Huddersfield Town vs Exeter City prediction
Analysis from us
A League One side meets a League Two side in the FA Cup, 1 division apart. Both clubs are rated on the same scale, which draws on league games and earlier cup ties.
Huddersfield's last 6 brought 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses, 14 goals for and 5 against. In Exeter's last 6, they won 4, drew 1 and lost 1, scoring 7 and conceding 3.
Both teams scored in 71% of Huddersfield matches this season, while 64% had over 2.5 goals. Exeter's figures were 29% and 21%. Huddersfield produce 2.13 expected goals per match and concede 0.88, while Exeter produce 1.08 and concede 1.11.
Our results show 4 meetings since August 2024: 2 Huddersfield wins, 1 Exeter win and 1 draw. Their most recent meeting on Sunday 4 January 2026 ended Huddersfield 2-2 Exeter.
Based on expected goals of 1.93 for Huddersfield, with 0.86 for Exeter, the model gives a Huddersfield win the highest chance at 62%. The draw is 23% and Exeter 15%.
Score prediction: Huddersfield Town 2-0 Exeter City.
Stats for Huddersfield v Exeter
| Per game |  Huddersfield |  Exeter |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 5 | 5 |
| Goals scored a game | 2.40 | 1.20 |
| Goals conceded a game | 0.60 | 0.60 |
| Both teams scored | 60% | 40% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 60% | 40% |
| Clean sheets | 40% | 60% |
| Corners won / conceded | 5.6 / 3.2 | 3.6 / 5.2 |
| Yellow cards a game | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| xG for / against | 2.23 / 0.77 | 1.06 / 1.07 |
| Per game | Huddersfield | Exeter |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 14 | 14 |
| Goals scored a game | 2.00 | 0.79 |
| Goals conceded a game | 0.86 | 0.64 |
| Both teams scored | 71% | 29% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 64% | 21% |
| Clean sheets | 29% | 50% |
| Corners won / conceded | 6.3 / 3.5 | 4.4 / 4.7 |
| Yellow cards a game | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| xG for / against | 2.13 / 0.88 | 1.08 / 1.11 |
| Per game | Huddersfield | Exeter |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 7 | 7 |
| Goals scored a game | 2.29 | 0.43 |
| Goals conceded a game | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Both teams scored | 86% | 29% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 71% | 29% |
| Clean sheets | 14% | 29% |
| Corners won / conceded | 5.7 / 3.7 | 3.6 / 5.7 |
| Yellow cards a game | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| xG for / against | 2.06 / 0.97 | 0.71 / 1.51 |
| Per game | Huddersfield | Exeter |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 4 | 4 |
| Goals scored a game | 1.50 | 1.25 |
| Goals conceded a game | 1.25 | 1.50 |
| Both teams scored | 50% | 50% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 50% | 50% |
| Clean sheets | 50% | 0% |
| Corners won / conceded | 6.2 / 5.0 | 5.0 / 6.2 |
| Yellow cards a game | 1.0 | 1.2 |
Market fair prices
| Match result | Huddersfield win | 62% | 8/13 |
| Draw | 23% | 7/2 | |
| Exeter win | 15% | 11/2 | |
| Double chance | Huddersfield or draw | 85% | 2/11 |
| Exeter or draw | 38% | 13/8 | |
| Draw no bet | Huddersfield | 80% | 1/4 |
| Exeter | 20% | 4/1 | |
| Both teams to score | Yes | 50% | evens |
| No | 50% | evens | |
| Goals | Over 1.5 | 77% | 3/10 |
| Over 2.5 | 53% | 10/11 | |
| Under 2.5 | 47% | 11/10 | |
| Over 3.5 | 31% | 9/4 | |
| Result and BTTS | Huddersfield and yes | 26% | 11/4 |
| Draw and yes | 16% | 11/2 | |
| Exeter and yes | 8% | 12/1 | |
| Result and goals | Huddersfield and over 2.5 | 39% | 6/4 |
| Exeter and over 2.5 | 8% | 11/1 | |
| Huddersfield and under 2.5 | 23% | 10/3 | |
| Exeter and under 2.5 | 7% | 14/1 | |
| Half time / full time | Huddersfield / Huddersfield | 40% | 6/4 |
| Draw / Huddersfield | 20% | 4/1 | |
| Draw / Draw | 13% | 13/2 | |
| Exeter / Exeter | 9% | 11/1 | |
| Corners | Over 9.5 | 51% | evens |
| Over 10.5 | 40% | 6/4 | |
| Cards | Over 3.5 | 45% | 5/4 |
| Over 4.5 | 29% | 5/2 |
A fair price equals 1 divided by our chance. Our feed doesn't include UK bookmaker prices for this match (football-data.co.uk doesn't cover this competition).
Line-up predictions
Huddersfield 3-4-2-1
- Young, Matt.GK
- Bronkhorst, Ilias.MID
- Mumba, Bali.MID
- Roughan, Sean.DEF
- Bowat, Ibane.DEF
- Balker, Radinio.DEF
- Collins, Archie.MID
- Humphreys, Cameron.MID
- Taylor, Joseph.FWD
- Fernandes, Sanches.FWD
- Myers-Harness, Marcus.FWD
They started against Luton on Tue 3 Nov.
Exeter 4-2-3-1
- Bycroft, Jack.GK
- Samuel, Lakyle.DEF
- Woodhouse, Luca.DEF
- Cummins, Charlie.MID
- Taylor, Jack.DEF
- Fitzwater, Jack.DEF
- Birch, George.MID
- Kite, Harry.MID
- Cox, Sonny.FWD
- Taylor PerryMID
- Scully, Anthony.MID
Sat 31 Oct at Salford City: they started that match.
Other clubs: from ESPN, the eleven who started in their latest match. ESPN's confirmed line-ups step in for these once the teams are named, about an hour ahead of kick-off.
Chances for each correct score
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 1 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 11.5 | 9.8 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 3 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Scoring times
Huddersfield, 15 games For Exeter, 15 games as well. This season's ESPN match events show the minutes in which goals were scored.
Corners plus cards
- Corners should total 9.8Huddersfield 5.5 and Exeter 4.3 make up that figure; the league sits at 10.4
- Yellow cards expected: 3.5(league 3.7)
Latest form
Huddersfield Town
| Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3 Nov | v Luton | 1-1 | D |
| Sat 31 Oct | at Bradford | 3-0 | W |
| Sat 24 Oct | v Wigan | 2-1 | W |
| Tue 20 Oct | v Peterborough | 4-1 | W |
| Sat 17 Oct | at Plymouth | 2-0 | W |
| Sat 10 Oct | v Sheffield Wednesday | 2-2 | D |
Huddersfield is listed first in the scores.
Exeter City
| Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 31 Oct | at Salford | 1-2 | L |
| Sat 24 Oct | v Fleetwood Town | 2-1 | W |
| Tue 20 Oct | v Crewe | 2-0 | W |
| Sat 17 Oct | at Colchester | 0-0 | D |
| Sat 10 Oct | at Shrewsbury | 1-0 | W |
| Sat 3 Oct | v Rotherham | 1-0 | W |
Exeter comes first in the scores.
Head to head
| Sun 4 Jan 2026 | League One | Huddersfield 2-2 Exeter | 2-1 | 11 |
| Sat 27 Sep 2025 | League One | Exeter 0-1 Huddersfield | 0-1 | 13 |
| Sat 26 Apr 2025 | League One | Exeter 3-1 Huddersfield | 1-1 | 10 |
| Sat 26 Oct 2024 | League One | Huddersfield 2-0 Exeter | 1-0 | 11 |