Match Report
4 points and 3 places separated them: Peterborough United 18th with 53, Exeter City 21st with 49. Exeter City had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 12th in the league over the last five rounds against 21st overall. Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, Peterborough United ran at 1.39 scored and 1.48 conceded, Exeter City at 1.13 and 1.33.
Level finishes had become the habit for Exeter City: three in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 5 Peterborough United wins, 3 for Exeter City, 2 draws, at 3.2 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 70% of the meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 80% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 70%.
The match was played at Weston Homes Stadium (capacity 15,142). Peterborough United led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 3-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Peterborough United: Patryk Sykut (19'), Harry Leonard (60'), Harry Leonard (79') · Exeter City: Jayden Wareham (52'), Jayden Wareham (46'), Jayden Wareham (54')
Key stats
Possession: Peterborough United 51% · Exeter City 49% · Total shots: 16-10 · On target: 8-4 · Corners: 6-1