-0
2.00 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-0
2.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-0
Last 5 away
1-1-0
WD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.63Opponent xG: 1.80BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 75%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Walsall is 100% better for: goals scored per game.

1 goals / game - Exeter City · 2 goals / game - Walsall

Exeter City scoring profile: strong

Exeter City scores in 75% of games (3 of 4 meczów), while Walsall keeps a clean sheet in 50% (2 of 4 meczów).

Walsall scoring profile: very strong

Walsall scores in 75% of games (3 of 4 meczów), while Exeter City keeps a clean sheet in 25% (1 of 4 meczów).

4Goals scored (season)8
Exeter CityWalsall
4Goals conceded (season)4
Exeter CityWalsall
2Average goals per game3
Exeter CityWalsall
4Goals scored (last 5)8
Exeter CityWalsall
4Goals conceded (last 5)4
Exeter CityWalsall

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal75%
Exeter CityWalsall
25%2 goals75%
Exeter CityWalsall
0%3 goals50%
Exeter CityWalsall
0%4 goals0%
Exeter CityWalsall

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal50%
Exeter CityWalsall
25%2 goals50%
Exeter CityWalsall
0%3 goals0%
Exeter CityWalsall
0%4 goals0%
Exeter CityWalsall

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time25%
Exeter CityWalsall
0%BTTS in both halves25%
Exeter CityWalsall
0%Scored in both halves50%
Exeter CityWalsall

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Exeter CityWalsall
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS25%
Exeter CityWalsall
50%BTTS - last 550%
Exeter CityWalsall

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
Exeter CityWalsall
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
Exeter CityWalsall
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time25%
Exeter CityWalsall

2nd half

50%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
Exeter CityWalsall
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time75%
Exeter CityWalsall
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time50%
Exeter CityWalsall

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Walsall is 100% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / game - Exeter City · 2 pts / game - Walsall

Exeter City - half-time state
25% leading25% draw50% trailing
Walsall - half-time state
50% leading50% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per game (1st half)2
Exeter CityWalsall
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.75
Exeter CityWalsall
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.25
Exeter CityWalsall
1Average goals (1st half)1
Exeter CityWalsall
50%Clean sheet before half-time75%
Exeter CityWalsall
75%No goal before half-time50%
Exeter CityWalsall

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)1.25
Exeter CityWalsall
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)1.25
Exeter CityWalsall
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.75
Exeter CityWalsall
1Average goals (2nd half)2
Exeter CityWalsall
50%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Exeter CityWalsall
50%No goal after half-time25%
Exeter CityWalsall

Exeter City - second-half results

0% W100% R0% P
4
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 25%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Walsall - second-half results

25% W50% R25% P
8
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Exeter City - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.00
Goals scored / game0.50.5
Goals allowed / game0.50.5
Average goals per game1.01.0
1 goal75%50%
2 goals25%50%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet50%50%
No goal75%50%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 25% leading - 25% draw - 50% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Walsall - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.001.25
Goals scored / game0.81.3
Goals allowed / game0.30.8
Average goals per game1.02.0
1 goal50%75%
2 goals25%75%
3 goals25%50%
Clean sheet75%50%
No goal50%25%
Goal difference+2+2
Half-time: 50% leading - 50% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 25% won - 50% draw - 25% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 25% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Exeter City
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
1
31-45
0
1
46-60
1
0
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Walsall
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
0
0
16-30
2
0
31-45
2
2
46-60
0
0
61-75
3
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (3 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.0 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
94%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Exeter City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.34
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.21
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.55
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
63%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
94%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 50% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Walsall

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.17
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.17
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.37
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.80
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
189%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
63%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
38% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
38%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League Two).

Teams vs league

Exeter CityLigaWalsall
Average goals per game 2.002.65 3.00
Both teams scored 50%58% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 25%52% 75%
Clean sheets 25%25% 50%
Goal before half-time 75%75% 50%
Goal after half-time 50%77% 75%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.65
Average goals per game
58%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.58
Home goals / game
1.06
Away goals / game
+49%
Home attack advantage
+33%
Home defensive advantage
+33%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Exeter City and Walsall play?

Exeter City face Walsall on September 5, 2026 in EFL League Two at St James Park. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Exeter City vs Walsall?

Exeter City score 1.00 goals per game on average and Walsall 2.00. The EFL League Two average is 2.65 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Exeter City's matches and 50% of Walsall's.

What form are Exeter City and Walsall in?

Over the last 5 games Exeter City have a 1-1-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Walsall 2-2-0 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Exeter City vs Walsall?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.