England - EFL League OneData current as of 12 September 2026

Huddersfield Town vs Exeter City: match statistics

165%(1.58)
X20%(3.45)
215%(5.10)

Huddersfield Town displays decidedly superior form and statistics in home fixtures, winning 58% of matches and maintaining 50% clean sheets. The hosts average 2.08 goals per game at home, command higher possession (55% vs 48%), and boast a superior shot conversion rate (14% vs 6%). Exeter City struggles immensely on the road, losing 75% of their matches and failing to score in half of them (FTS% 50%), with an alarmingly low average of just 0.5 goals per away game. Recent form over the last five matches also favors the hosts (2.2 PPG vs 1.8 PPG), while the goal difference disparity in respective home/away contexts (+14 vs -7) further validates Huddersfield's edge. Considering all statistics, a home victory is the most probable outcome.

Huddersfield Town vs Exeter City: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Huddersfield Town played Exeter City in EFL League One (England). The match was played on 4 January 2026. Final score: 2:2.

Current form

Huddersfield Town: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. Exeter City: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Huddersfield Town scores 1.79 and concedes 1.33 goals per match. Exeter City scores 1.00 and concedes 0.91. League average: 2.54 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Huddersfield Town 63%, Exeter City 30%. Over 2.5: Huddersfield Town 63%, Exeter City 30%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Huddersfield Town has higher xG: 1.52 vs 1.18. Huddersfield Town: 13.1 shots per match, Exeter City: 9.9.

Match halves

Huddersfield Town: half-time lead 38%, second-half goals 1.04. Exeter City: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.57.

Goals by minute

Huddersfield Town: 76-90+ (12 goals). Exeter City: 76-90+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.54 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-0. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Huddersfield Town displays decidedly superior form and statistics in home fixtures, winning 58% of matches and maintaining 50% clean sheets. The hosts average 2.08 goals per game at home, command higher possession (55% vs 48%), and boast a superior shot conversion rate (14% vs 6%). Exeter City struggles immensely on the road, losing 75% of their matches and failing to score in half of them (FTS% 50%), with an alarmingly low average of just 0.5 goals per away game. Recent form over the last five matches also favors the hosts (2.2 PPG vs 1.8 PPG), while the goal difference disparity in respective home/away contexts (+14 vs -7) further validates Huddersfield's edge. Considering all statistics, a home victory is the most probable outcome.

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Half-by-half

2 : 1
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

41Possession (%)59
Huddersfield TownExeter City
15Shots10
Huddersfield TownExeter City
4Shots on target6
Huddersfield TownExeter City
1.62xG1.36
Huddersfield TownExeter City
5Corners5
Huddersfield TownExeter City
54Dangerous attacks42
Huddersfield TownExeter City
6Fouls9
Huddersfield TownExeter City
1Cards1
Huddersfield TownExeter City

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Huddersfield TownExeter City
1.79Goals scored / match1
Huddersfield TownExeter City
1.33Goals conceded / match0.91
Huddersfield TownExeter City
52%Average possession50%
Huddersfield TownExeter City
5.13Shots on target / match3.39
Huddersfield TownExeter City

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.08Shots per match9.87
Huddersfield TownExeter City
5.13Shots on target3.39
Huddersfield TownExeter City
13.7%Shot conversion10.1%
Huddersfield TownExeter City
52%Possession50%
Huddersfield TownExeter City
1.52xG for1.18
Huddersfield TownExeter City
1.27xG against1.35
Huddersfield TownExeter City

Shooting quality

Huddersfield Town: Efficient finishingExeter City: Balanced
Huddersfield TownExeter City
Accuracy (shots on target)39%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.29

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Huddersfield Town is 22% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / match - Huddersfield Town · 1.8 pts / match - Exeter City

Huddersfield Town
DWWWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
46% W21% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-5-8
1.58 pts / match · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-3-2
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
WDDWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.48Opponent xG: 1.08BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Exeter City
LWLWW
Season result split
39% W9% D52% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-2-12
1.26 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-0-9
Last 5 away
1-0-4
LLLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.27Opponent xG: 1.41BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Huddersfield Town is 79% better for: goals scored per match.

1.79 goals / match - Huddersfield Town · 1 goals / match - Exeter City

Exeter City is 46% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.33 goals / match - Huddersfield Town · 0.91 goals / match - Exeter City

Huddersfield Town scoring profile: very strong

Huddersfield Town scores in 92% of matches (22 of 24 matches), while Exeter City keeps a clean sheet in 35% (8 of 23 matches).

Exeter City scoring profile: strong

Exeter City scores in 65% of matches (15 of 23 matches), while Huddersfield Town keeps a clean sheet in 33% (8 of 24 matches).

43Goals scored (season)23
Huddersfield TownExeter City
32Goals conceded (season)21
Huddersfield TownExeter City
3.13Average goals in match1.91
Huddersfield TownExeter City
12Goals scored (last 5)6
Huddersfield TownExeter City
3Goals conceded (last 5)3
Huddersfield TownExeter City

How often they score at least...

92%1 goal65%
Huddersfield TownExeter City
50%2 goals17%
Huddersfield TownExeter City
29%3 goals13%
Huddersfield TownExeter City
4%4 goals4%
Huddersfield TownExeter City

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal65%
Huddersfield TownExeter City
42%2 goals26%
Huddersfield TownExeter City
25%3 goals0%
Huddersfield TownExeter City
0%4 goals0%
Huddersfield TownExeter City

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

63%
Huddersfield Town - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.15 of 24 matches
50%
League average

Goal patterns

8%BTTS at half-time13%
Huddersfield TownExeter City
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Huddersfield TownExeter City
17%Scored in both halves17%
Huddersfield TownExeter City

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS22%
Huddersfield TownExeter City
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
Huddersfield TownExeter City
60%BTTS - last 520%
Huddersfield TownExeter City

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
Huddersfield TownExeter City
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time22%
Huddersfield TownExeter City
21%Min. 3 goals before half-time4%
Huddersfield TownExeter City

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time65%
Huddersfield TownExeter City
58%Min. 2 goals after half-time26%
Huddersfield TownExeter City
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Huddersfield TownExeter City

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Huddersfield Town is 13% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.42 pts / match - Huddersfield Town · 1.26 pts / match - Exeter City

Huddersfield Town - half-time state
38% leading29% draw33% trailing
Exeter City - half-time state
30% leading35% draw35% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.42Points per match (1st half)1.26
Huddersfield TownExeter City
0.75Goals scored (1st half)0.43
Huddersfield TownExeter City
0.58Goals conceded (1st half)0.57
Huddersfield TownExeter City
1.33Average goals (1st half)1
Huddersfield TownExeter City
63%Clean sheet before half-time52%
Huddersfield TownExeter City
54%No goal before half-time61%
Huddersfield TownExeter City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.63Points per match (2nd half)1.57
Huddersfield TownExeter City
1.04Goals scored (2nd half)0.57
Huddersfield TownExeter City
0.75Goals conceded (2nd half)0.35
Huddersfield TownExeter City
1.79Average goals (2nd half)0.91
Huddersfield TownExeter City
46%Clean sheet after half-time74%
Huddersfield TownExeter City
38%No goal after half-time57%
Huddersfield TownExeter City

Huddersfield Town - second-half results

42% W38% D21% L
34
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
39
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.42
PPG before half-time
Lead holding121%

Leads at half-time in 38% of matches and wins 46%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Exeter City - second-half results

39% W39% D22% L
29
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.26
PPG before half-time
Lead holding130%

Leads at half-time in 30% of matches and wins 39%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Huddersfield Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.601.40
Goals scored / match1.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.00.6
Average goals in match1.61.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+8+1
Half-time: 80% leading - 20% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 8
Exeter City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.201.40
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.00.6
Average goals in match0.61.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+30
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Huddersfield Town
ScoredConceded
7
4
0-15
4
3
16-30
7
7
31-45
6
3
46-60
7
6
61-75
12
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (12 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Exeter City
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
3
6
16-30
4
3
31-45
4
1
46-60
4
1
61-75
5
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.52
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-60%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
60%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Huddersfield Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.25
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.21
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
123%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
123%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.62
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

Exeter City

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.
+0.26
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.44
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
93%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
62%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.54
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Huddersfield TownLigaExeter City
Average goals in match 3.132.54 1.91
Both teams scored 63%50% 30%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 63%48% 30%
Clean sheets 33%28% 35%
Goal before half-time 75%68% 74%
Goal after half-time 83%81% 65%

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

2.54
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.46
Home goals / match
1.08
Away goals / match
+35%
Home attack advantage
+26%
Home defence advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Huddersfield TownGoalMarcus HarnessAssist: Leo Castledine
  2. Exeter CityGoalReece ColeAssist: Ethan Brierley
  3. Huddersfield TownGoalBojan Radulović SamoukovićAssist: Cameron Ashia
  4. Exeter CitySubstitutionOn: Pierce Liam SweeneyOff: Ed Turns
  5. Huddersfield TownSubstitutionOn: Josh FeeneyOff: Sean Roughan
  6. Exeter CitySubstitutionOn: Carlos Mendes GomesOff: Akeel Higgins
  7. Exeter CitySubstitutionOn: Jake Billy Doyle-HayesOff: Ethan Brierley
  8. Huddersfield TownSubstitutionOn: Ben WilesOff: Leo Castledine
  9. Exeter CitySubstitutionOn: Jack AitchisonOff: Liam Oakes
  10. Exeter CitySubstitutionOn: Sonny CoxOff: Reece Cole
  11. Huddersfield TownYellow cardAlfie Ben May
  12. Huddersfield TownSubstitutionOn: Ryan LedsonOff: Marcus Harness
  13. Exeter CityGoalJayden WarehamAssist: Ilmari Niskanen
  14. Exeter CityYellow cardJayden Wareham

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Huddersfield Town 1 - 0 - 0 Exeter City. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Exeter City FC
0 : 1
Huddersfield Town FC

FAQ

What was the result of Huddersfield Town vs Exeter City?

The EFL League One match finished Huddersfield Town 2:2 Exeter City. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Huddersfield Town vs Exeter City?

Huddersfield Town score 1.79 goals per game on average and Exeter City 1.00. The EFL League One average is 2.54 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 63% of Huddersfield Town's matches and 30% of Exeter City's.

What form are Huddersfield Town and Exeter City in?

Over the last 5 games Huddersfield Town have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Exeter City 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Huddersfield Town vs Exeter City: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.