Exeter City FC
Football England - EFL League One St. James Park, Exeter Sat 14 Feb 10:00
Northampton Town FC
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  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

League One Betting Preview: Exeter vs Northampton

Exeter go head-to-head with Northampton at St. James Park, Exeter, with kick-off set for 10:00 on Saturday 14 February.

Grecians Could Prove Too Strong

We’re heading to the Full-Time Result market and selecting Exeter to land a victory, with odds of -109 looking generous. We think they should be able to overcome Northampton over ninety minutes.

Northampton 2-0 Win in Previous H2H Encounter

Exeter City played out a 0-0 draw when last in action. This was on the road at One Call Stadium against Mansfield Town.

Northampton Town claimed a home win in their previous game. A 3-1 victory occurred against Stevenage at Sixfields Stadium.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Northampton boast an unbeaten record in the past three games with Exeter. In their last encounter, Northampton banked a 2-0 home win at Sixfields Stadium. The previous 10 H2H games have ended in six Northampton victories, two draws and two Exeter wins.

League One G W D L GF GA GD GD P
21 Exeter logo Exeter 41 11 10 20 42 53 -11 42:53 43
23 Northampton logo Northampton 40 9 8 23 33 57 -24 33:57 35
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Confirmed Lineups

Exeter confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Joe Whitworth (GK), Pierce Sweeney, Ed Turns, Johnly Yfeko, Ilmari Niskanen, Ethan Brierley, Jake Doyle-Hayes, Luca Woodhouse, Jack Aitchison, Timur Tuterov, Jayden Wareham.

Northampton confirmed lineup (3-4-3): Ross Fitzsimons (GK), Max Dyche, Elliott Moore, Michael Forbes, Kamarai Simon-Swyer, Terry Taylor, Dean Campbell, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Cameron McGeehan, Tom Eaves, Elliott List.

Exeter vs Northampton Prediction & Betting Tips

Get the edge with our Exeter vs Northampton betting tips: a trusted match prediction, likely correct score outcome, key player prop picks and an expert-crafted bet builder.

Match Prediction

Exeter look like a spot of value at -109 when it comes to the latest betting. They should be able to deliver a victory in this League One game based on the information available and we’re feeling confident.

Team news can have a significant impact on the betting odds, and we factor this in alongside recent form and the latest League One stats when making our football predictions.

Key Exeter vs Northampton league stats:

  • Exeter have won 4 of their last 5 games at home.
  • Northampton have lost 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Northampton have lost 3 of their last 5 games.
Exeter to Win Probability

According to the latest betting odds, our pick has a 52.1% chance of winning. After careful examination, our experts have this probability somewhere between 55-60%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this wager.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Exeter Exeter logo 2 - 0 Northampton logo Northampton

Exeter are available at +575 when it comes to them winning 2-0. We like a correct score play and the chance to bag a nice return if our prediction is right.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Jayden Wareham to Score +188 BetMGM logo

Jayden Wareham (Exeter) has racked up five goals in his past ten League One matches. We’ll use this stat and take odds of +188 that he is able to score at least one goal when it comes to wagering on Anytime Goalscorer.

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Bet Builder Tips

Full-Time Result Exeter -109
Both Team To Score No -118
Anytime Goalscorer Jayden Wareham +188

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Exeter vs Northampton Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Bookies Expecting Exeter to Triumph

With the bookmakers affording them a 52% chance of winning, Exeter City might be a popular accumulator selection. Their betting odds are -109 when it comes to this League One encounter. The +285 means that Northampton Town are seen as having the lowest probability of succeeding.

Exeter are -116 on the Asian Handicap -0.5 which is like backing them on the Full-Time Result market. Alternatively, you can get -122 for Northampton +0.5 and get the draw on your side.

When it comes to the Total Goals market, Under 2.5 is the shortest price for this exciting contest. If you’re expecting at least one team to keep a clean sheet, you might be interested in the -130 about Both Teams to Score No.

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Jayden Wareham is the First Goalscorer Favourite

Favourite Jayden Wareham is priced at +380 to be the first player on the scoresheet, while there’s also the chance to back him to score any time at odds of +195.

Player Goals
Jayden Wareham (Exeter)
First
+195
Anytime
+380
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Sonny Cox (Exeter)
First
+235
Anytime
+480
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Cameron McGeehan (Northampton)
First
+270
Anytime
+550
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Josh Magennis (Exeter)
First
+275
Anytime
+550
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St. James Park, Exeter
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Last Ten Exeter Home Encounters Have Seen Six Wins

Exeter have recorded six victories, two draws and two defeats in the previous 10 home matches, netting an average of 1.60 goals per game and conceding 0.70.

Northampton are winless in the last seven away games. Kevin Nolan's team have six defeats, two wins and two draws in the last 10 away games, scoring an average of 1.00 goals per match and conceding 1.70.

When previously meeting at St. James Park, Exeter, Exeter and Northampton played out a 1-1 draw. The previous 4 H2H games at St. James Park, Exeter have involved two Northampton wins, a single draw and one Exeter victory.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Exeter logo Exeter Home Stats 6-2-2 2.30 1.60 0.70 4 6 2 8
Northampton logo Northampton Away Stats 2-2-6 2.70 1.00 1.70 6 4 5 5
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Exeter logo Exeter League Stats
Northampton logo Northampton League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 5 wins, 2 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 3 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 1 win, 6 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 2 wins, 6 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
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Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Exeter vs Northampton Lineups & Team News

Stay informed and review the Exeter vs Northampton team news before placing your bets. We’ll keep you posted with predicted and confirmed lineups for League One and all current injury news.

Exeter Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Northampton Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

Exeter Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

1 Joe Whitworth
26 Pierce Sweeney 4 Ed Turns 15 Johnly Yfeko 14 Ilmari Niskanen
6 Ethan Brierley 31 Jake Doyle-Hayes 20 Luca Woodhouse 10 Jack Aitchison
28 Timur Tuterov 9 Jayden Wareham
34 Ross Fitzsimons
35 Max Dyche 24 Elliott Moore 18 Michael Forbes
11 Kamarai Simon-Swyer 23 Terry Taylor 4 Dean Campbell 12 N. Guinness-Walker
8 Cameron McGeehan 9 Tom Eaves 10 Elliott List

Northampton Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

Exeter Substitutes

  • 3Ryan Rydel
  • 17Akeel Higgins
  • 19Sonny Cox
  • 23Jack Bycroft
  • 27Josh Magennis
  • 34Liam Oakes
  • 42George Birch

Northampton Substitutes

  • 1Lee Burge
  • 2Jack Burroughs
  • 3Conor McCarthy
  • 7Sam Hoskins
  • 15Jake Evans
  • 21Jack Perkins
  • 27Jack Vale

Previous Exeter Lineups

07 Feb League One
Mansfield 0-0 Exeter
31 Jan League One
Exeter 0-4 Rotherham
27 Jan League One
Reading 2-2 Exeter
24 Jan League One
Port Vale 1-3 Exeter
17 Jan League One
Exeter 3-0 Stevenage
10 Jan FA Cup
Man City 10-1 Exeter

Previous Northampton Lineups

07 Feb League One
Northampton 3-1 Stevenage
03 Feb League One
Barnsley 2-2 Northampton
31 Jan League One
Northampton 0-2 Reading
27 Jan League One
Rotherham 2-1 Northampton
24 Jan League One
Blackpool 2-0 Northampton
17 Jan League One
Northampton 1-2 Wycombe
Team Squads

Exeter Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Gary Caldwell

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Ilmari Niskanen 14 D 29 2610 29 0 1 8 4 0
Joe Whitworth 1 - 29 2601 29 0 0 0 4 0
Jack Fitzwater 5 D 28 2475 28 0 1 1 5 0
Ethan Brierley 6 M 29 2468 28 1 1 2 4 0
Jack McMillan 2 D 26 2181 25 1 1 0 3 0

Northampton Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Kevin Nolan

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Terry Taylor 16 M 28 2404 27 1 0 3 6 0
Dean Campbell 4 M 27 2350 27 1 0 4 1 0
Ross Fitzsimons 34 G 22 1980 22 8 0 0 2 0
Nesta Guinness-Walker 12 D 25 1918 22 4 2 2 0 0
Sam Hoskins 7 F 26 1845 21 5 5 0 4 0
England FlagLeague One Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Lincoln 40 26 9 5 75:34 87
2 Cardiff 39 23 8 8 73:41 77
3 Bolton 40 18 15 7 57:40 69
4 Bradford 40 20 8 12 50:44 68
5 Stockport 39 19 9 11 57:48 66
6 Reading 41 16 14 11 61:52 62
7 Stevenage 39 17 10 12 41:38 61
8 Wycombe 41 16 11 14 59:46 59
9 Plymouth 40 18 5 17 61:56 59
10 Huddersfield 40 16 10 14 60:52 58
11 Luton 40 16 10 14 54:50 58
12 Mansfield 38 13 13 12 49:41 52
13 Barnsley 38 13 12 13 60:61 51
14 Peterborough 39 15 5 19 58:54 50
15 Leyton Orient 40 14 8 18 55:62 50
16 Wimbledon 40 14 8 18 49:59 50
17 Doncaster 40 14 8 18 42:61 50
18 Blackpool 41 13 9 19 48:63 48
19 Burton 41 12 11 18 45:56 47
20 Wigan 40 11 13 16 41:54 46
21 Exeter 41 11 10 20 42:53 43
22 Rotherham 39 9 10 20 35:58 37
23 Northampton 40 9 8 23 33:57 35
24 Port Vale 38 7 10 21 29:54 31
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Lincoln 21 16 4 1 47:16 52
2 Bradford 20 15 3 2 30:14 48
3 Cardiff 20 14 2 4 42:22 44
4 Bolton 19 12 6 1 34:15 42
5 Huddersfield 20 11 7 2 37:19 40
6 Stockport 20 12 4 4 34:22 40
7 Wycombe 20 12 3 5 41:18 39
8 Luton 21 11 6 4 33:22 39
9 Stevenage 19 11 6 2 22:11 39
10 Reading 20 10 7 3 31:22 37
11 Blackpool 21 10 5 6 31:28 35
12 Barnsley 20 9 5 6 36:29 32
13 Wigan 20 9 4 7 19:15 31
14 Mansfield 20 8 6 6 31:21 30
15 Plymouth 21 9 3 9 29:30 30
16 Leyton Orient 19 8 5 6 29:24 29
17 Doncaster 20 8 5 7 25:29 29
18 Wimbledon 19 8 4 7 24:19 28
19 Burton 21 8 4 9 25:27 28
20 Peterborough 18 8 3 7 35:22 27
21 Exeter 20 7 6 7 23:24 27
22 Rotherham 20 6 8 6 22:26 26
23 Northampton 19 6 4 9 19:21 22
24 Port Vale 19 3 7 9 16:23 16