Exeter City FC (home)
- Exeter City FC are unbeaten at home in League Two 2026/2027 (W2, D3 from 5), but have only scored 4 goals in these 5 matches.
- Exeter City FC warmed up for their upcoming contest at home to Fleetwood Town following a 1-0 away win at Shrewsbury Town and a 0-0 draw at Colchester United and should approach Saturday's game in a confident mood.
- Matt Taylor has clearly got the Grecians well-drilled into a system that is all about keeping it tight, keeping it simple and keeping the ball.
Fleetwood Town (away)
- Fleetwood Town are 12th in League Two 2026/2027 with 14 points from 11 games, one more than Exeter who are 16th.
- Fleetwood, meanwhile, have been a little up and down recently, winning two, drawing one and losing two of their last five.
- Matt Lawlor has brought a different shape-first mentality to Fleetwood, that looks more vertical than Exeter but is equally based around structure.
Recent meetings
- The last meeting at St. James Park in League One 2023/2024 finished 1-1, the last three meetings between these sides have seen two draws and Exeter haven't won their last home game against Fleetwood.
- Fleetwood have a slightly better recent record against Exeter but have won just one of the recent meetings.
Exeter
Jack Fitzwater is the in-form top scorer for Exeter with two in eight in the league, but we should see a contest between two evenly matched sides here.
Fleetwood
Aaron Loupalo-Bi is the top scorer for the Cod Army in League Two 2026/2027 with two goals in seven games, while Ronan Coughlan has scored two of their six goals in their last five.
Betting Insights
- The Cod Army have just as much chance as Exeter, who are also 2.64 with the same bookie, to get something from this game with the draw at 3.25.
- It is an approach that works best with wide areas locked down and Fleetwood's best chance of breaching the home defence is to play it simple and get at the Grecians on the break.
- Fleetwood have played five away games in League Two 2026/2027, winning one, drawing two and losing two, but they have managed to score five goals on the road.
Prediction
- Backing Under 2.5 goals at 1.7 looks good here and makes more sense than going for BTTS Yes at 1.8, which also looks very likely and points to a tight, cagey game and not one-sided.
- The last meeting at St. James Park in League One 2023/2024 finished 1-1, the last three meetings between these sides have seen two draws and Exeter haven't won their last home game against Fleetwood.
- Fleetwood have played five away games in League Two 2026/2027, winning one, drawing two and losing two, but they have managed to score five goals on the road.
