Stevenage vs Exeter City Predictions

Stevenage vs Exeter City predictions and betting tips for this League One clash on Saturday. Stevenage host Exeter on Saturday, targeting victory that could lift them to the top of League One, underlining their strong early-season form and promotion ambitions. Read on for all our predictions and betting tips.

League One | Sep 20 2025 at 3:00 pm UK at Lamex Stadium

Stevenage vs Exeter City Predictions

Will Stevenage Keep Their Rise on Track or Can Exeter Cause an Upset?

• Stevenage’s defensive wall: The Boro have not conceded a single goal at the Lamex in League One this season, proving their home ground has become a fortress.
• Exeter’s away-day misery: Just one goal scored across four league trips tells the story of a team struggling badly to translate possession into goals on the road.
• Reid the difference maker: With five goals in seven appearances, Jamie Reid has carried Stevenage’s attack, giving them the cutting edge Exeter desperately lack.

Best Bet for Stevenage vs Exeter City

Saturday afternoon at the Lamex Stadium promises to be fascinating as Stevenage, currently sitting in fourth spot, take on Exeter City, who are languishing in 16th after two consecutive losses. For the hosts, the prospect of moving closer to the League One summit is very real, and supporters will be dreaming of another strong display from Alex Revell’s team. Exeter, by contrast, arrive battered and a little bruised after back-to-back defeats without even finding the net.

Stevenage’s fans have every right to be optimistic. They’ve put together five wins and a draw from seven games, a tally that not many predicted at the beginning of the campaign. Exeter’s travelling supporters, though, may need thicker skin, given their side have scored just once in four away fixtures and have now been silenced in half of their league games this term. It sets up a clash of opposites: one team finding ways to get results even when not free-scoring, and another desperately trying to discover a cutting edge before their season unravels further.

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Best Bet for This Match

At BettingTips4You we don’t overwhelm readers with dozens of possibilities. We stand firm on quality, not quantity, and for this reason, we provide just one best bet per game. This makes your life easier, as there’s no need to sift through a pile of options. It also keeps us honest: one prediction, one result, and clear accountability. After a deep look at Saturday’s clash, our best bet is Stevenage to win with a 2-0 correct scoreline.

Why this pick? Stevenage might not be blasting teams away – 10 goals in seven matches is not exactly champagne football – but their efficiency is striking. Jamie Reid has been pivotal, hitting five goals in seven starts, even if his boots have cooled since August. The fact that the team keep finding ways to win, despite not always scoring freely, shows a resilience that should not be underestimated. At home, they’ve been close to impenetrable, with no goals conceded in three League One matches at the Lamex.

Exeter, on the other hand, look toothless going forward. They’ve now failed to score in four of their eight league matches, including back-to-back blanks against Rotherham and Port Vale. Away from home, their record is even bleaker: one goal in four games tells its own story. You can’t win football matches if you can’t put the ball in the net, and at the moment Exeter appear to have forgotten how.

Defensively, Exeter aren’t dreadful – only four goals conceded on the road – but eventually pressure cracks the wall, and with Stevenage’s habit of grinding out results, it feels inevitable that Exeter will be worn down. The midfield blend of Jake Forster-Caskey and Jake Taylor isn’t there anymore to protect them (as far as the data says), so reliance falls on new names, and cohesion is clearly lacking.

As BettingTips4You.com expert Steve Harrington put it:

“Stevenage are organised, compact, and they know how to get results. Exeter look short of ideas and confidence right now – and that’s a dangerous combination away from home.”

With Reid leading the line, backed by the creativity of Roberts and Kemp, Stevenage should have enough to break through. A goal in each half feels very likely, and with Exeter’s blunt attack, a 2-0 scoreline is not just realistic but the most logical outcome.

Likely Correct Score

Stevenage 2-0 Exeter City looks the most convincing outcome. Stevenage’s balance of solid defending and selective attacking thrust should be enough to punish Exeter’s lack of firepower.

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