Exeter City sit 12th in the League Two on 19 points from 14 matches, having scored 11 and conceded 9. On the model's scale they rate 0.36 in attack and 1.30 in defence (1.00 = an average top-flight side, lower defence is better), against League Two averages of 0.48 and 2.10: hard to break down but short of goals. Across their last 5 league matches they have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, most recently losing to Salford City 1-2 away. That is 1.36 points a match, scoring 0.79 and conceding 0.64 per game across 5 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats. That leaves them 12 points behind Salford City at the top, in a table of 24. Among the 24 rated sides in the division that is the 23rd-best attack and the 1st-best defence. They scored in 4 of those 5 and kept 3 clean sheets. Next they host Cheltenham in the League Two on 14 November 2026, a match the model gives them 46%.
Model rating
One scale across every league we cover: 1.00 is an average top-flight side — how the ratings are built.
League Two table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Last 5 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salford City | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25:15 | +10 | WWWWW | 31 |
| 2 | Barnet | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 28:18 | +10 | WLDWD | 26 |
| 3 | Walsall | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 21:12 | +9 | DDWLW | 22 |
| 4 | Crewe | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17:17 | 0 | WWLLD | 22 |
| 5 | Cheltenham | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23:25 | -2 | LLWWL | 21 |
| 6 | Grimsby | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24:18 | +6 | LLDWW | 20 |
| 7 | York | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24:21 | +3 | DDWLL | 20 |
| 8 | Gillingham | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20:19 | +1 | WLDLW | 20 |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 23:17 | +6 | DWDWD | 19 |
| 10 | Chesterfield | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24:21 | +3 | DLDWL | 19 |
| 11 | Tranmere | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19:17 | +2 | DLWDW | 19 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11:9 | +2 | WDWWL | 19 |
| 13 | Swindon Town | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15:17 | -2 | LDWDW | 19 |
| 14 | Newport County | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20:17 | +3 | WDDLW | 18 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17:22 | -5 | LWWDL | 18 |
| 16 | Fleetwood Town | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18:18 | 0 | DWLLW | 17 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17:23 | -6 | LLLDL | 16 |
| 18 | Oldham | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15:19 | -4 | WLDLW | 15 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10:14 | -4 | WWDLW | 15 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17:26 | -9 | DLDLL | 15 |
| 21 | Northampton | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9:10 | -1 | WLWDL | 14 |
| 22 | Rotherham | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18:25 | -7 | LLDDL | 12 |
| 23 | Colchester | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12:19 | -7 | LDDLL | 12 |
| 24 | Crawley Town | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13:21 | -8 | DLLDW | 9 |
- Promotion to League One
- League Two play-offs
- Relegation
Exeter City sit 12 of 24, as the table stands today. Every competition we cover.
Recent league form
- L1-2away to Salford City31 October 2026
- W2-1Fleetwood Town24 October 2026
- W2-0Crewe20 October 2026
- D0-0away to Colchester17 October 2026
- W1-0away to Shrewsbury10 October 2026
Last 5 league matches, most recent first.
Next match: Exeter City vs Cheltenham
Exeter City host Cheltenham at St James Park, Exeter on 14 November 2026, 12:30 UTC. The model makes it 46% Exeter City, 30% draw and 24% Cheltenham, with a most likely scoreline of 1-0. It projects 1.38 expected goals for Exeter City against 0.84. Beyond the result it puts both teams to score at 43% and over 2.5 goals at 38%.
Full preview and model analysis for Exeter City vs Cheltenham
Recent meetings with Cheltenham
- 22 September 2026Cheltenham 2–2 Exeter CityEFL Trophy
- 13 August 2025Cheltenham 2–0 Exeter CityLeague Cup
- 1 April 2024Cheltenham 1–2 Exeter CityLeague One
- 16 September 2023Exeter City 1–0 CheltenhamLeague One
- 18 March 2023Cheltenham 3–1 Exeter CityLeague One
The last 5 meetings between the two, most recent first.